Plumas Lake ESD FY26 C1 DT

District is seeking Data Transmission and/or Internet Access services for 5 sites. Please refer to attached RFP for full details. Instructions to Vendors: For the above services we will consider both a MTM, single-year agreement or a multi-year agreement, up to 5 years in length. Multi-year contracts must allow for growth. Term Contracts, State Master Contract/Agreement and their terms and conditions and other proposals will all be considered. Vendor Selection Criteria: The district will abide by USAC/E-rate rules relative to selection criteria. Specifically, the district will use the price is the highest weight in their evaluations to follow the requirements of the FCC (price being the primary factor FCC 54.503) Outlined Selection Criteria will be (but not limited to): 1. Cost of eligible goods and services (the highest weights) 2. Ability to respond to incidents 3. Vendor quote clear and accurate relative to the RFP and meets technical specifications and design or bid requirements. 4. Ability to deliver service at start of funding year. 5. Ability to delivery service throughout district geographic region. 6. Prior E-Rate/DTS or IA experience/references. SPAM and/or robotic responses will not be considered valid bid responses and will be disqualified from consideration. Information requests must reference this Form 470 number and should be emailed to the Technical Contact listed on this form no later than 10:00 AM PST January 8, 2026. Any questions and responses will be posted as an addendum on the 470 posting. All potential bidders are encouraged to follow this record to see news related to it in their news feed. Any voluntary contract extensions must be identified within the awarded contract and must be of specified number and duration. 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. Any offering of free services must be clearly identified in service providers bids and must be in full compliance with USACs Free Services Advisory.
Requested services (6 line items): - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Standalone Internet Access Service - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Internet Access And Data Transmission Service - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Standalone Data Transmission Service
State/local procurement requirements: All bids considered must follow local and state procurement guidelines. 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 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)). All vendors must adhere to all State and Federal laws and local Board Policies regarding work at all PLESD sites including Public Contract Code as it relates to school districts. Applicant reserves the right to cancel or follow-through with all or part of the service, regardless of E-rate Funding. E-rate Funding does not constitute a commitment to follow through with all or part of the services being requested. Service Providers submitting proposals must be in full compliance with USAC 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). Public Contract Codes 20118.2, 20111, and 22000. All public works projects shall be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the department of industrial relations. Pursuant to California Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1 all public works contractors and subcontractors must be registered with the department of industrial relations. Vendors must read RFP package and bid according to the specifications as stated in the RFP package. Vendors are required to return bid in accordance to the specifications stated in the RFP package.
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260009949/144626/20857941-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260009949_CERTIFIED.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260009949/144626/20857935-Plumas%20Lake%20C1%20260009949%20Addendum%201.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260009949/144626/20754389-Plumas%20Lake%20FY26%20C1%20RFP%20260009949.pdf