Internet access for Douglas County School District R E 1

E-Rate competitive bidding notice (FCC Form 470 #270003288, funding year 2027). Douglas County School District R E 1, a school district in CO, 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 91 Each, capacity 500.00 Mbps to 25600.00 Mbps, 91 entities) Category 1 details: *Please see RFP for details* Douglas County School District is soliciting responses from qualified suppliers for the design and construction of a lit private Wide Area Network (WAN) that is both resilient to outages and cost efficient to connect 91 District schools and facilities, listed in Attachment A - Master Site List, across a geographic area of approximately 900 square miles with a minimum connection of 1Gbps per site, and a SC (subscriber connector) fiber handoff. The new service is expected to begin on July 1, 2028, which represents the expiration of the current leased WAN service. Questions and Responses must be submitted electronically through BidNet in the format required by the RFP and must be received no later than the date and time stated in the RFP. State or local procurement rules: Please see RFP for details. Questions and Responses must be submitted electronically through BidNet in the format required by the RFP and must be received no later than the date and time stated in the RFP. Eligible entities: 108.