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Oakwood ISD fiber WAN, 10 Gbps connectivity, network equipment, and maintenance

Oakwood Independent School District is seeking FY2027 proposals for fiber WAN connectivity, network equipment, and related maintenance and internal connections. - Government buyer: Oakwood Independent School District (Oakwood ISD), a school district in Oakwood, Texas; no sub-agency or specific office is identified. - OEM named: Ubiquiti is specified for Pro Max 48-port switches, SFP modules, and related software or licenses; equivalent products are acceptable. No other vendors are named. - WAN alternatives: A district-owned, self-provisioned network using 12 strands of fiber over approximately 2,100 feet between the administration site and new gym, designed to scale; or third-party network service at 10 Gbps that can meet the self-provisioned network requirements. - Equipment and cabling: Approximately one or more Pro Max 48-port switches for WAN equipment, four or more single-mode fiber SFP modules, two Pro Max 48-port switches for the new gym and field house, and approximately 681 feet of single-mode fiber cabling between those facilities. Category One materials also list five network equipment units and Category Two materials list two switches with necessary software and licenses. - Services and notable requirements: Fiber maintenance and operations should address inspections, outage response, repairs, testing, restoration, service levels, and locate requests; applicable 811 registration fees should be included if the fiber is buried. Installation and configuration are requested where applicable, along with basic maintenance of internal connections and managed internal broadband services if needed. Proposals should specify owned equipment; leased equipment may be considered nonresponsive. License terms of three or five years are requested where applicable, and eligible installation costs may be paid over four years. - Period: Funding Year 2027; the service start, end, and overall contract term are not specified.

Description

Oakwood Independent School District is requesting Category 1 and Category 2 services for service year 2027. Requested services include a self-provisioned network, third-party network services, maintenance and operations, network equipment, managed internal broadband services, cabling, switches, and related maintenance. Vendors must review the associated RFPs, register and submit proposals electronically through the RFP system, and submit questions through that process. The response deadline is December 10, 2026.

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