FY 26-27-CAT1-WAN Newton CSD

FOR: The Newton Community School District consists of approximately 2,800 students, 250 instructors and 16 administrative and support personnel. The district is housed in 11 facility complexes, 6 School Complexes, administrative, local AEA, Technology, Transportation and Maintenance offices. SCOPE OF SERVICES As approved by the Federal Communications Commission in E-rate modernization order 2 (WC Docket No. 13-184) (https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-releases-order-modernizing-e-rate-21st-century-connectivity)
Newton CSD requires the following: Last mile leased lit or leased dark fiber services to the following endpoints, connected back to the following buildings via a dark fiber optic pair or a leased 10GBS circuit to Technology Center (1320 1st Ave West Newton, IA 50208) and Newton High School (800 E. 4th St. S. Newton, IA 50208).
Thomas Jefferson Elementary - 112 Thomas Jefferson Dr. Newton, IA 50208 Woodrow Wilson Elementary - 801 S. 8th Ave. W. Newton, IA 50208 John Jenkins Locker Room - 1200 W. 6th St. S. Newton, IA 50208 Emerson Hough District Offices - 700 N. 4th Ave. E. Newton, IA 50208 Berg Middle School - 1900 N. 5th Ave. E. Newton, IA 50208 Aurora Heights Elementary - 310 E. 23rd St. S. Newton, IA 50208
In addition, Newton CSD needs a 10 gb leased lit circuit or 12-strand lease dark fiber between Technology Center (1320 1st Ave West Newton, IA 50208) and Newton High School (800 E. 4th St. S. Newton, IA 50208).
Leased Dark Fiber: With this in mind, Newton CSD is seeking options to lease 2 dark fiber strands(a pair) for a connection between these locations(see above) and the Technology Center and Newton Senior High School where the chosen solution between these points is 100% dedicated to Newton CSD. The transport circuit endpoints will be from the 6 locations (see above) to the Technology Center and Newton Senior High School. Prices should be all inclusive. Vendors can include any equipment that may be needed to light the fiber with Newton CSD network equipment. Pricing of dark fiber circuits is requested starting July 1, 2026 with options for 1, 3, 5, & 10 year contracts.
Leased Lit Fiber: Newton CSD seeks bids on leased lit fiber to the end points throughput (upload and download) capable of at least 10 Gbps, upgradeable with Service Level Agreement (SLA). Pricing of transport circuits is requested at the 10 Gbps level beginning on July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 with options for 1, 3, 5, & 10 year contracts. If the bid selected is for leased lit fiber, the vendor will be responsible for lighting the fiber as well as maintenance of the fiber.
Dark Fiber Maintenance: Operations and Maintenance Practices: If bidding dark fiber, the vendor shall provide for on-going maintenance and operations of dark fiber for the term of the contract. Maintenance and operations should the following: Routine maintenance and inspection, Scheduled maintenance windows and scheduling practices for planned outages, Fiber monitoring Handling of unscheduled outages and customer problem reports, Repair of fiber breaks, Replacement of damaged fiber, Policies for customer notification regarding maintenance, Process for changing procedures, including customer notification practices
Special Construction of leased lit or leased dark fiber connections: If special construction is required to fulfill the needs of the district, then the vendor shall provide a bid for such costs. For the purposes of the E-Rate program, special construction charges are the upfront, non-recurring costs of deploying new or upgraded network facilities to E-Rate eligible entities, either for dark fiber or leased lit fiber options. Special construction must be completed and the fiber operational no later than July 1, 2026.
Special construction consists of three components and bidders should itemize the following in their bids: Construction of network facilities Design and engineering Project management
See attached RFP for project details and bidding requirements.
Requested services (2 line items): - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Leased Lit Fiber - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Leased Dark Fiber
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/Form470/260013718/131920/20871577-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260013718_CERTIFIED.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260013718/131920/20871433-2026_fiber_rfp_final.pdf