470-BourbonCo-C1-FY2027

YOU MUST REVIEW THE ATTACHED RFP DOCUMENT/S FOR DETAILS of the services requested on this 470. Please reference Form 470 #270000097 on all correspondence. No email address or phone number associated with this RFP or Form 470 should be added to any marketing distribution or phone list. The Applicant respectfully requests that any contact be specific to this request. Any other contact is discouraged. Bourbon County School District (the Applicant) seeks to lease lit network capacity to provide an eligible Standalone Data Transmission (WAN) Service between its eligible sites and its network head-end, located at Bourbon County Board of Education Office, 3343 Lexington Road Paris, KY 40361, beginning July 1, 2027. Sites to be connected to the head-end are listed below: 1. Cane Ridge Elementary- 8000 Martin Luther King Blvd Paris, KY 40361 2. Bourbon Central Elementary- 367 Bethlehem Rd Paris, KY 40361 3. North Middleton Elementary- 301 College Road North Middletown, KY 40357 *At the time of this RFP, service to one or more locations may need to be terminated within the contract period (contract period to include any and all contract extensions). Vendors who respond to this RFP acknowledge they have read and understood this contingency. Your proposal should include pricing options for at least 10 Gbps connections between each endpoint site and the head-end site (at least 10 Gbps at the head-end site), and should allow for service level changes to be made to any location during the term of the contract. The Applicant seeks a 5-year contract with up to [FIVE] optional voluntary one-year extensions; other terms will be considered. No informational meetings or building visits will be scheduled. Any questions related to the technical aspects of this document should be directed to Wesley Tipton at erate@bourbon.kyschools.us no later than 10:00am EST on August 20, 2026. Answers to any written questions or any additional information, revisions, or clarifications to the RFP will be provided in the form of an addendum to be posted with the FCC Form 470 on the Universal Service (E-Rate) website. It is the sole responsibility of the Service Provider to check for any addenda that may be issued. Notice is hereby given that the Bourbon County School District will receive sealed bids at the Bourbon County Board of Education Office, 3343 Lexington Road Paris, KY 40361 until 10:00am EST on September 24, 2026 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Envelopes containing bids shall be plainly marked Bids WAN. Bids received after the designated time will be returned unopened. Bidders must submit a hard copy of their bid and any required forms, AND an electronic version of the bid response (including any required forms) on a USB flash drive in a sealed envelope, with their firms name and address clearly indicated on the envelope. Note that FAXED bids are not acceptable and will be rejected as non-responsive. Bids are to be addressed as follows: Bids-WAN, ATTN: Wesley Tipton, Bourbon County Board of Education Office, 3343 Lexington Road Paris, KY 40361. All proposals must reflect the LCP (Lowest Corresponding Price), GSA pricing, and any available governmental unit discounts including existing state purchasing agreements or contracts when applicable. Any proposal referencing an existing state purchasing agreement or contract must include that information in the proposal. Bid prices must be complete for the services proposed and shall include all associated costs, even if the amounts are estimates based upon current applicable taxes, surcharges, or fees. No proposal can be submitted that includes equipment or components for equipment from companies deemed to provide a national security risk as defined by FCC Order 19-121.
Requested services (1 line item): - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Standalone Data Transmission Service
State/local procurement requirements: All proposals must reflect the LCP (Lowest Corresponding Price), GSA pricing, and any available governmental unit discounts including existing state purchasing agreements or contracts when applicable. Any proposal referencing an existing state purchasing agreement or contract must include that information in the proposal. Bid prices must be complete for the services proposed and shall include all associated costs, even if the amounts are estimates based upon current applicable taxes, surcharges, or fees. No proposal can be submitted that includes equipment or components for equipment from companies deemed to provide a national security risk as defined by FCC Order 19-121.
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/270000097/128793/22348124-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_270000097_CERTIFIED.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/270000097/128793/22347178-Bourbon%20County%20School%20District%20WAN%20RFP.docx