LemooreUESD470FY2026-C1

Due to the way EPC has been created with the service category questions, please consider information drafted into quantities, fields, and units as an educated guess at a minimum for the issuance of this Form 470. All quantities are estimates as solutions proposed by vendors to meet the minimum specifications required and outlined in the 470 and narrative may necessitate differing totals/quantities. Quantities and bandwidths are estimates and may increase or decrease over the term of the awarded contract. The District is seeking Internet Access and Transport Bundled (Non-Fiber) services with VPNs and routing provided for internal communication to 755 N. 19th Avenue, Lemoore, CA 93245. Bidders are to provide pricing for 3 Gbps Internet Access with 10 Gbps Transport and provide an explanation of their service offering(s). The district is requesting rates on a three year term contract with two one-year options to extend. Voluntary extension must be identified within the awarded contract and must be of a specified number and duration. The District may consider contracts with flexible terms to allow for growth/reduction in services to accommodate an increase/decrease in the number of sites, users, and/or bandwidth. **Please follow this Form 470 in EPC to receive updates pertaining to the Form 470. SPAM and/or robotic responses will not be considered valid bid responses and will be disqualified from consideration
Requested services (1 line item): - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Internet Access And Data Transmission Service
State/local procurement requirements: Please refer to District issued RFP for details on what the district is seeking. For questions regarding the services Lemoore Union Elementary School District is seeking under this Form 470 for FY2026, please email Darrin Cooper at dcooper@myluesd.net. Please identify the 470 # in the subject line. All questions must be submitted in writing. The District will not respond to any phone requests. Questions emailed should reference Internet Access and Transport Services for E-rate Funding Year 2026. The last day for all questions to be submitted is December 22, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. PST. All bids must be addressed to Lemoore Union Elementary School District, Attn: Darrin Cooper, 1200 W. Cinnamon Dr., Lemoore, CA 93245. The 28 days will conclude on January 6, 2026. **THE DISTRICT HEREBY EXTENDS THE BID DUE DATE DUE TO THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY BREAK TO JANUARY 13, 2026 AT 2:00 P.M. PST **Please follow this Form 470 in EPC to receive updates pertaining to the Form 470. SPAM and/or robotic responses will not be considered valid bid responses and will be disqualified from consideration Applicant may consider multi-year and/or contracts with voluntary extensions. Any voluntary contract extensions must be identified within the awarded contract and must be of a specified number and duration. Contracts with automatic or evergreen contract extension terms will not be considered. Applicant may consider contracts with flexible terms to allow for growth/reduction in services to accommodate an increase/decrease in the number of sites, users, and/or bandwidth. Service Providers submitting proposals in response to this FCC Form 470 must be in compliance with the rules and orders governed by the Federal Communications Commission. Failure to be in compliance and remain in compliance may result in the denial of discount funding, and/or cancellation of funding commitments and/or contracts, and/or could result in civil or criminal prosecution by law enforcement authorities. Service Providers submitting proposals must do so in good faith of compliance with the Lowest Corresponding Price (LCP) Rule (see 47 CFR Part 54 Section 54.500(f)). Service Providers submitting proposals must be in full compliance with USACs Free Services Advisory https://www.usac.org/e-rate/applicant-process/competitive-bidding/free-services-advisory/. Any offering of free services must be clearly identified in service providers bids. Service Provider invoicing to USAC must be completed within 120 days from the last day of service. Should the Service Provider fail to invoice USAC timely, Applicant will only be responsible for paying its non-discounted share. The Service Provider acknowledges that all pricing and technology infrastructure information in its contract shall be considered as public and non-confidential pursuant to CFR Part 54 Section 504 (2)(i)(ii).
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260004373/143874/20706821-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260004373_CERTIFIED.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260004373/143874/20666745-LUESD_IA_RFP_2026_Final.pdf