Form 470 - Wilmington City - Cat 1 - KMB 26.27

As part of Cat 1 requests for FY2026, school requests pricing on connectivity between buildings: 1.) Line will run from Denver Place Elementary School at 291 LORISH AVE., WILMINGTON, OH 45177-1526 (marked D in second image below) and BOE central offices at 341 SOUTH NELSON AVENUE, WILMINGTON, OH 45177 (see RFP for map)
Per eRate competitive bidding requirements, school will consider the total cost of each proposed service for both self-provisioned and for leased dark or lit solutions. School requests all cost be broken down into line items as they will evaluate the total cost of constructing, owning, operating, and maintaining the network (e.g., recurring fees for maintenance and operations, Network Equipment) over its useful life. For cost comparison purposes, please ensure that all special construction costs are stated and indicate whether or not construction costs will be due at time of completion or if costs will be spread out over (up to four) subsequent years. Vendors must be eRate eligible with an active SPIN listed on their bid and not on the USAC "red light" list. Contracts must align with eRate funding year and have a service start date of 7/1/2026 and end date of 6/30 of any given year. Contracts should include a clause allowing for speed upgrades within the terms of the contract and without impact to service dates. Contracts should explicitly state any and all voluntary contract extensions and terms. Vendors must include contract wording that allows for penalty-free cancellation or reduction of lines in the event that a school or building is closed during the contract terms. SPAM and/or robotic responses will not be considered valid bid responses and will be disqualified from consideration. All bids submitted prior to the applicants vendor selection will be given equal consideration, with no award made before the close of the 28-day posting period.
Requested services (4 line items): - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Services Provided Over Third-Party Networks - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Leased Lit Fiber - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Self-Provisioned Network (Applicant Owned And Operated Network) - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Leased Dark Fiber
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260012769/129867/20846105-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260012769_CERTIFIED.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260012769/129867/20846005-RFP%20Wilmington%20City%20Cat%201%20FY26.docx