Internet Services

The vendor required to provide internet services for the installation and services as outlined in this request for proposals for the internet connection with a committed information rate (CIR) 40 GBPS of internet access, with incremental increase of CIR 10 Gbps, scalable to CIR 100 Gbps over the life of the contract.
- Current service:
•    20 GBPS optical internet services at one location to country.
•    Public facing static IP’s.
•    Public facing static IP’s
•    Routing services for all public facing IP’s.
- Summary:
•    Provide a CIR 40 Gbps optical internet service at one location, data center operations, with upgrade capability to a CIR of 100 Gbps. 
•    Service must be available to the district before July 1, 2026.
•    Construction build-out and circuit testing must be completed by June 1, 2026.
•    The new projected forecast for a new technology and data center operations building located is September 1, 2026. 
•    Include all potential costs for this move in section 9.8 cost summary, specifically in the chart row labeled 'other.' 
- Site handoffs:
•    Proposer’s equipment must fit into a standard data rack and be ac powered only.
•    For 40 Gbps internet access an optical multimode fiber (QSFP+) will be required.
•    Site handoff shall not be accomplished with Ether channel and port link aggregation.
•    The final design must be approved by MCPS technology department.
- Required specifications for internet service:
•    Provide a CIR 40 Gbps optical internet services at one location (data center operations site) with upgrade capability to a CIR of 100 Gbps.
•    Public facing static ipv4 IP addresses
•    Public facing static ipv4 IP addresses 
•    Transport and routing for the CIDR and 24 for the translation to inside IP’s (layer 3). 
•    Transport and routing for the CIDR and 29 for routing between school board and proposer’s equipment (layer 3). 
•    No port filtering or bandwidth throttling on the CIDR and 24 and CIDR and 29 networks. 
•    On-site equipment must be compatible with school board handoff equipment. 
•    100% completion by June 1, 2026 to allow testing during the month of June. 
•    Provide 27 x 7 access to a call center for selected school board personal and email address for notification and communication of outages. 
•    Provide web utilization, throughout reports, and additional traffic analysis. 
•    Services requested will be effective no earlier than July 1, 2026. 
•    The district reserves the right to adjust the service start date. 
•    Contract year 1 pricing effective July 1, 2026 and end June 30, 2031, with the option to renew 5 additional years. 
•    The billing and contract dates with the e-rate funding cycle. 
•    Billing cannot start earlier than July 1, 2026. 

- Contract Period/Term: 1 year
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: November 21, 2025