FY2026 Internet and WAN for White's Jr/Sr High School

YOU MUST REVIEW THE 470 APPLICATION AND THE ATTACHED RFP DOCUMENT/S FOR DETAILS of the services requested in this 470. Please reference Form 470 #260017768on all correspondence. . INTERNET ACCESS: Whites Jr. Sr. High School seeks Internet Access and Data Transmission Services. All bandwidth delivery methods will be considered. We seek symmetrical bandwidth at 1+/- Gbps scalable to 5+/- Gbps with guaranteed throughput to the head-end located at 5233 South 50 East in Wabash, IN 46992 beginning July 1, 2026. Please provide laddered pricing for 1 Gbps, 2 Gbps, 3 Gbps, 4 Gbps and 5 Gbps 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 Whites Jr. Sr. High School and the selected vendor must recognize that contingency. . The Applicant seeks a 3-YEAR OR 5-YEAR contract with up to [TWO] optional voluntary one-year extensions; other terms will be considered. We will require 15+/- 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. . WAN/Point to Point Services: Whites Jr. Sr. High School seeks a lit fiber service to provide WAN connections between its eligible sites and the network head-end, located at 5233 South 50 East in Wabash, IN 46992 beginning July 1, 2026. Bidders are advised that this project will be contingent upon the successful obtaining of E-Rate funding and a school issued Notice to Proceed, and the contract agreement between Whites Jr. Sr. High School and the selected vendor must recognize that contingency. The eleven potential sites to be connected to the head-end are listed below. Cottages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8-9, 10-11 Your proposal should include pricing options for 50+/- Mbps, 100+/- Mbps, 300+/- Mbps, 500+/- Mbps, 750+/-Mbps, 1+/- Gbps, 2+/-Gbps, 5+/-Gbps, 10+/- Gbps connections between each endpoint site and the head-end site, and should allow for service level changes to be made to any location during the term of the contract. . Questions/Site Visits No informational meetings or building visits will be scheduled. Any questions related to the technical aspects of this document should be directed to Andy Reid, IT Manager, at andy.reid@whitesrfs.org, no later than 2pm EST on Friday, February 13, 2026. All emails must include Charity Hawkins, Consultant, at charity@adtecerate.com. 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. . Proposal Delivery Whites Jr. Sr. High School 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 re-bid. Bids should be e-mailed to Andy Reid, IT Manager, at andy.reid@whitesrfs.org, no later than 5pm EST on Friday, February 27, 2026. All emails must include Charity Hawkins, Consultant, at charity@adtecerate.com.
Requested services (2 line items): - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Standalone Data Transmission Service - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Internet Access And Data Transmission Service
State/local procurement requirements: All proposals must reflect the LCP (Lowest Corresponding Price), GSA pricing, and any available governmental unit discounts including existing state purchasing agreements or contracts when applicable. 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. No proposal can be submitted that includes equipment or components for equipment from companies deemed to provide a national security risk as defined by FCC Order 19-121. . 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 Whites Jr. Sr. High School 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.
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260017768/52808/21027221-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260017768_CERTIFIED.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260017768/52808/21027152-FY2026%20470%20IA%20and%20WAN%20RFP%20Whites%20Jr%20Sr%20High%20School.docx