FY 26-27-CAT1-ISP-West Cedar Rapids CSD

Cedar Rapids CSD BEN: 132601 is seeking a bundled Internet Access service (IA and associated transport). This service is to be delivered to one of the hubs of the district's network at 2500 Edgewood Rd NW Cedar Rapids, IA 52405
This funding request will serve approximately of the Cedar Rapids CSDs schools. BERTRAM CAMPUS 16082300 CEDAR RAPIDS COMM SCHOOL DIST 132601 HARDING MIDDLE SCHOOL 60045 HIAWATHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 59911 HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 60078 JOHN F KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL 60036 MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 60069 MAPLE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 60071 NIXON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 59910 PIERCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 60035 TAFT MIDDLE SCHOOL 60074 TRUMAN EARLY LEARNING CENTER 60073 VIOLA GIBSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 232327 WEST WILLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 60072 WRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 60038
The district seeks bids for Internet at the following capacities: 5 Gbps, 10 Gbps, 15, Gbps, 20 Gbps.
The District requests bid 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 [20] IPv4 Public IP address can be provided*, and if there is a fee, indicate the $ amount separately; (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 (1 line item): - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Internet Access And 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/Form470/260009041/132601/20702690-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260009041_CERTIFIED.pdf