Data transmission for French Gulch Elementary School District

The service connection is currently being serviced by Fiber Ethernet and seeks quotes from service providers that best suit the needs of the district. The District also currently utilizes a wireless point-to-point connection through the contracted service provider to reach Shasta County Office of Education (COE). The District is seeking services to be delivered to the following address: 11442 Cline Gulch Rd., French Gulch, CA 96033. Bidders are to provide pricing at 200 Mbps scalable to 1 Gbps, include an explanation of their service offering(s), and provide rates on single-year contract terms, and three and five-year terms with option to extend (NOT TO EXCEED 5 YEARS). Voluntary extension must be identified within the awarded contract and must be of a specificed number and duration. The District 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. In the event French Gulch-Whiskeytown ESD enters into an agreement with a new service provider, the cost for additional implementation fees must be included in the quote. Once awarded, French Gulch-Whiskeytown ESD, the present service provider, and the new service provider would need to collaborate on the timeline of action for the completion of a target date for the cut-over services. In addition, the current service provider will need to agree on month-to-month services while the transition to the new service provider is underway and completed. **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 Proposals and will be disqualified from consideration. State or local procurement rules: An RFP is not part of this Form 470 request. For questions regarding the French Gulch-Whiskeytown ESD is seeking under this Form 470, please email Erin Stidham at [email protected]. In the event French Gulch-Whiskeytown ESD should enter into an agreement with a new service provider, the cost for any additional implementation fees must be included in the quote. Once awarded, French Gulch-Whiskeytown ESD, the present service provider and the new service provider would need to collaborate on the timeline of actions for the completion of a target date for the cut over of services. In addition, the current service provider will need to agree on month-to-month services while the transition to the new service provider is underway and completed. All questions must be submitted in writing. The District will not respond to phone requests. Questions emailed should reference Internet Access Transport Services for E-rate Funding Year 2027. The last day for all questions to be submitted is November 17, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. PST. All bids must be submitted in writing and addressed to French Gulch-Whiskeytown ESD, 11442 Cline Gulch Rd., French Gulch, CA 96033, Attn: Erin Stidham. The 28 days will conclude on November 30, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. PST. 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 https://www.usac.org/e-rate/applicant-process/competitive-bidding/free-services-advisory/. 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). Eligible entities: 1.