RI Academies WAN Additions

2026-11-03

The Owner is seeking proposals for Wide Area Network connections and will accept proposals from Service Providers for Leased Lit fiber solutions . The Respondent will include in their proposal all costs necessary to provide , construct , install , program , maintain , and monitor the services requested . All maintenance costs associated with any on - site premise equipment provided as an integral part of the Respondent ’ s proposed service shall be their sole responsibility . Per the requirement of the E - Rate Program , the services requested shall at no point now , or in the future , become the property of the Owner . The successful Respondent will include in their bid price , at a minimum , the following : 1 . The requested service is a Mesh Ethernet Service between the User Network Interface ( UNI ) at the Owner ’ s “ Collector Site ” to the UNI ( s ) located at each of the sites as listed on “ Attachment A – Site Schedule ”. The new circuit ( s ) must integrate into the Owner ’ s existing hub - and - spoke WAN topology and must interoperate with the routing protocols currently used by the Owner ( e . g ., standard Layer 2 / Layer 3 interoperability ).” 2 . The Connections shall be a minimum of 10G , or higher , unless otherwise noted on the “ Attachment A – Site Schedule ”. 3 . The Respondent will provide a separate price for all one - time special construction and / or build - out costs , including but not limited to : conduit / trenching , interior pathways , cabling , terminations , construction of network facilities , route assessments , ROW access and / or easement assessments , traffic control and permits , surveys , testing , design and engineering , and project management to provide the requested service connection to the Owner ’ s designated demarcation point and also a separate proposal to amortize the cost of the construction into the monthly contract cost . a . If the Respondent can offer financing up to four ( 4 ) years on the Owners ’ non - discounted share of the special construction charges , please list this in the proposal . Include the following : i . The total amount financed . ii . The terms of the agreement . iii . The annual interest rate . The installment payment option is available for the Owner ’ s non - discount share of the special construction charges only , not the total cost of the special construction project .

California

2026-03-27