Description
Garden Grove Unified School District is seeking a qualified provider to deliver a full‑service, managed telecommunications solution under the 2026 E‑Rate C1 program. The contract will cover design, installation, and ongoing management of a high‑capacity fiber‑optic network linking the district office to a Level 3 data center, with a minimum 40 Gbps capacity and scalability to 100 Gbps. The provider must assume ownership of all on‑premise equipment, obtain required rights‑of‑way, guarantee 99.95 % uptime, and furnish a transition plan from the incumbent carrier. The agreement is a fixed‑price, multi‑year contract (July 1 2026 – June 30 2029) with two optional one‑year extensions, and requires 100 % performance and payment bonds equal to the contract price.
• Design, install, and manage a secure 40 Gbps (scalable to 100 Gbps) fiber‑optic link between LEVEL 3 Tustin data center and GGUSD district office.
• Provide all hardware, rights‑of‑way acquisition, construction, and ongoing network operations (monitoring, maintenance, support) at no cost to the district for routing changes.
• Meet E‑Rate eligibility requirements (FCC Green Light, SPIN, FRN) and submit detailed eligible/non‑eligible cost breakdowns; maintain 99.95 % network uptime.