Internet access for Montgomery County Public Schools

E-Rate competitive bidding notice (FCC Form 470 #270000847, funding year 2027). Montgomery County Public Schools, a school district in MD, asks service providers for bids. Send your bid by November 11, 2026: the applicant may sign a contract from the allowable contract date, November 12, 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 2 Each, capacity 51200.00 Mbps to 102400.00 Mbps, 255 entities) Category 1 details: Montgomery County Public Schools is seeking proposals for scalable, fiber-based Internet Access and associated transport delivered directly to one or both designated District data centers. The requested service must provide full-duplex logical throughput beginning at 60 Gbps and scalable through 500 Gbps. Respondents must provide pricing for 60 Gbps and for each 10 Gbps increment through 500 Gbps. Due to limitation within USAC's website, the maximum capacity of the dropdown menu shows 100Gbps. Respondents must separately identify E-rate-ineligible components and provide reasonable cost allocations. See the attached RFP, attachments, and addenda for complete requirements.