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Bid Title

26022 Dedicated Internet Access

Issuing Agency

Education Service Center

Location

Texas

Published Date

Mar 2, 2026

Closing Date

Mar 30, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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26022 Dedicated Internet Access

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EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER, REGION 20

1314 Hines Avenue

San Antonio, Texas 78208

Telephone: (210) 370-5204

www.esc20.net/purchasing

March 2, 2026

Please respond to the following not later than 2:00 p.m., March 30, 2026

PROPOSAL RESPONSE to be marked No. 26022

Proposal On: Dedicated Internet Access

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PRICE - F.O.B. - Destination

Education Service Center, Region 20 (ESC-20) is evaluating and considering partnering with a company to provide

Internet Access services. Therefore, ESC-20 is requesting information on Dedicated Internet Access Service –

Request No. 26022, as per the attached specifications, terms and conditions. Responses will be accepted by

Education Service Center, Region 20 until 2:00 p.m. local time, March 30, 2026.

Faxed responses will not be considered. By submitting a response, Responder certifies to the best of his/her

knowledge that all information is true and correct. All responses must be received prior to the established deadline

at the address listed in the box below. Responses must be plainly marked on outside of envelope:

Mr. Jim Metzger, Purchasing Coordinator

Business and Human Resource Services

Education Service Center, Region 20

1314 Hines Avenue

San Antonio, TX 78208

RFP No. 26022 Dedicated Internet Access

Response Deadline 2:00 p.m.

March 30, 2026

Responses must be submitted on the forms provided or response may be rejected. Only responses received by the

date and time specified will be considered. PRICE, QUALITY, AND SUITABILITY: It is not the policy of

Education Service Center, Region 20 to purchase services on the basis of low price alone, quality and suitability

to purpose are taken into consideration. When providing cost data, please quote lowest possible net price after all

trade discounts have been deducted. Term discount, if any, must be indicated on Deviation Statement & Signature

Page and will be considered.

Vendors who do not respond are requested to submit a "no response on information request" to Education

Service Center, Region 20, Purchasing Department, in writing if they wish to receive future requests. Failure

to do so may result in their being deleted from our vendor list. Proposals marked "subject to price change" or

"price in effect on date of delivery" will not be considered.

The Region 20 Board of Directors may approve awarding of this proposal at the April 2026 meeting.

Since proposals are scanned, please do not staple, place in binders, or spiral bind.

EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER, REGION 20

1314 Hines Avenue

San Antonio, TX 78208

Company

Request No. 26022 Dedicated Internet Access

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Scope of Services ................................................................................................................................................. 3

Special Conditions for Proposal .......................................................................................................................... 4

General Terms for All Proposals .....................................................................................................................4-9

Contact ................................................................................................................................................................. 9

References ........................................................................................................................................................ 10

Proposal Rejection, Withdrawal, Late or Modification ................................................................................... 10

Clarification or Objection to Specifications ..................................................................................................... 11

Evaluation and Award ................................................................................................................................ 11 -12

Acknowledgement of Addenda ........................................................................................................................ 12

Proposal ..................................................................................................................................................... 13 -31

Resident Certification ........................................................................................................................................ 32

Unfair Business Practices .................................................................................................................................. 32

Form 1295 ................................................................................................................................................... 33-34

Deviation/Compliance, Felony Notification & Signature Page........................................................................ 35

EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER, REGION 20

1314 Hines Avenue

San Antonio, TX 78208

Company

Request No. 26022 Dedicated Internet Access

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1.0 SCOPE OF SERVICES

ESC REGION 20 Fiber WAN Consortium (ESC Region 20 Consortium, ESC Region 20) is

accepting competitive sealed proposals (CSP) from qualified local service providers to provide

Internet Access services. The purpose of this competitive sealed proposal is to provide a standard

from which to evaluate your company’s Internet Access services as they compare to other

providers and as they pertain to the needs of the ESC REGION 20 CONSORTIUM as defined in

this document. Due to the increased utilization of the Internet by students, staff, and administration,

this CSP is a request for a minimum of 1 Gbps and maximum of 10 Gbps Internet Access port and

fiber optic-based transport from the service providers point of presence to ESC Region 20’s

member districts’ location(s) as specified in Pricing Table(s). This RFP does not include any

cabling or wiring modifications beyond the service providers’ point of demarcation. ESC Region

20 requires this service to be installed and available for service on July 1, 2026.

The RFP timeline is as follows:

RFP Release Date – March 2, 2026

Last Day for Submittal of Vendor Questions – March 16, 2026

ESC-20 Response to Vendor Questions – March 17, 2026

RFP Due Date – March 30, 2026, 2:00 P.M., Central Standard Time CSP Vendor Response

Evaluation – March 30 – 31, 2026

ESC Region 20 Board of Trustee Meeting – April 22, 2026

Contract effective dates: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2029, plus Two (2) one-year contract extensions.

2.0 SPECIAL CONDITIONS

a) Vendor(s) shall safeguard all information and data provided by ESC-20. Further,

vendor(s) shall not sell or make available data or mailing lists compiled from data

received from ESC-20 without the express written approval of ESC-20, through the

Buyer, with appropriate remuneration to Region 20.

b) ESC-20 will consider alternates, but reserves the right to be the sole judge to

determine which response offers the best value in meeting the needs of ESC-20.

c) Services will be purchased as needs arise and funding allows.

d) ESC-20 shall be sole interpreter of the terms, conditions, specifications and performance

requirements contained herein.

e) The transfer or assignment of contracts is prohibited.

f)

All delivery charges are to be included in respondent prices.

g) COMPLIANCE WITH LAW: The respondent will be responsible for compliance with

all applicable local, state, and federal laws.

h) Significant changes or necessary items not covered in proposal may be added to this

contract at the discretion of ESC-20.

i)

Specifications as written meet ESC-20’s minimum standards as to the usage, materials, and

contents for our needs and requirements. Specifications received from vendors that are

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1314 Hines Avenue

San Antonio, TX 78208

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different from the original requirements must meet or exceed original specifications to be

considered as equivalent. ESC-20 will be the sole judge of specification equivalency.

j)

Vendor must provide an intellectual property agreement protecting both parties.

k) This contract may be awarded to a single vendor or multiple vendors as determined to

provide the best value to ESC REGION 20 Consortium. ESC REGION 20 reserves the

right to negotiate with any or all respondents and accept or reject any and/or all

proposals, to waive any formalities and/or irregularities and to award in the best interest

of the ESC Region 20 and Consortium Members.

3.0

GENERAL TERMS

a) All contracts and agreements between vendors and Education Service Center, Region 20

shall strictly adhere to the statutes as set forth in the Uniform Commercial Code as last

amended in 1990 by the American Law Institute in the National Conference of

Commissioners on uniform state laws. Reference: Uniform Commercial Code, 1990

Official Text, 2/Sales.

b) Responders are advised that ESC-20 contracts are subject to all legal requirements

provided for in the Texas Senate Bill 1, Subchapter B, Section 44.031 and/or applicable

state and federal statutes. Any proposal after being awarded becomes subject to the

Open Records Act, Article 6252-17a VTCS.

c) If product and/or service provided is not satisfactory to ESC-20, agreement can be

terminated at any time upon a 30-day written notice.

d) ESC-20 reserves the right to all warranties, express and implied.

e) All parties agree that venue for any litigation arising from this contract shall lie in San

Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, and that the laws of the State of Texas shall govern the

rights of the parties and the validity and interpretation of any purchase order, contract, or

service agreement that shall arise from and include this proposal request.

f)

ESC-20 retains exclusive rights to all content and final product.

g) Patented or copyright protected items: Vendor agrees to protect ESC-20 from recourse

and all claims arising from rights under patent, copyright, trademark or application

infringement.

h) It is understood and agreed that Education Service Center, Region 20 reserves the right to

make minor modifications to conditions of this request for information due to unforeseen

circumstances.

i)

RESPONSES MUST BE MADE ON THE ENCLOSED SHEETS (or as attachments

to Section 12 Requirements).

j)

TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE. Either party to this agreement may terminate

this agreement upon 30 days written notice of such termination.

k) TERMINATION FOR CAUSE. ESC-20 may at its option immediately terminate this

agreement by giving 30 day written notice of termination to the Contractor on the

occurrence of any of the following.

(a) The willful breach of this Agreement by the Contractor in the course of

engagement, unless by ESC-20.

(b) The habitual neglect by the Contractor of its duties, unless waived by ESC-20.

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San Antonio, TX 78208

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l)

KICKBACKS. It is a breach of ethics for any payment, gratuity or offer of employment to

be made by or on behalf of a subcontractor under a contract to the prime contractor or

higher tier subcontractor for any contract of ESC-20 or any person associated therewith, as

an inducement for the award of a subcontract or order.

m) RIGHTS TO INVENTIONS. The Contractor agrees to be compliant with the

Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms

Under Government Grants and Contracts.

n) CLEAN AIR ACT AND THE FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT. The

Contractor agrees to be compliant with the Clean Air Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control

Act and their implementing regulations.

o) ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT. The Contractor agrees to be

compliant with the Energy Policy and Conservation Act pertaining to mandatory

standards and policies relating to energy efficiency contained in the state energy

conservation plan.

p) DEBARMENT OR SUSPENSION. The Contractor certifies that neither they nor their

subcontractor is debarred or suspended from receiving federal funds.

q) LOBBYING CERTIFICATION AND DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING (BYRD ANTI- LOBBYING

AMENDMENT). The Contractor certifies that it has not and will not use any federal

funds to lobby. If non-federal funds are used to lobby, the contractor must complete the

Disclosure of Lobbying and forward the disclosure to the next tier, who must forward it

through each tier to the federal awarding agency.

r) COPYRIGHT. All contracts paid from state or federal grants administered by TEA

must retain copyright for the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and for the federal

government (if a federally funded contract) unless otherwise negotiated in writing

with TEA. Pursuant to the provisions in 2 CFR § 200.315, title to intangible property

vests in the ESC-20 as long as such property is used for authorized purposes.

However, TEA and the federal awarding agency reserve a royalty-free,

nonexclusive and irrevocable right to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use the work

for federal purposes, and to authorize others to do so.

s) SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT AND ITS IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS. The Contractor

certifies that it is compliant with section 6002 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act and its

implementing regulations. 2 CFR § 200.322.

t)

PROFIT AS A SEPARATE ELEMENT OF PRICE. For purchases using federal funds in excess of

$150,000, a Cooperative member may be required to negotiate profit as a separate element of the

price; 2 CFR 200.323(b).

u) EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY. 41 CFR 60-1.4(b) is hereby incorporated by reference.

v) DAVIS-BACON ACT. For all Cooperative member prime construction

contracts/purchases in excess of $2,000, vendor shall comply with the Davis-Bacon Act

(40 USC 3141-3144, and 3146-3148) as supplemented by Department of Labor

regulations (29 CFR Part 5). Vendor further agrees to that it shall also comply with the

Copeland “Anti-Kickback” Act (40 USC 3145), as supplemented by Department of

Labor regulations (29 CFR Part 3).

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