Wide Area Network Transport Services Bid Request for Anaconda School District

Please see all of the attached RFP documents for additional information for equipment and/or services and/or Other RFP Requirements. Seeking bids for Wide Area Network: Seeking bids for transport services to connect the district hub at Anaconda High School, 515 Main St., Anaconda, MT 59711 to the following locations: a. Administrative/District Office, 1410 West Park Avenue, Anaconda, MT 59711 b.

Fred Moodry Intermediate School, 219 E. Third Street, Anaconda, MT 59711 c. Lincoln School, 506 Chestnut, Anaconda, MT 59711 d. Anaconda Jr High School, 219 E Third Street, Anaconda, MT 59711 e.

New construction to pull an estimate of 800 feet of fiber from hub at Anaconda High School (515 Main St., Anaconda, MT 59711) to Memorial Gym, 601 Hickory Street, Anaconda, MT 59711 (See Request for Proposal ANACONDA_Cat1_RFP_CONST_WAN_2026 and ANACONDA_MAP.) Please provide incremental pricing options up to 50 Gb. Can accept hand-off speeds up to 10 Gb.

Questions should be emailed directly to technical contact listed on Form 470. Vendors that impose additional costs after bid submittal and/or bid acceptance may be grounds for bid dismissal. Vendors that add/ change terms and conditions after bid submittal and or bid acceptance may be grounds for bid dismissal.

Contacting District employees, board members, or other individuals outside the guidance of this RFP may be deemed as trying to circumvent the open and fair competitive bidding process and be grounds for bid dismissal. The District will not complete customized forms from service providers during the competitive bidding period.

Preference may be given to providers that offer flexible invoicing including SPI where the discounts are applied to the bills with no restrictions. Bids should include whether or not a vendor will honor a flexible invoicing arrangement. Any required contracts, including any addendums, for services are required by E-Rate rules to be signed prior to certification of Form 471.

Thus, preference may be given to bids that include all terms and conditions associated with acceptance of bid. It is anticipated that by requesting this, the service agreement/ contract will be included in the bid submission in order to appropriately meet all deadlines. The service provider must indicate that all E-Rate equipment is from companies that are eligible for E-Rate.

Bids and/ or equipment from companies listed on the FCCs list as a National Security Risk are not eligible for E-Rate and should be indicated as such. Failure to state such assurance may be grounds for bid dismissal. It is the responsibility of the service provider/ bidder to know, understand, and act within guidance of the E-Rate rules.

Failure of a vendor to abide by the E-Rate rules may be grounds for bid dismissal. Bids should be emailed as an attachment to both the contact and technical contact as listed on the Form 470. Bids that are submitted in any other manner such links embedded as a link in an email or texts may not be considered.

Failure to follow this guidance may be considered as trying to circumvent the open and fair competitive bidding process and may be grounds for bid dismissal. District is not responsible for late bids. At Districts discretion late bids may be accepted or rejected. Agency: Anaconda School District 10 A.K.A. Anaconda Public Schools Status: Certified