E-Rate #270002232

Scalable Internet access and managed WAN services for MSD Decatur Township

MSD Decatur Township is seeking scalable Internet access and managed WAN connectivity for its schools and administrative sites. - Government buyer: MSD Decatur Township, a public school district in Indianapolis, Indiana; the materials do not identify a specific sub-agency or procurement office. - OEMs and vendors: No Internet or WAN service-provider vendors, manufacturers, or OEMs are named. The district is the buyer, not a service provider. - Requested services: - Symmetrical Internet access at approximately 10 Gbps, scalable to approximately 20 Gbps, with guaranteed throughput to the head-end at Decatur Central High School. Provide laddered pricing in approximately 5 Gbps increments and include 10 public IPv4 addresses; price additional addresses separately. Optional IPv6 pricing may be included. - Managed, lit WAN connections between the head-end and Blue Academy Elementary (also serving Gold Academy Elementary), West Newton Elementary School, Stephen Decatur Elementary School, Lynwood Elementary School (formerly Liberty), and the MSD Decatur Township Operations/Transportation Building. Price approximately 10 Gbps connections with 10, 15, and 20 Gbps tiers and allow location-level tier changes during the contract. - Provide separate pricing for Internet, WAN, and a bundled option. Installation and initial configuration are required; itemize installation and construction costs separately. - Notable requirements: Fiber handoffs are preferred, but WAN proposals may use other technologies. Describe network route and topology, handoffs, provider-owned equipment, and any third-party leased lines. Proposed service levels should target 99.99% circuit availability, include latency, jitter, and packet/frame-loss commitments, and provide 24/7/365 support, two-hour diagnosis, four-hour temporary or permanent repair, and performance reporting. WAN latency under 25 ms is expected; contention and oversubscription are not expected. - Optional services and protections: Price advanced firewall, DDoS protection, and CIPA-compliant Internet filtering separately. Address data privacy, security, encryption, and breach response. - Commercial terms: The district prefers fixed monthly recurring charges and discounted E-Rate invoicing. The requested contract is three years, with voluntary extensions allowed if proposed; another application summary indicates a four-year range, so the final term should be confirmed. Award is contingent on E-Rate funding.

Description

MSD Decatur Township seeks Internet Access and wide area network (WAN) data transmission services beginning July 1, 2027. Internet service should provide approximately 10 Gbps symmetrical bandwidth, scalable to approximately 20 Gbps, with guaranteed throughput to Decatur Central High School; WAN service should connect the listed eligible sites to that head-end with scalable, separately priced capacity. Bids should include separate pricing for Internet Access, WAN circuits, and bundled service, and must be submitted by email by December 31, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. EST; faxed bids are not accepted. The procurement is contingent on E-Rate funding.

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