E-Rate #270000306

Greene County Schools 10 Gbps Lit-Fiber WAN Service

Greene County Schools is seeking a provider for a high-capacity lit-fiber WAN connecting school and district sites in North Carolina. - Government buyer: Greene County Schools (Greene County School District), Board of Education; based in Snow Hill, North Carolina. - Service requested: Full-duplex, switched 10 Gbps lit-fiber WAN connectivity. The RFP bid schedule references eight service units, while the planned site count changes from 7 sites in the transition year to 8 in the following year and 5 in the later configuration. - Provider scope: Supply fiber cabling, pathways and conduit, Ethernet equipment, construction to campus demarcation points, installation, ongoing service, and 24/7/365 network monitoring. No commercial OEM or provider is named in the materials. - Service levels: 99.99% network availability and packet delivery, guaranteed quality of service, 100 ms round-trip latency, and a four-hour mean time to repair; proposals must explain outage notification, support, and escalation. - Notable requirements: Accommodate changing sites and network configurations, including a new elementary school and a new head end. Proposals must describe network design, installed equipment, transition and cutover, references, and recurring and nonrecurring costs; identify E-Rate-eligible and ineligible costs and support E-Rate discounts through SPI billing. Installation must meet BICSI and district specifications. - Term: 60 months, with two optional 12-month extensions, for a potential total term of 84 months. - Vendors and OEMs: No OEMs, resellers, or service-provider vendors are identified by name in the procurement materials.

Description

Greene County School District is seeking Category 1 standalone data transmission service under the E-Rate program. The request lists 8 connections, each with a capacity of 10 Gbps, and references an RFP and cost worksheet for details. The service request covers eligible district entities, with installation and initial configuration indicated. Board approval may be required for contract signature; responses are due December 8, 2026.

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