E-Rate #270000273

Bundled Internet access and data transport for two Dillingham school buildings

Dillingham City School District is seeking bundled Internet access and data transport for two school buildings in Dillingham, Alaska. - Buyer: Dillingham City School District; the notice does not identify a sub-agency or office. - Services requested: - Building 1: One separate connection, with symmetrical speeds beginning at 1 Gbps and offered in 500 Mbps increments. - Building 2: One separate connection, with symmetrical speeds beginning at 500 Mbps and offered in 500 Mbps increments. - The notice lists an overall bandwidth range of 500 Mbps to 10 Gbps. Fiber and non-fiber options are acceptable; no specific OEM, vendor, product, or part number is named. - Bidders must describe connection and transport types, whether service is dedicated or shared, contention ratios for shared service, and any data caps or overage charges. State one-time costs separately and include monthly charges for required leased equipment. - Provide one-year pricing; offers for terms up to five years may also be considered. Pricing must support USAC Service Provider Invoice discounted billing and clearly separate eligible from ineligible costs. Contracts depend on state and/or federal funding, and bids must remain firm through the stated validity period. - Potential providers include GCI Communication Corp. and Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.; neither is identified as a requested vendor in the notice.

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Dillingham City School District is seeking bids for bundled Internet access and data transmission service for two school buildings in Dillingham, Alaska. Building 1 requires bids starting at 1 Gbps in 500 Mbps increments, and Building 2 starting at 500 Mbps in 500 Mbps increments; fiber and non-fiber options are accepted. Bids must identify circuit type, dedicated/shared status and any contention ratio, data limits and charges, delivery methods, and separate one-time and recurring equipment costs. One-year pricing is sought, with multi-year pricing up to five years considered if a one-year option is available; bids are due January 1, 2027.

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