Project Information

Bid Title

RFP26-910 - Internet Services (Category 1)

Issuing Agency

Roseville City School District

Location

California

Published Date

Nov 22, 2025

Closing Date

Jan 6, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

RFP26-910 – Internet Services (Category 1)

The Roseville City School District (“RCSD” or “District”) issues this Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit qualified vendors to provide enterprise-grade, E-Rate-eligible

Internet Access Services to each of the District’s 22 schools and designated support facilities. The resulting agreement will support the District’s instructional and

operational mission and will be structured to comply with all requirements of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Schools and Libraries Program (E-Rate)

administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) where applicable.

All questions regarding this RFP should be directed to erate@rcsdk8.org, with the subject of “ERATE RFP#26-910 TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES – Internet Services.” on or before 12:00 p.m. December 4, 2025.

RFP SCHEDULE

• RFP Posting: November 21, 2025
• Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference Call: December 2, 2025 @ 10:00 a.m. (30 minutes – See RFP for Details)
• End of Questions: December 4, 2025 @ 12:00 PM (Responses by next business day)
• RFP Closing: January 6, 2026 @ 2:00 PM
• Submittal Opening: Date of Closing (Registered)
• RFP Selection: Before 471 filing date
• Award of RFP: Contingent on Board Approval, and Funding from E-Rate
• Contract/Service Start Date: July 1, 2026 (Billing after July 1, 2026)

RFP26-910 - Telecommunications Services - Internet Services (Category 1).pdf

RFP26-910 - Appendix A.pdf

RFP26-910 - Appendix B.xlsx

RFP26-910 - Appendix C - Qualifications_Questions.xlsx

RFP26-910 - Appendix D - Waivers & Agreements.pdf

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E-Rate FY2026

CATEGORY 1

TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

Internet Services

RFP# 26-910

POSTED: November 21, 2025

Deadline for Submittal: January 6, 2026

BEFORE 2:00 P.M.

ATTN: PURCHASING DEPT

Roseville City School District

1050 Main Street

Roseville, CA 95678

NOTICE INVITING PROPOSALS

Notice is hereby given that the Roseville City School District (RCSD) will accept proposals for

the award of contracts for E-rate Funding Year (FY) 2026 up to, but not later than 2:00 P.M., on

January 6, 2026 for the following:

RFP 26-910 Telecommunications Services - Internet Services - Districtwide (Category 1)

RFP 26-911 Telecommunications Services - Wide Area Network / Metropolitan Area Network

(WAN/MAN) Winding Creek Elementary (Category 1)

RFP 26-914 SD-WAN Router/Gateway equipment (Category 2)

RFP 26-915 Ethernet Switches (Category 2)

RFP 26-916 Wireless (Category 2)

RFP 26-917 Uninterruptible Power Supply (Category 2)

RFP 26-919 Internal Connections - Infrastructure (Category 2)

Additional information, including documents and questions pertaining to the bid can be located

on the District’s website: www.rcsdk8.org

Proposals shall be delivered in separate sealed envelopes, or boxes and marked on the outside

with the respective RFP number, bidder’s company name and contact name to the District Office

front desk referencing

Roseville City School District

<INSERT NAME OF RFP>

Attention: Technology Services

1050 Main Street

Roseville, CA 95678

prior to January 6, 2026 @ 2:00 P.M. deadline. Bids will be publicly registered at 2:00 P.M.

January 6, 2026 at the District Office:

1050 Main Street

Roseville, CA 95678

No faxed proposals will be accepted. Each bid must conform and be responsive to the bid

documents, and include One (1) signed original, two (2) hard copies, and one (1) digital copy

(CD or flash drive) of the proposal shall be submitted.

​

RCSD reserves the right to reject any or all bids or parts thereof, to be the sole judge of the​

merits and qualifications of all bids, to waive any informality in a bid, not necessarily accept the​

lowest of any offered and to extend the bidding period. Design, specifications, service, delivery,​

and quality may be considered in making selections.​

Published: November 21, 2025 and November 28, 2025 - Press Tribune

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Request for Proposal 26-910

TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES-

Internet Services

SUMMARY

The Roseville City School District (“RCSD” or “District”) issues this Request for Proposal

(RFP) to solicit qualified vendors to provide enterprise-grade, E-Rate-eligible Internet Access

Services to each of the District’s 22 schools and designated support facilities. The resulting

agreement will support the District’s instructional and operational mission and will be structured

to comply with all requirements of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Schools

and Libraries Program (E-Rate) administered by the Universal Service Administrative

Company (USAC).

The District reserves the right to award this RFP to one or more vendors. Awards may be

made by geographic area, site, circuit type, or other rational basis determined by the District

to be in its best interest, including technical feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and service resiliency.

The District may make partial awards even if a respondent submitted a comprehensive,

all-locations proposal.

Selection will be based on E-Rate-compliant cost-effectiveness, of which price is the most

heavily weighted factor but not the sole determinant. The District further reserves the right to

make no award or to negotiate final award terms consistent with E-Rate requirements.

All award decisions will be documented with sufficient rationale and contemporaneous records

to satisfy E-Rate audit and review obligations.

IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS IN THIS RFP

The following documents are included as part of this Request for Proposal (RFP). Any addenda,

clarifications, or modifications issued after the initial posting will be made available on the

District’s website at www.rcsdk8.org under “Contracts and Bids” (found in the “Menu”

section).

●​ Appendix A: List of District Addresses, including all sites requesting service

●​ Appendix B: Bid Form (must be completed and submitted by the prospective vendor)

●​ Appendix C: Questionnaire and Verification Forms related to this RFP

●​ Appendix D: Agreements, Waivers, and Understandings governed by USAC, E-Rate,

and applicable Federal, State, and Local regulations

BACKGROUND

The Roseville City School District currently receives a 5 Gbps symmetrical Internet circuit

delivered by Consolidated Communications Inc. (CCI) to the District Office at 1050 Main

Street, which serves as the head-end for the District’s Metro Area Network (MAN). The MAN

provides WAN connectivity from the District Office to all school sites and support facilities.

Under the existing contract, the incumbent provider additionally furnishes a /27 IPv4 allocation

(30 usable addresses) and hosted DNS services for the District’s government-issued domain

(roseville-csd.k12.ca.us).

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Request for Proposal 26-910

TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES-

Internet Services

The District is issuing this RFP to competitively procure Internet Access Services in alignment

with E-Rate procurement rules, to ensure continued eligibility under USAC audit standards,

and to evaluate market options that meet current technical needs while preserving compliance,

scalability, and operational continuity.

PROJECT

The District seeks E-Rate eligible Symmetrical Internet Access Services at scalable bandwidth

tiers ranging from 100 Mbps to 10 Gbps. Respondents may propose either:​

(a) a 3-year base term with up to two (2) optional one-year extensions, or​

(b) a 5-year fixed term.​

​

Service and speeds are to be delivered to the locations listed in Appendix B.

Consistent with the award structure stated in the Summary, the District may issue one or more

awards under this RFP, including partial awards by location or architecture.

RCSD will accept proposals based on the current head-end architecture or alternate

architectures that may provide operational, resiliency, or financial advantage. Any alternative

design must be fully described, costed as a separable option, and must not impair E-Rate

eligibility of any mandatory service components.

Pricing shall be provided in the tiered format defined in the bid appendices and shall list each

required component as separate line items, including at a minimum:

●​ Internet Access (recurring)

●​ Installation

●​ Hardware (provider-owned CPE if applicable)

●​ Transport/Circuit Costs

●​ Any other components necessary to deliver service

Respondents are not required to bid all listed locations; however, for any location not included

in a response, the respondent shall provide a brief written justification sufficient for audit and

E-Rate documentation purposes.

All proposals shall include:

●​ A minimum /27 IPv4 allocation per handoff address

●​ Support for industry-standard routing protocols

●​ DNS hosting for a minimum of five (5) domains (portal access preferred)

●​ District-visible monitoring capabilities (SNMP, API, or portal)

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A Service Level Agreement (SLA) shall be included detailing service guarantees including, at

minimum:

●​ 99.99% availability of each circuit

●​ 0.25% packet/frame-loss commitment

●​ 25 ms latency commitment

●​ 3 ms network-jitter commitment

●​ 24 × 7 × 365 trouble reporting

●​ Two (2)-hour response and four (4)-hour restoration of service

●​ Remedies for chronic failure

SLA standards shall be maintained at no additional cost for the contract term.

Network Path Diversity Consideration

The District is committed to promoting network path diversity as part of its strategy to ensure

reliable and uninterrupted connectivity for instructional and operational needs.

During proposal evaluations, the District will take into consideration whether a proposed

solution contributes to diversity of providers or physical network pathways serving a site.

Proposals that result in a single point of dependency on one provider or route may be scored

lower due to increased risk of service disruption or decreased overall network resiliency.

Optional value-added services (e.g., DDoS mitigation) may be proposed if independently

priced and clearly identified with respect to E-Rate eligibility status.

SCOPE

The selected provider(s) shall deliver the awarded Internet Access Services to the designated

locations in accordance with the final proposal, irrespective of whether the solution utilizes the

District’s existing head-end architecture or an alternate, provider-proposed design. Any

provider-owned customer premises equipment (CPE) required to complete service delivery

shall be supplied, installed, and maintained by the provider for the duration of the contract

term. Provider-owned CPE shall be removed at the provider’s expense at the end of the

contract term upon District request.

At a minimum, awarded services shall include:

●​ Delivery of the contracted bandwidth to all specified locations bid by the respondent

●​ Provider-supplied, routable /27 or greater IPv4 address allocation per service handoff

●​ All necessary transport, routing, and interconnection to reach the public Internet​

If a respondent elects not to include one or more listed locations in its scope, the omission must

be accompanied by a written justification consistent with the Project section.

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Internet Services

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 518210Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

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