ParadiseUSD470FY2026-C1

Due to the way USAC's EPC portal has been created with the service category questions, please consider the information drafted into quantities, fields and units as educated estimates only for the issuance of this Form 470. Paradise Unified School District seeks the following specifications for their Category 1 Internet Access Services (without transport). Minimum of 1 Gbps scalable to 10 Gbps Maximum. The districts connection is currently being serviced by fiber ethernet. The District is seeking services to be delivered to Paradise Elementary School only. Please refer to the attached Form 470 District Site Address List. The District requests options for growth including, but not limited to, increases in bandwidth and/or additions of locations, or the move of locations as determined necessary by Paradise Unified School District. Options for removal of sites or lines due to closures or re-organization requirements as deemed necessary by the district. The district will require that there be no early termination charges or other penalties assessed in such situations that is determined to be outside the control of Paradise Unified School District. Bidders are to provide pricing for 1 Gbps and 10 Gbps connections with an explanation of their service offering(s) to include rates and terms for month-to-month, single-year, and three and five-year contract terms with options to extend.
Requested services (3 line items): - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Standalone Internet Access Service
State/local procurement requirements: An RFP is not part of this Form 470 Request. For questions regarding the services Paradise Unified School District is seeking under this Form 470, please email Adam Vesely at avesely@pusdk12.org. In the event Paradise Unified School District should enter into an agreement with a new service provider, the cost for any additional implementation fees must be included in the quote. Once awarded, Paradise Unified School District, the present service provider and the new service provider would need to collaborate on the timeline of actions for the completion of a target date for the cut over of services. All questions must be submitted in writing. The District will NOT respond to any phone requests. Questions emailed should reference Internet Access Services for E-rate Funding Year 2026. The last day for all questions to be submitted is November 10, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. PST. All bids must be addressed to Paradise Unified School District, Attn: Adam Vesely, 6696 Clark Rd., Paradise, CA 95969. The 28 days will conclude on November 17, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. PST. 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/Form470/260002416/144674/20599192-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260002416_CERTIFIED.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260002416/144674/20599178-Paradise%20USD_Q_A.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260002416/144674/20446366-ParadiseUSD_Site%20List.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260002416/144674/20446365-ParadiseUSD_E_rate_FY2026%20E_rate%20Requirements.pdf