E-rate Round 8 Last Mile and WAN Fiber Circuits Services
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SUMMARY
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A government authority in Springfield, Illinois is seeking a vendor to provide E-rate Round 8 last mile and WAN fiber circuit services under a seven-year contract. The scope includes delivery of fiber-based metro ethernet transport services between identified service locations.
The selected vendor will be responsible for monitoring and maintaining the network connections and for proactively responding to issues that could negatively affect connectivity. The service must support requested bandwidth upgrades within 30 business days of receiving an order and must maintain and honor quality of service tagging between the customer premise equipment and the ICN interconnect point.
The required service must provide guaranteed symmetrical bandwidth and continuous availability on a 24/7/365 basis. Performance requirements include one-way delay of no more than 18 milliseconds and one-way jitter of no more than 12 milliseconds.
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Frequently asked questions
- When is the submission deadline?
- Submissions are due September 3, 2026.
- Who is a good fit for this opportunity?
- Telecommunications or network services provider with fiber WAN and metro ethernet expertise
- Experience delivering E-rate eligible connectivity services to public sector clients
- Capability to provide symmetrical fiber bandwidth with strict SLA commitments
- 24/7 network monitoring and proactive incident response operations
- Proven ability to manage QoS tagging and interconnection requirements
- Capacity to support multi-year contracts and rapid bandwidth upgrades in Illinois
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