26-IESD

Internet Access and Data Transmission Service Internet/ISP services for district and schools. The District Office Hub location at 3348 W McDowell RD Phoenix, AZ 85009. The proposal must include as a minimum 6Gbps bandwidth, and provide optional pricing for incremental 10Gbps bandwidth points up to and including a maximum of 50 Gbps. Contract should allow for upgrades to quoted bandwidth during the term of the contract. Please quote 60 month contract or one year with (4) one year extensions. ____ Standalone Data Transmission Service (1) Leased Lit Fiber, or equivalent, circuit to district hub. Quote minimum 10 Gbps and and maximum 50Gbps, with pricing at 10gbps increments. See posted scope of work for detailed specification and circuit location. Contract should allow for upgrades to quoted bandwidth during the term of the contract. Please quote 60 month contract or one year with (4) one year extensions. ___ Standalone Data Transmission Service (12) Leased Lit Fiber, or equivalent, circuit to district schools and sites. Quote minimum 1 Gbps and and maximum 10Gbps, with pricing at 1gbps increments. See posted scope of work for detailed specification and circuit locations. Contract should allow for upgrades to quoted bandwidth during the term of the contract. Please quote 60 month contract or one year with (4) one year extensions. _____ THIS PROCUREMENT IS NOT A FORMAL SEALED BID/RFP PROCESS. There are no state or local restrictions or regulations on how service providers can contact the District's technology or business manager. Arizona State Procurement Code requires a formal sealed bidding process; or purchasing from an IGA, State Master Contract, other approved cooperative purchasing contract, or compliant consortium procured contract for any procurement in excess of $100,000.00. Any quote/proposal whose total value exceeds $100,000.00 and is not linked to a current State Master Contract, other approved cooperative purchasing contract, or a compliant consortium procured contract will be disqualified by Arizona State Procurement Code. Any quotes must comply with the underlying state master/cooperative purchasing agreement in pricing and terms. Any quote/proposal submitted that does not specifically address the services requested, is generic in nature or otherwise does not meet the requirements contained in this Form 470 and associated specifications may be considered non-responsive and may be disqualified. SPAM and/or robotic responses will not be considered valid bid responses and will be disqualified from consideration. All original contracts offered that are less than a 60 month term should include specifications that allow for annual one year extensions and/or month to month extensions at the discretion of the applicant; not to exceed a total of 60 months. Please quote all eligible and ineligible products/services separately. Any pricing proposed must comply with the FCC Lowest Corresponding Price Rule as required by the Universal Service First Report and Order, and restated in the FCC E-Rate Modernization Report and Order, adopted July 11, 2014. The FCC Lowest Corresponding Price rule prohibits an E-rate services offeror from offering or charging E-rate applicants a price higher than the lowest price that the offeror charges to non-residential customers who are similarly situated to a particular school, library, rural health care provider or consortium that purchase directly from the offeror.
Requested services (3 line items): - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Standalone Data Transmission Service - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Internet Access And Data Transmission Service
State/local procurement requirements: THIS PROCUREMENT IS NOT A FORMAL SEALED BID/RFP PROCESS. There are no state or local restrictions or regulations on how service providers can contact the District's technology or business manager. Arizona State Procurement Code requires a formal sealed bidding process; or purchasing from an IGA, State Master Contract, other approved cooperative purchasing contract, or compliant consortium procured contract for any procurement in excess of $100,000.00. Any quote/proposal whose total value exceeds $100,000.00 and is not linked to a current State Master Contract, other approved cooperative purchasing contract, or a compliant consortium procured contract will be disqualified by Arizona State Procurement Code. Any quotes must comply with the underlying state master/cooperative purchasing agreement in pricing and terms. Any quote/proposal submitted that does not specifically address the services requested, is generic in nature or otherwise does not meet the requirements contained in this Form 470 and associated specifications may be considered non-responsive and may be disqualified. SPAM and/or robotic responses will not be considered valid bid responses and will be disqualified from consideration. All original contracts offered that are less than a 60 month term should include specifications that allow for annual one year extensions and/or month to month extensions at the discretion of the applicant; not to exceed a total of 60 months. Please quote all eligible and ineligible products/services separately. Any pricing proposed must comply with the FCC Lowest Corresponding Price Rule as required by the Universal Service First Report and Order, and restated in the FCC E-Rate Modernization Report and Order, adopted July 11, 2014. The FCC Lowest Corresponding Price rule prohibits an E-rate services offeror from offering or charging E-rate applicants a price higher than the lowest price that the offeror charges to non-residential customers who are similarly situated to a particular school, library, rural health care provider or consortium that purchase directly from the offeror.
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260017175/142899/21004628-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260017175_CERTIFIED.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260017175/142899/21004602-IESD_2026_RFQ_Wide%20Area%20Network.pdf