FY2026 Wood Transitional WAN MTM Rebid Specifications

2026-11-03

Service Requests 1 . Wood County School District is seeking proposals for a single - provider , turnkey transport circuit solution for all locations and backhaul to the K - 12 Network where the District receives Internet access . 2 . Network Design and Construction Routes a . Wood County requires that all traffic must aggregate at the Wood County NOC , located at 1600 Beverly St , Parkersburg , WV 26101 , and ultimately be delivered to the WV - K - 12 Statewide Network at 1900 Kanawha Blvd ., Building 6 , Charleston , WV 25305 , where Internet access is provided by the WV Department of Education . The district leaves the routes up to the respondent . b . Wood County is not advocating or mandating any preconceived network design or construction route and leaves this decision up to the vendor to present their best solution . c . Respondents should clearly illustrate proposed network design and construction routes . d . Wood County ’ s stated decision criteria ( outlined in the specifications ) will be used to determine if an award is made as a result of this solicitation . Wood County has , in accordance with E - Rate guidelines , rated cost of E - Rate eligible services as the highest weighted factor in its decision criteria . 3 . Special Construction a . For the purposes of the E - Rate program , special construction charges are the upfront , nonrecurring costs of deploying new or upgraded network facilities to E - Rate eligible entities . Special construction and service eligibility for reimbursement have changed starting funding year 2016 . See the Federal Communications Commission E - Rate modernization order 2 ( WC Docket No . 13 - 184 ) ( https :// www . fcc . gov / document / fcc - releases - order - modernizing - e - rate - 21stcentury - connectivity ) for more information . b . Special construction charges eligible for Category One support consist of three components : i . construction of network facilities ii . design and engineering iii . project management c . If no new facilities are being installed , then any installation costs are considered standard nonrecurring costs ( NRC ). i . For solutions requiring special construction , this means that the costs associated with building the network are considered special construction and the costs associated with the equipment required to activate the service are a standard NRC . d . Excess fiber strands for special construction projects ( if applicable ) i . To the extent that the winning service provider installs additional strands of fiber for future business ventures , the winning service provider assumes full responsibility to ensure those incremental costs are allocated out of the special construction charges to the district in accordance with FCC rules and orders . ii . If , after the issuance of the FCDL , USAC or the FCC determines that the winning service provider did not cost allocate those charges associated with the additional strands , Wood County will not be responsible for reimbursing the winning vendor and the winning vendor will assume all responsibilities deemed ineligible by USAC .

West Virginia

2026-05-02