E-Rate Internet Access Services

The Irving Independent School District is seeking proposals from qualified Internet Access Service providers to provide Internet Access Services districtwide. The selected provider will be required to provide a minimum of 25,000 with a preferred speed of 40,000 Mbps for each Internet Access port and fiber optic based transport from the service provider’s point of presence to two IISD facilities. The provider must also include DDoS protection or mitigation services. The contract is expected to start on July 1, 2026, and will have a term of three years, with optional extensions for years four and five. • The provider must have annual revenues of $10 million or more for the last three years. • The provider must have a minimum of three years’ experience in delivering Internet access services. • The provider must have at least two company-employed technical engineer personnel on staff in the DFW metroplex. • The provider must have been in business continually for more than five years. • The provider must submit three references for existing or previous significant Internet delivery to customers with comparable bandwidth.