Internet Access & Data Transmission Services (technology): Standalone Data Transmission Service

Competitive bid for internet access and data transmission services for Jackson County School District (School District, 14 eligible entities), funding year 2027.
Requested services:
• Data Transmission and/or Internet Access – Standalone Data Transmission Service (qty 22 Each; capacity 10240.00 Mbps to 51200.00 Mbps)
Quantities are estimates and may increase or decrease over time. District is seeking pricing options for a 1 year contract term with 4 1-year voluntary extensions. Questions are due October 20, 2026 at 2pm EST. Bids are due November 3, 2026 at 2pm EST. Late questions will not be addressed. Late bids may not be considered.
Applicant may consider multi-year and/or contracts with voluntary extensions. Any voluntary contract extensions must beidentified within the awarded contract and must be of a specified number and duration. Contracts with automatic or evergreencontract extension terms will not be considered. Applicant may consider contracts with flexible terms to allow for growth/reduction in services to accommodate an increase/decrease in the number of sites, users, and/or bandwidth. Service Providerssubmitting proposals in response to this FCC Form 470 must be in compliance with the rules and orders governed by the FederalCommunications Commission. Any offering of freeservices must be clearly identified in service providers bids. Service Provider invoicing to the program administrator must be completed within 120days from the last day of service. Should the Service Provider fail to invoice the program administrator timely, Applicant will only be responsible forpaying its non-discounted share. The Service Provider acknowledges that all pricing and technology infrastructure information in itscontract shall be considered as public and non-confidential pursuant to CFR Part 54 Section 504 (2)(i)(ii), unless otherwise noted inthe response.
Bids must be considered through 2026-11-03; the applicant may sign a contract on or after that date.