Socorro Independent School District Ionwave #E2717

Socorro ISD Fiber WAN Services and Network-Hub Hardware

Socorro Independent School District is seeking E-Rate-supported fiber WAN connectivity options for district sites and network hubs. - Buyer: Socorro Independent School District, Purchasing, El Paso, Texas. - Services requested: Lit-fiber, dark-fiber, or a combination for campuses, non-instructional facilities, and network hubs. Pricing is requested for turnkey 10, 20, 40, and 100 GB options for both lit and dark fiber. Each bid line lists a quantity of 12 per month; pricing materials also request annual costs for 48 connections. - Hardware: One-time pricing for network-hub hardware for the dark-fiber solution: Cisco Nexus 9300 or equivalent, manufacturer number/part number 9300, quantity 1. - Special construction: Provide total one-time special-construction pricing and indicate whether eligible costs can be paid in installments if the District cannot pay upfront or receive matching funds. - Requirements: Proposals should address security, reliability, scalability, performance, resiliency, maintenance, service levels, equipment and installation, support and response procedures, disaster recovery, service locations, project planning, and network diagrams. Solutions must meet applicable E-Rate requirements and be supportable for the proposed contract term. - OEM: Cisco is the only named manufacturer. No reseller or other vendor is identified. - Term: Pricing is requested for a five-year period, with four additional five-year renewal periods available; the District may evaluate capacity to support a potential term of up to 25 years. Timing depends on E-Rate application and funding.

Description

Socorro Independent School District is soliciting proposals from qualified service providers for leased lit fiber or leased dark fiber WAN services. The proposed services must meet the district’s operational, technical, performance, scalability, reliability, and E-Rate requirements. The solicitation also requests supporting details and documentation, including pricing worksheets, a project plan, service response procedures, and network service information.

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