FY26 Yupiit 470 (C1 and C2)

Category 1: Category 1 - Internet Access and Data Transmission Service
The Yupiit School District is seeking multi-year contract bids for district-wide internet services with options for increasing bandwidth over the life of the contract. These school sites are located in Akiachak, Tuluksak and Akiak.
Bids shall include download speeds from 25 Mbps to 200 Mbps for growth and comparison. The bandwidth 25 Mbps and 100 Mbps are required to be included in the submitted quote. Costs for eligible and ineligible services must be separated.
The District will consider multi-year pricing up to three (3) years with mutually agreed upon extensions. Service must be guaranteed with a start date of July 1, 2026. The district is not interested in receiving proposals that are data-capped. Proposals must also include service level agreement plan descriptions, contention ratio, and pricing per Mbps for both upload and download speeds.
The successful bidder shall be able to provide discounted billing and invoice USAC via SPI mode upon request.
Bids should include costs in increments between the minimum and maximum requested bandwidth.
Any questions regarding the request for bids for Category 1 must be submitted in writing and received no later than January 27, 2026. Please submit to: Adam Swenson, Director of Technology, at aswenson@yupiit.org. Responses will be posted by January 30, 2026 and can be found at www.yupiit.org/district/business_office/requests_for_proposal . Inquiries via telephone or text will not be responded to.
The deadline to submit any and all quotes will be the Allowable Contract Date (ACD) as indicated on the posted FCC Form 470. Proposals will be accepted via email and should be sent to both Adam Swenson, Director of Technology at aswenson@yupiit.org and Lauren Dwyer, E-Rate Coordinator at laurend@serrc.org.
Category 2: Category 2 - Internal Connections
The Yupiit School District is seeking bids for the following equipment needed for broadband connectivity within schools and/or the related software and right-to-use licenses necessary for the equipment to function.
3 Quantity - APC 2200VA Smart UPS with SmartConnect, SMT2200C Sinewave UPS Battery Backup, AVR, 120V, or equivalent 3 Quantity - APC Smart-UPS X 2200VA Rack/Tower LCD 100-127V, or equivalent 3 Quantity - APC Smart-UPS X-Series 120V External Battery Pack Rack/Tower, or equivalent
Shipping costs must be included in the proposal. Proposals received with no shipping costs indicated or TBD may be disqualified from consideration.
The district's preference is for the awardee to have the capacity to file SPI.
Any questions regarding the request for bids for Category 2 must be submitted in writing no later than January 27, 2026. Please submit to: Adam Swenson, Director of Technology, at aswenson@yupiit.org. Responses will be posted by January 30, 2026 and can be found at www.yupiit.org/district/business_office/requests_for_proposal. Inquiries via telephone or text will not be responded to.
The deadline to submit all quotes will be the Allowable Contract Date (ACD) as indicated on the posted FCC Form 470. Proposals should be sent via email to Adam Swenson, Director of Technology, at aswenson@yupiit.org and Lauren Dwyer, E-Rate Coordinator, at laurend@serrc.org.
Requested services (4 line items): - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Uninterruptable Power Supply/Battery Backup And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Internet Access And Data Transmission Service
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260014041/145556/20881334-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260014041_CERTIFIED.pdf