Description
The Port Huron Area School District is seeking a provider for internet leased fiber services. The district requires a minimum 10Gbps connection to all buildings and a minimum 10Gbps circuit to the St. Clair County RESA Data Center. The provider must supply and install all necessary equipment and provide 24-hour technical support. The contract period is from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027, with options for additional years. The district has approximately 7,200 students and 900 employees, and the provider must be able to meet the district's internet access needs.
Some key requirements of the project include:
• Providing broadband internet access with a minimum 1Gbps connection, burstable to 5Gbps
• Supplying all necessary equipment for the connections
• Providing domain name service (DNS) and network address translation service (NAT)
• Providing a bank of class C publicly routable IP addresses
• Providing a firewall appliance to separate the district's facilities from the public internet
• Offering 24-hour, 365-day "live" on-call technical support
• Maintaining a service uptime of at least 99.9% during any 30-day period