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Network maintenance for Dearborn City School District
270003013 · Dearborn City School District · E-Rate (USAC)
! Responses due Nov 27, 2026, 12:00 AM ET · 20 days left
- Agency
- Dearborn City School District
- Responses due
- Nov 27, 2026, 12:00 AM ET
- Posted
- Oct 30, 2026
- NAICS code
- Not listed
- Set-aside
- None
- Place of performance
- Mi
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation number
- 270003013
- Official notice
- View on E-Rate (USAC) →
What the agency is buying
E-Rate competitive bidding notice (FCC Form 470 #270003013, funding year 2027). Dearborn City School District, a school district in MI, asks service providers for bids.
Send your bid by November 26, 2026: the applicant may sign a contract from the allowable contract date, November 27, 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: Category One Maintenance And Operations (quantity 37 Each, capacity 10240.00 Mbps to 25600.00 Mbps, 37 entities)
Category 1 details: The Dearborn City School District (District) is accepting bids for the maintenance of its Fiber Optic Wide Area Network (WAN). The request is for bids for one (1), two (2) and three (3) year pricing, with options to extend the contract to up to five (5) years. This bid should include all applicable fees.
The District owned fiber was installed in 2005, and has been properly maintained since. The fiber is used for the 10GB Data network and analog video network. The fiber WAN connects all thirty three (33) buildings. The fiber consists of twelve (12) strands of single mode between each building and the Administrative Service Center (ASC).
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The network head end which houses all network equipment is at: Ten Eyck Administrative Service Center 18700 Audette St. Dearborn, MI 48124
This request for bids includes providing the following and the bid must include per item cost and final estimate for total annual services:
1. All needed coordination, supervision, labor, materials and equipment consistent and compliant with all codes and ordinances and accepted standards.
2. After hours of emergency call response, able to respond to phone calls from emergency toll-free phone numbers that are affixed to the fiber.
3. Visual inspection of the entire fiber optic network on an annual basis. Report submitted to the Technology Director. This should include identifying any network damage, needed preventative maintenance and any areas of potential problems.
4. Routine maintenance including the materials, labor and equipment.
5. Warranty: the contractor must warranty the materials and labor. Any defects or deficiencies would be covered by the contractor.
6. Insurance certificate will be required of the successful bidder.
The bid should be for a total annual not to exceed cost for materials and labor. This will be the basis of the district e-rate application for funding: the District intends to apply for e-rate funding.
The bidder must include its SPIN in the bid.
Bids are due on December 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM and should be received as a paper copy to the business services office at the Ten Eyck Administrative Service Center.
The bidder must be a licensed contractor in the State of Michigan.
Proposers shall utilize Bid forms as supplied in the solicitation document, which can be found at ( http://BidNetDirect.com/mitn ). Only those vendors who obtain documents from the Bidnet Direct system are guaranteed access to receive addendum information, if such information is issued. If you obtained this document from a source other than Bidnet Direct , it is recommended that you register on the Bidnet Direct (http://BidNetDirect.com/mitn) and obtain an official copy and any addenda.
State or local procurement rules: District policies are being followed.
Eligible entities: 37.
From the official notice on E-Rate (USAC).
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