# E-Rate #270000680

E-Rate managed Internet and dual-homed WAN services for Prairie Hills School District 144

**Posted:** November 05, 2026
**Respond By:** December 03, 2026
**Identifier:** 270000680
**NAICS:** 517311, 517810

Prairie-Hills School District 144 is seeking FY2027 E-Rate Category One Internet and WAN services for its Illinois schools.
- **Buyer:** Prairie Hills Elementary School District 144 (also identified as Prairie-Hills School District 144), Illinois; the attachment identifies the district, with no sub-agency or office specified.
- **Services requested:**
  - Managed Internet access at Prairie Hills Junior High School and Mae Jemison School: 5 Gbps at each location. Optional 10 Gbps pricing is informational.
  - Fully managed, symmetrical Layer 2 Ethernet WAN: 10 Gbps between the two hub locations and dual-homed 2 Gbps connections from both hubs to six schools: Primary Learning Center, Markham Park Elementary, Nob Hill Elementary, Highlands Elementary, Fieldcrest Elementary, and Chateaux Elementary.
  - Provide required alternative pricing for 5 Gbps and 10 Gbps dual-homed connections at each of the six schools.
- **Notable requirements:** Leased lit fiber or functionally equivalent technology is preferred for Internet access. Price 12-, 36-, and 60-month terms; separately identify recurring, nonrecurring, special construction, eligible, and ineligible costs. Internet pricing should include static IPv4 blocks and any required managed CPE. Proposals should cover the complete requested scope. Workbook pricing fields are zero placeholders, not stated contract prices.
- **OEMs and named vendors:** No OEM, product manufacturer, or service-provider vendor is identified in the solicitation. No part numbers are specified.
- **Estimated value:** Not provided; a planning-level estimate is included separately.

### Description

Prairie-Hills School District 144 seeks competitive proposals for E-Rate-eligible Category One Internet Access and WAN services for Funding Year 2027. Internet Access must provide at least 5 Gbps of dedicated, symmetrical, fully managed service at each of two hub sites; the WAN scope includes 10 Gbps at the hubs and 2 Gbps at six other District locations, using fully managed, leased-lit, symmetrical Layer 2 Ethernet transport. Bidders must price 12-, 36-, and 60-month terms, separate recurring, non-recurring, construction, eligible, and ineligible costs, and include all requested services and locations to remain responsive. The District intends to award one contract for the full scope; proposals are due December 18, 2026, and questions are due November 13, 2026.

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