WashingtonUSD470FY2026C1-WAN

District is seeking pricing for Wide Area Network services. For a complete description of the services being requested, please refer to the District issued RFP for FY2026: #2026-1 WAN.
All questions or requests for information must be provided in writing and emailed to wusdsupport@wusd.k12.ca.us. Subject line must read: BID 2026-1 WAN. The deadline to ask questions is 12/9/2025 at 3:00 PM. All questions and answers will be provided in an addendum and posted to the District website and to this Form 470 in EPC.
Proposals must be received no later than 10:00 AM on 1/6/2026. Sealed proposals must be submitted to: WASHINGTON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT; TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, at 930 WESTACRE ROAD, WEST SACRAMENTO, CA 95691, ATTN BRIAN BRIGGS.
IMPORTANT NOTE: 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 and RFP. All quantities are estimates as solutions proposed by vendors to meet the minimum specifications required and outlined in the RFP may necessitate differing totals/quantities. Quantities and bandwidths are estimates. Please refer to the RFP for details on services being requested and all requirements. Please also note, due to the limitations of the bandwidth capacity options available within the Form 470, the applicant was unable to indicate the maximum bandwidth being requested in the RFP. Please reference the RFP for full bandwidth requirements and specifications.
To ensure that all Service Providers receive the same RFP information, it is required that you download the RFP directly from USACs EPC website or from the link in the posted Form 470. All addendum(s), questions and answers will be posted to the districts website, in addition to the E-rate EPC website. 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 — Standalone Data Transmission Service
State/local procurement requirements: See Narrative and please refer to the District issued RFP for FY2026: #2026-1 WAN.
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 http://www.usac.org/sl/applicants/step02/free-services-advisory.aspx. 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/Form470/260006140/144589/20651098-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260006140_CERTIFIED.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260006140/144589/20650598-Washington%20USD%20RFP%202026_1%20WAN.pdf