Internet Access Service Bid for Sacred Heart School Network Hub

Sacred Heart School is seeking a bundled Internet Access service (IA and associated transport). This service is to be delivered to the hub of the schools network at 806 Eddy St, Maquoketa, IA. The school is seeking bids for Internet at the following capacities: Minimum of 200 MBPS and maximum of 1 GBPS. The school also requests bid options for one-year, three-year, and five-year contracts.

Interested vendors should also provide the following information in their bids: a) SPIN b) Indicate the type of connectivity (e.g. fiber, coaxial, microwave, etc.); c) Indicate whether E-Rate C1 eligible bundled firewall is provided; d) Identify any E-Rate ineligible charges (such as DDoS); e) Indicate the cost of IPv4 Public IP addresses and if these can be provided.

If there is a fee, indicate the dollar amount separately; f) Bidders must be willing to provide turn-up testing and initial connection no less than ten (10) business days prior to the start of service; g) Indicate the actual dollar amount of any applicable taxes and fees (not just a statement that taxes and fees are separate), h) Bidders must be willing to provide E-Rate discounted billing and to include this statement in the proposal.

Robo-bids and bids sent as SPAM without regard to products and services listed on this Form 470 and/or the RFP will be disqualified and will not be evaluated. The school reserves the right to cancel this request for bids and to reject all related proposals. Technical Contact All bidders may contact the technical contact (Jason Marshall - jmarshall@gwaea.org) with any questions regarding this Internet request.

All questions for the technical contact must be submitted by March 8, 2026. Submission Deadline Deadline for vendor proposals is 9:00 am Central time, 29 days after the date this Form 470 is posted. We reserve the right to reject late-submitted proposals. Proposals must be e-mailed to the Principal, Erik Rockwell (erik.rockwell@sacredheartmaq.org) Agency: Sacred Heart School/Maquoketa Status: Certified