Internet Services

The Mesa County Valley School District 51 in Colorado is seeking proposals through solicitation number 2526/012 to establish a dedicated high-capacity internet service aimed at supporting its educational and administrative facilities. The district requires a reliable, scalable, and high-performance internet connection with a symmetrical bandwidth of 10 Gbps, ensuring no data caps, high availability with a 99.95% uptime, and a rapid response time of four hours for outages. The selected provider will connect from their point of presence directly to the district’s Administrative Service Center, with the contract contingent upon federal E-Rate funding. The project’s estimated value ranges from $500,000 to $1.5 million, reflecting the significant scope and importance of the service enhancement. The solicitation was posted on October 10, 2025, with a deadline for responses set for November 11, 2025. Interested vendors are encouraged to submit proposals following detailed instructions outlined in the RFP, which also specifies evaluation criteria and contractual terms. The district emphasizes the importance of a dependable, standards-compliant internet solution to support its educational mission, and the process includes provisions for questions and clarifications, with responses due by October 21, 2025. The procurement aims to secure a provider capable of delivering robust, scalable internet infrastructure to meet the district’s current needs and future growth.