Leased lit fiber and dark fiber for Graves County School District

E-Rate competitive bidding notice (FCC Form 470 #270002969, funding year 2027). Graves County School District, a school district in KY, asks service providers for bids. Send your bid by November 25, 2026: the applicant may sign a contract from the allowable contract date, November 26, 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: Leased Lit Fiber (quantity 2 Each, capacity 10240.00 Mbps to 51200.00 Mbps, 7 entities) • Category 1, Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access: Leased Dark Fiber (quantity 12 Fiber Strands, 7 entities) Category 1 details: Full details are located in the RFP. All proposals are due on 12/7/26 at 3:00 PM Central. The Graves County School District (GCSD) is requesting proposals to provide a high-speed Wide Area Network (WAN) solution that is E-Rate Category 1 eligible. The WAN will allow for reliable and secure transmission of data, voice, and video via lit fiber, dark fiber, or other high-speed technology. The service will connect the existing six outlying campuses to Graves County High School (GCHS). The six campuses are: Fancy Farm Elementary, Farmington Elementary, Sedalia Elementary, Symsonia Elementary, Wingo Elementary, and Mayfield Youth Development Center. The service provider will hand off a minimum 10 Gbps connection with the capability to upgrade to a 40 Gbps connection. This service is currently delivered via a leased dark fiber service. For lit fiber solutions, we ask for 2 strands to each of the 6 outlying locations. For dark fiber solutions, we ask for a total of 12 strands (2 to each of the 6 outlying locations). Eligible entities: 14.