Dedicated 20 Gbps Internet Access Services

Laredo Independent School District is seeking a provider for turnkey dedicated 20 Gbps Internet access, including transport, routing, optical handoff, monitoring, support, and related E-Rate billing services, with optional one-year renewals.

Laredo Independent School District


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270000558
Oct 06, 2026 12:00 PM
Sep 01, 2026 11:24 PM
3 years base + 2 × 1 year options
Request for Proposal (RFP)
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mboswell@laredoisd.org
+19562731081
1702 Houston Street, Laredo, TX, USA
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Description

Laredo Independent School District is soliciting an all-or-none, turnkey dedicated Internet access service for its primary core data center. The base requirement is symmetric 20 Gbps service, including transport, port capacity, routing, optical handoff, service activation, testing, monitoring, 24x7 support, and all provider-furnished components needed for production service. The service must support BGP routing for IPv4 and IPv6, multihoming, public address resources, resilient and diverse network architecture, two 10 Gbps optical interfaces or an approved equivalent, VLAN tagging, link aggregation, DNS services if requested, and scalable bandwidth alternatives. Respondents must provide route and facility diagrams, resiliency and peering information, service-level commitments, outage and maintenance procedures, monitoring and utilization reporting, escalation processes, billing details, and E-Rate eligibility allocations. The proposal must address a 99.99% availability objective, packet-loss and latency targets, a four-hour mean-time-to-repair objective, and 24x7x365 support. Required submission materials include a signed cover letter, completed pricing worksheet, technical compliance matrix, technical proposal, network and resiliency documentation, SLA, implementation plan, support and billing information, SPI billing statement, E-Rate cost allocation, three comparable references, proposed contract and exceptions, federal/state certifications, and the district vendor packet.

Classification Codes
NAICS517111Wired Telecommunications Carriers
PSCDG11Telecom access and other usage billing services. Includes internet, cellular services, landline and telephone services. Transport services for data and voice network circuits and associated access facilities and services; includes dedicated and virtual data networks.
Smart Codes
dedicated internet accessnetwork infrastructure servicestelecommunications billing
Specifications
Service
Timeline
Sep 1, 2026-Form 470 Certified Date
Sep 29, 2026-Allowable Contract Date
Oct 6, 2026-Proposal Submission Deadline
Nov 12, 2026-Tentative Board Approval Recommendation
Requirements
Required
Scored
  • Minimum 3 references
Yes
Documents
TitleDate Posted
RFP 26 019 Internet Access.pdfSep 01, 2026 11:09 PM
FCC Form 470 #270000558 Application (PDF)Sep 01, 2026 11:24 PM
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