Internet access for Catawba County Library

E-Rate competitive bidding notice (FCC Form 470 #270002929, funding year 2027). Catawba County Library, a library system in NC, asks service providers for bids. Send your bid by November 29, 2026: the applicant may sign a contract from the allowable contract date, November 30, 2026. The applicant also issued an RFP, which may set its own deadline on or after that date: read it on the form. To be paid through E-Rate, a provider needs a SPIN (FCC Form 498). Services requested: • Category 1, Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access: Internet Access And Data Transmission Service (quantity 4 Each, capacity 100.00 Mbps to 1024.00 Mbps, 4 entities) Category 1 details: Catawba County Library System (CCLS) in Catawba County, NC, is seeking to obtain the best value in e-Rate eligible digital transmission WAN services between the Main Branch (in Newton, NC), St. Stephens Branch (Hickory, NC), Sherrills Ford/Terrell Branch (Terrell, NC) and Southwest in the Mountain View area of Hickory, NC. Eligible entities: 8.