FY 26-27-CAT1 CRAEA

OPTION #1 Central Rivers AEA BEN: 231518 is seeking a bundled Direct Internet Access service (IA and associated transport). This service is to be delivered to the following Agency sites: #227913 - Central Rivers AEA CEDAR FALLS CENTER - 3712 CEDAR HEIGHTS DR CEDAR FALLS, IA 50613 #227912 - Central Rivers AEA MARSHALLTOWN CENTER - 909 S 12TH ST MARSHALLTOWN, IA 50158 #131994 - Central Rivers AEA CLEAR LAKE CENTER - 9184 B 265TH ST CLEAR LAKE, IA 50428
Option #2 Wide Area Network Circuits Central Rivers AEA BEN: 231518 is seeking bids for leased lit fiber and/or transport circuits only from the hub of the agencys network at Central Rivers AEA CEDAR FALLS CENTER - 3712 CEDAR HEIGHTS DR CEDAR FALLS, IA 50613. ISP shall be included at ONLY the agency hub in Cedar Falls.
#227912 - Central Rivers AEA MARSHALLTOWN CENTER - 909 S 12TH ST MARSHALLTOWN, IA 50158 #131994 - Central Rivers AEA CLEAR LAKE CENTER - 9184 B 265TH ST CLEAR LAKE, IA 50428
For both options, include per circuit bandwidth options of 1 Gbps, 2 Gbps, 5, Gbps, 10 Gbps and options for one-year, three-year, and five-year contract terms.
Interested vendors should include the following information in their bids: (a). Indicate the type of connectivity (e.g. fiber, coaxial, microwave, etc.); (b). Indicate whether E-Rate C1 eligible bundled firewall is provided; (c). Identify any E-Rate ineligible charges (such as DDoS); (d). Indicate if a minimum of [xxx], or /[zz] netblock, IPv4 Public IP address can be provided*, and if there is a fee, indicate the $ amount separately; *Where "[xxx]" is the number of IPv4 Public IPs required, and '/[zz]" is CIDR notation for the same. (e). Bidders must be willing to provide turn-up testing and initial connection no less than ten (10) business days prior to the start of service; (f). Indicate the anticipated dollar amount of all applicable taxes and fees (not just a statement that taxes and fees are separate), (g). Bidders must be willing to provide Service Provider invoicing (SPI) and to include this statement in the proposal. (h). Robo-bids and bids sent as SPAM without regard to products and services listed on the Form 470 and/or the RFP will be disqualified and will not be evaluated.
The District reserves the right to cancel this request for bids and to reject all related proposals.
The deadline for vendor proposals is 9:00 am Central time, 29 days after the date this Form 470 is posted. We reserve the right to reject late-submitted proposals. Proposals shall be e-mailed to the Form 470 contact.
Requested services (2 line items): - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Internet Access And Data Transmission Service - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Standalone Data Transmission Service
State/local procurement requirements: By submitting a bid on the requested services herein, the vendor certifies its proposed prices are consistent with the FCCs Lowest Corresponding Price (LCP) requirements and that its equipment and services are compliant with the FCCs recent Order (FCC 19-121) prohibiting the sale, provision, maintenance, modification, or other support of equipment or services provided or manufactured by Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hangzhou, Dahua, Pacific Network Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiary ComNet (USA) LLC and China Unicom (Americas) Operations Limited or any other covered company deemed a national security threat.
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260012438/231518/20836520-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260012438_CERTIFIED.pdf