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

Competitive bid for internet access and data transmission services for Newport-mesa Unif School Dist (School District, 34 eligible entities), funding year 2027.
Requested services:
• Data Transmission and/or Internet Access – Standalone Data Transmission Service (qty 1 Each; capacity 1024.00 Mbps to 25600.00 Mbps)
Data Transport Line at 10 Gbps from [A: 2985 BEAR STREET, COSTA MESA, CA 92626] to the following Location: [Z: 200 KALMUS DRIVE, COSTA MESA, CA 92626]. All services must be operational on July 1, 2027. Please provide a narrative explaining your implementation timeline/schedule. Please include a description of all applicable sales and use taxes and fees. All connections shall be eligible to receive California Teleconnect Fund Discounts (CTF). Please provide a sample Service Level Agreement. Vendors must provide a turn-key solution, which will include all necessary equipment and all infrastructure and/or installation costs.
Applicant may consider multi-year and/or contracts with voluntary extensions. Any voluntary contract extensions must be identified within the awarded contract and must be of a specified number and duration. Contracts with automatic or evergreen contract 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. Failure to be in compliance and remain in compliance may result in the denial of discount funding, and/or cancellation of funding commitments, and/or could result in civil or criminal prosecution by law enforcement authorities. Any offering of free services must be clearly identified in service providers bids. Service Provider invoicing to the program administrator must be completed within 120 days from the last day of service. Should the Service Provider fail to invoice the program administrator timely, Applicant will only be responsible for paying its non-discounted share. The Service Provider acknowledges that all pricing and technology infrastructure information in its contract shall be considered as public and non-confidential pursuant to CFR Part 54 Section 504 (2)(i)(ii), unless otherwise noted in the response. SPAM and/or robotic responses will not be considered valid bid responses and will be disqualified from consideration. Addresses listed on the FCC Form 470 are the physical locations of each recipient of service and may be considered to be an approximate location for service delivery to determine the final handoff to nearest to the minimum point of entry on the property line.
Bids must be considered through 2026-11-02; the applicant may sign a contract on or after that date.