E-Rate Dedicated Wide Area Network Services
Overview
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SUMMARY
KEY REQUIREMENTS
CONTRACT DURATION
TIMELINE
Release Date: October 2nd, 2026
Deadline for Questions: October 22nd, 2026
Deadline for Submittal: November 5th, 2026
Board Meeting/Award Date: November 12th, 2026
QUESTION DEADLINE
CONTACTS
Primary procurement contact — name, title, email, and phone
Additional decision-makers and their departments
Issuing Agency
Lubbock Independent School District
DESCRIPTION
A government authority in Lubbock, Texas is seeking a vendor to provide E-Rate dedicated wide area network services for a one-year contract period. The WAN must provide dedicated, full-duplex Ethernet transport capacity for district traffic, with contracted throughput available in both directions without provider oversubscription, contention, or throttling that would prevent delivery of the contracted service rate.
Each proposal must include logical and physical network diagrams covering all proposed campus and site circuits, both hub locations, provider aggregation equipment, provider aggregation interconnections, district handoffs, separate inter-data-center point-to-point services, and proposed diverse fiber paths. Questions must be submitted no later than October 22, 2026, and proposals are due November 5, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
- When is the submission deadline?
- Submissions are due November 5, 2026. Questions must be submitted by October 22, 2026.
- Who issued this RFP?
- It was issued by Lubbock Independent School District. The work is located in Lubbock, Texas, United States.
- Who is a good fit for this opportunity?
- Telecommunications provider experienced in dedicated wide area network and Ethernet transport services
- Demonstrated E-Rate program and public-sector contracting experience
- Capability to provide non-oversubscribed, full-duplex dedicated bandwidth
- Expertise designing resilient fiber networks with diverse paths and inter-data-center connectivity
- Ability to produce detailed logical and physical network diagrams
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