Internet access for Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District

Category 1 details: THE SCHOOL IS SEEKING CONTRACTED DEDICATED FIBER INTERNET ACCESS AND FIBER DATA TRANSMISSION SERVICES FOR LEVELS BETWEEN 2GB TO 10GB AS OUTLINED IN ATTACHED RFP DOCUMENT. THE ADDRESSES FOR THE REQUESTED SERVICES ARE INDENTIFIED IN THE ATTACHED RFP DOCUMENT. ALL QUOTES MUST INCLUDE VENDOR SPIN, MONTHLY SERVICES COST, ANY ONE-TlME INSTALLATION, EQUIPMENT, IP ADDRESS COSTS AND ANY APPLICIABLE TAXES AND FESS BY PERCENTAGES AS SEPARATE LINE ITEMS EACH. PLEASE NOTE ITS THE RESPONDENTS RESPONSIBILITY TO PROACTIVELY REVIEW THE EPC SITE AND ADVANEDGESOLUTIONS.COM TO ACQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CLARIFICATIONS, CORRECTIONS AND/OR UPDATES RELEVANT TO SERVICES BEING SOUGHT AND CORRESPONDING RFP/QUOTE PROCESSES. ONLY FULL AND COMPLETE RFP RESPONSES AS OUTLINED WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR EVALUATION BY THE SCHOOL. SPAM, GENERIC AND TELECOM BROKER INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED LEGITIMATE INQUIRIES. THE SCHOOL MAY OPT TO EXERCISE AN OPTION TO EXTEND AN EXISTING AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES. PROPOSALS CONTAINING VOLUNTARY EXTENSIONS ARE ENCOURAGED. VENDORS ARE TO ADHERE TO SPECIFICS RELATIVE TO THE RFP AS DEFINED. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT QUOTED SERVICE PRICING WILL BE LEVERAGED FOR QUANTITIES OF NEED AS TO BE DETERMINED BY THE SCHOOL BEFORE THE FINAL FORM 471 SUBMISSION. THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES OF SPECIFIC AMOUNTS/QUANTITIES OF SERVICES. ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE SUBMIT TO [email protected] NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 6, 2026 WITH RE: POASD QUESTION ENTERED ON THE SUBJECT LINE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH FCC RULES, PROPOSALS THAT INCLUDE EQUIPMENT FROM HUAWEI OR ZTE, WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. SEE RFP REQUEST FOR LIST OF POSSIBLE DISQUALIFICATIONS. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY/ALL AND/OR LATE PROPOSALS. RESPONSES MUST BE SENT VIA E-MAIL TO EMAIL ADDRESSES IDENTIFIED IN THE RFP DOCUMENT NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 15, 2027 AT 12PM. State or local procurement rules: ALL ASPECTS OF E-RATE PROGRAM RULES, REGULATIONS, AND GUIDELINES APPLY. BID RESPONDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE FAMILIAR WITH THE STATE AND/ OR LOCAL LAWS OR REGULATIONS AND SUBMIT PRICING ADHERING TO LOCAL PREVAILING WAGE AND/OR ANY OTHER LABOR REQUIREMENTS. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SERVICES LISTED ARE MEANT TO ADDRESS NUMEROUS CURRENT AND POTENTIAL/ PROJECTED NEEDS AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE OF LISTED QUANTITIES AND/OR PARTICULAR SERVICES. PRICING SHOULD ADHERE TO E-RATE REQUIRE "LOWEST CORRESPONDING PRICE" REQUIREMENTS AS OUTLINED ON THE SLD WEBSITE https://www.usac.org/e-rate/service-providers/step-2-responding-to-bids/lowest-corresponding-price. PLEASE CONTACT DELANA MURPHY AT [email protected] IF YOU ENCOUNTER ANY ISSUES ACCESSING INFORMATION FOR BIDS OR SERVICES. SERVICES/ITEMS FOR WHICH PRICING IS BEING SOUGHT WILL BE AWARDED BASED ON CRITERIA WITH PRICING BEING THE HEAVIEST WEIGHTED. CRITERIA ARE AS FOLLOWS UNLESS IDENTIFIED OTHERWISE. AT MINIMUM THEY ARE: 1.) PRICING, 2.) PREVIOUS PROJECT EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL & 3.) INTEGRATION WITH THE SCHOOL'S CURRENT NETWORK SCHEME. SPAM, GENERIC AND TELECOM BROKER INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED LEGITIMATE INQUIRIES OR PROPOSALS. PROPOSALS MUST COME FROM VENDORS WITH E-RATE SPIN NUMBERS AND SAID SPIN NUMBERS MUST APPEAR ON THE QUOTE/BID RESPONSES. PROPOSALS CONTAINING VOLUNTARY EXTENSIONS ARE ENCOURAGED. THE SCHOOL WILL APPLY FOR ELIGIBLE SERVICES WITHIN THE PROGRAM GUIDELINES AND WILL IDENTIFY ANY INELIGIBLE ITEMS AS REQUIRED/NEEDED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH FCC RULES, PROPOSALS THAT INCLUDE EQUIPMENT FROM HUAWEI OR ZTE, WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REJECT LATE-SUBMITTED PROPOSALS. PROPOSALS MUST BE SENT AND RECEIVED BY E-MAIL TO THE ADDRESSES AND DATE/TIME IDENTIFIED IN THE RFP UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. Eligible entities: 4.