# E-Rate #270004275

Avon Lake schools seeks inter-building single-mode fiber installation and pathway work

**Posted:** November 11, 2026
**Respond By:** December 09, 2026
**Identifier:** 270004275
**NAICS:** 237130

Avon Lake City School District is seeking proposals to install new single-mode fiber links between district buildings and remediate related pathways.
- **Government buyer:** Avon Lake City School District, Avon Lake, Ohio; Technology Director Scott Wuensch. No sub-agency is identified.
- **Products and quantities:** Approximately 45,000 feet of single-mode fiber-optic cabling. The RFP specifies 12 strands (six pairs) per location; four strands are anticipated for initial use and eight for future capacity. The Form 470 also reports a quantity of 5, with the unit basis unclear. No brand, manufacturer, or part number is specified; manufacturer preference is “No Preference.”
- **Locations and scope:** Fiber routes connect Avon Lake High School with Redwood and Westview Elementary Schools, and with Eastview Elementary School and Learwood Middle School. Erieview Elementary and Troy Intermediate are excluded.
- **Installation services:** Provide materials and labor for cable pulling, termination in new ILUs with LC connectors in building MDF rooms, splicing, labeling, testing, and fiber-link certification. Existing fiber must remain in place and operational during the work.
- **Pathway requirements:** Inspect, clean, repair, or replace existing conduits as needed; separately price any new conduit, trenching, boring, excavation, or pathway construction. The Learwood Middle School route requires directional boring under a roadway and professionally engineer-stamped plans for the permit. The underground box at Carriage Road is sand-filled and may require a new route.
- **Testing and pricing details:** Provide documentation of optical loss, link length, continuity, and polarity testing. Separately itemize cable and materials, installation labor, conduit inspection/repair/replacement, and new pathway construction. Identify ineligible E-Rate costs and freight charges; vendor travel expenses are not reimbursable.
- **Named OEMs and vendors:** No OEM, manufacturer, reseller, or prospective supplier is named in the procurement. Named district contact: Scott Wuensch.

### Description

Avon Lake City School District is seeking proposals to install new single-mode fiber optic cabling between District buildings, replacing existing fiber infrastructure and repairing or remediating degraded conduits and pathways. The work includes 12-strand fiber runs at designated locations, with associated materials, labor, termination, splicing, testing, labeling, and any necessary conduit or pathway work. Bidders must provide itemized pricing, identify costs ineligible for E-Rate Category 2 funding, and submit proposals by email; a valid USAC SPIN number is required. The District's RFP includes project specifications, as-built drawings, and photos, and the response deadline is December 9, 2026.

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