E-Rate #270002383

Heartwood AZ fiber-optic internet access and data transmission

Heartwood AZ’s latest notice focuses on fiber-optic internet access and data transmission for its Mesa, Arizona, school site. - Buyer: Heartwood AZ, a school applicant in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona; no sub-agency or procurement office is identified. - Current scope: Category One fiber-optic internet access, with bandwidth priced in 100 Mbps increments from 100 Mbps through 1 Gbps and a handoff directly to the school LAN. - Include construction and installation, testing and acceptance, project management, an SLA, and no-cost outage reporting and basic technical support. - Scope change: The earlier notice also described Category Two managed services for existing network equipment, but the latest notice does not explicitly include that work. The equipment below is existing equipment from the earlier notice, not a new purchase request. - OEMs named: Ubiquiti, SonicWall, Cisco, and APC. - Earlier managed-services equipment reference: 3 Ubiquiti UAP-AC-HD access points; 9 Ubiquiti UAP-AC-PRO access points; 1 SonicWall 2700 firewall; 1 Cisco SG350-52MP switch; 1 Cisco SG350-28MP switch; 1 APC SMT1500RM2UNC UPS; and 1 APC SMT750RM2UCNC UPS. - Other stated requirements: The earlier notice requested itemized eligible and ineligible costs and compliance with applicable E-Rate eligibility and FCC supply-chain restrictions. Contracting is contingent on E-Rate funding. - Period context: The earlier notice referenced the FY2027–2028 E-Rate funding year and requested 1-, 3-, or 5-year options; longer options were to allow bandwidth upgrades. The latest notice does not restate the performance term.

Description

Heartwood AZ is seeking fiber-optic internet access and data transmission service, with bandwidth options from 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps priced in 100 Mbps increments. Proposals should include 1-, 3-, or 5-year contract options; 3- and 5-year options should allow bandwidth upgrades. Scope includes service, construction and installation, testing and acceptance, project management, and technical support with a service-level agreement. Bids and questions must be submitted by email, with bids due December 8, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. MST; contracts are valid only if E-Rate funding is awarded.

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