FY2026 Internet 470 Oak Lawn PL

The Oak Lawn Public Library seeks Internet Access and Data Transmission Services. We seek symmetrical bandwidth at 2Gbps scalable to 5Gbps with guaranteed throughput to the Applicants head-end located at 9427 Raymond Ave., Oak Lawn, IL 60453, beginning 07/01/2026. Please provide laddered pricing in 1Gbps increments in all bids and contracts. Bidders are advised that this project will be contingent upon the successful obtaining of E-Rate funding, and the contract agreement between the Applicant and the selected vendor must recognize that contingency. . The Applicant seeks a 2-year contract with up to [THREE] optional voluntary one-year extensions; other terms will be considered. All cost proposals must reflect the LCP (Lowest Corresponding Price), GSA pricing, and any available governmental unit discounts including existing state purchasing agreements or contracts. Any proposal referencing an existing state purchasing agreement or contract must include that information in the proposal. Bid prices must be complete for the services proposed and shall include all associated costs, even if the amounts are estimates based upon current applicable taxes, surcharges, or fees. . We will require 5+/- public IPv4 addresses. Please provide individual or block pricing for additional addresses to account for potential growth during the term of the contract. You may also provide optional pricing for the technical equivalent number of IPv6 addresses. Please also provide optional pricing for the cost of technical support to assist the applicant with changing their public IP addresses. . Questions/Site Visits No informational meetings or building visits will be scheduled. Any questions related to the technical aspects of this document must be directed to Charity Hawkins, Consultant, at charity@adtecerate.com AND Jenny Bean-Yasecko, Head of Technical Services at jbean@olpl.org, no later than 3pm CST on 08/14/2025. If applicable, answers to any written questions or any additional information, revisions, or clarifications to the RFP will be provided in the form of an addendum to be posted with the FCC Form 470 on the Universal Service (E-Rate) website. It is the sole responsibility of the Service Provider to check for any addenda that may be issued. . Please see the RFP document regarding service provider owned equipment requirements, proposed SLA, any separate installation or special construction costs, the Compliance with Specifications section, the Response Format section, and Proposal Delivery section. Please note that failure to meet any Compliance with Specification requirement outlined in the RFP is adequate cause to reject your proposal.
Requested services (1 line item): - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Internet Access And Data Transmission Service
State/local procurement requirements: Please see the RFP document regarding service provider owned equipment requirements, proposed SLA, any separate installation or special construction costs, the Compliance with Specifications section, the Response Format section, and Proposal Delivery section. Please note that failure to meet any Compliance with Specification requirement outlined in the RFP is adequate cause to reject your proposal. . Proposals must be prepared with specificity with regard to the services listed herein. Bids merely listing a general menu of services available from a vendor, bids appearing to be automatically generated without specificity in relation to the requirements of this RFP, and bids missing substantial information but inviting the applicant to contact the bidder to refine the bid and/or discuss specifics will not be considered valid bid responses and will be disqualified from consideration. This includes any SPAM and/or robotic responses. For more information, please review the USAC E-Rate News Brief of February 15, 2024. . Proposal Delivery The Applicant reserves the right to reject each and every bid, and to waive informalities, irregularities and errors in the bidding to the extent permitted by law. This includes the right to extend the date and time for receipt of bids. In the event that a responsible bid is not received or if it is determined that the low bid received is too high, the bid received will be rejected and the project will be cancelled or rebid. . Bids must be emailed to Charity Hawkins, Consultant, at charity@adtecerate.com AND Jenny Bean-Yasecko, Head of Technical Services at jbean@olpl.org, by no later than 3pm CST on 08/29/2025.
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/SL/Prd/Form470/342594/260000310/Original/USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260000310_CERTIFIED.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/SL/Prd/Form470/342594/260000310/FY2026%20Oak%20Lawn%20Public%20Library%20Internet%20RFP.docx