CottonwoodUESD470FY2026-C1

Due to the way USAC's EPC portal has been created with the service category questions, please consider the information drafted into quantities, fields and units as educated estimates only for the issuance of this Form 470. Cottonwood Union Elementary School District seeks the following specifications for their Category 1 Internet Access and Data Transport Services: The district requests a Minimum of 500 Mbps scalable to a Maximum of 10 Gbps (Internet Access only) and Minimum of 10 Gbps with a Maximum of 10 Gbps (WAN). The service connections are currently being serviced by Fiber Ethernet and seek quotes from service providers that best suit the needs of the district. Bidders are to provide pricing at 500 Mbps; 800 Mbps; 1 Gbps; and 10 Gbps for Internet Access and 10 Gb for WAN and include an explanation of their service offering(s), and provide rates on three and five-year terms with option to extend (Not to exceed 5 years). Voluntary extension must be identified within the awarded contract and must be of a specified number and duration. The District may consider contracts with flexible terms to allow for growth/reduction in services to accommodate an increase/decrease in the number of sites, users, and/or bandwidth. In the event Cottonwood Union Elementary School District enters into an agreement with a new service provider, the cost for additional implementation fees must be included in the quote. Once awarded, Cottonwood Union Elementary School District, the present service provider, and the new service provider would need to collaborate on the timeline of action for the completion of a target date for the cut-over of services. **Please follow this Form 470 in EPC to receive updates pertaining to the Form 470. SPAM and/or robotic responses will not be considered valid bid responses and will be disqualified from consideration
Requested services (2 line items): - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Standalone Internet Access Service - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Internet Access And Data Transmission Service
State/local procurement requirements: Refer to RFP #2026-CWUSD-WAN as part of this Form 470 Request to see what the district is seeking. For questions regarding the Cottonwood Union Elementary School District is seeking under this Form 470 #260005416, please email Kyle Payne at kyle.payne@cwusd.net with 2026-CWUSD-WAN in the subject line. All questions must be submitted in writing. The District will not respond to phone requests. The last day for all questions to be submitted is December 15, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. PST. The responses will be provided in an Addendum and posted on the Districts website and on USACs EPC portal site. All bids are to be submitted via email to Kyle Payne at kyle.payne@cwusd.net referencing RFP #2026-WAN in the subject line. NOTE - It is the sole responsibility of each respondent to ensure all submittals and attachments are received by the district prior to the deadline. The district assumes no responsibility for transmission failures. The 28 days will conclude on December 30, 2025. ** NOTE DUE TO THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY BREAK, THE DISTRICT EXTENDS THE BID DUE DATE TO JANUARY 6, 2026, AT 4:00 P.M. PST **Please follow this Form 470 in EPC to receive updates pertaining to the Form 470. SPAM and/or robotic responses will not be considered valid bid responses and will be disqualified from consideration. Applicant may consider multi-year and/or contracts with voluntary extensions. Any voluntary contract extensions must be identified within the awarded contract and must be of a specified number and duration. Contracts with automatic or evergreen contract extension terms will not be considered. Applicant may consider contracts with flexible terms to allow for growth/reduction in services to accommodate an increase/decrease in the number of sites, users, and/or bandwidth. Service Providers submitting proposals in response to this FCC Form 470 must be in compliance with the rules and orders governed by the Federal Communications Commission. Failure to be in compliance and remain in compliance may result in the denial of discount funding, and/or cancellation of funding commitments and/or contracts, and/or could result in civil or criminal prosecution by law enforcement authorities. Service Providers submitting proposals must do so in good faith of compliance with the Lowest Corresponding Price (LCP) Rule (see 47 CFR Part 54 Section 54.500(f)). Service Providers submitting proposals must be in full compliance with USACs Free Services Advisory https://www.usac.org/e-rate/applicant-process/competitive-bidding/free-services-advisory/. Any offering of free services must be clearly identified in service providers bids. Service Provider invoicing to USAC must be completed within 120 days from the last day of service. Should the Service Provider fail to invoice USAC timely, Applicant will only be responsible for paying its non-discounted share. The Service Provider acknowledges that all pricing and technology infrastructure information in its contract shall be considered as public and non-confidential pursuant to CFR Part 54 Section 504 (2)(i)(ii).
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260005416/144714/20670871-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260005416_CERTIFIED.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260005416/144714/20664356-2026_CWUSD_WAN_C1_Final.pdf