Fiber Optic Network Connectivity for School District Infrastructure

Leased Dark Fiber and Leased Lit Fiber Leased lit or dark fiber to connect Show Low High School and Whipple Ranch Elementary School. For leased lit options, quote a bandwidth range from 1Gbps to 10Gbps with 1Gbps increments.For dark fiber options, quote 2, 4, and 6-strand options.

Other 3rd party solutions must meet the same standards and bandwidths as the leased lit fiber service.Quote 5-year or 3-year contract with optional annual extensions, not to exceed 60 months total. Bandwidth may be upgraded during term of contract.Quotes for these services will be compared with quotes for self-provisioned fiber also requested on this Form 470.

See posted scope of work for details.______Self-Provisioned Networks and Services Provided over Third Party Networks Installation and subsequent maintenance of a district-owned fiber optic or comparable non-fiber network to support existing and anticipated instructional and administrative needs of the District between Show Low High School and Whipple Ranch Elementary School.

Quotes for this service will be compared with quotes for leased lit and dark fiber options also requested on this Form 470. See posted scope of work for details._____THIS PROCUREMENT IS NOT A FORMAL SEALED BID/RFP PROCESS. There are no state or local restrictions or regulations on how service providers can contact the District's technology or business manager.

Arizona State Procurement Code requires a formal sealed bidding process; or purchasing from an IGA, State Master Contract, other approved cooperative purchasing contract, or compliant consortium procured contract for any procurement in excess of $100,000.00.

Any quote/proposal whose total value exceeds $100,000.00 and is not linked to a current State Master Contract, other approved cooperative purchasing contract, or a compliant consortium procured contract will be disqualified by Arizona State Procurement Code. Any quotes must comply with the underlying state master/cooperative purchasing agreement in pricing and terms.

Any quote/proposal submitted that does not specifically address the services requested, is generic in nature or otherwise does not meet the requirements contained in this Form 470 and associated specifications may be considered non-responsive and may be disqualified. SPAM and/or robotic responses will not be considered valid bid responses and will be disqualified from consideration.

All original contracts offered that are less than a 60 month term should include specifications that allow for annual one year extensions and/or month to month extensions at the discretion of the applicant; not to exceed a total of 60 months. Please quote all eligible and ineligible products/services separately.

Any pricing proposed must comply with the FCC Lowest Corresponding Price Rule as required by the Universal Service First Report and Order, and restated in the FCC E-Rate Modernization Report and Order, adopted July 11, 2014.

The FCC Lowest Corresponding Price rule prohibits an E-rate services offeror from offering or charging E-rate applicants a price higher than the lowest price that the offeror charges to non-residential customers who are similarly situated to a particular school, library, rural health care provider or consortium that purchase directly from the offeror.

Agency: Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) Status: Certified