Renovation of a mixed-use development in Dothan, Alabama. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

The Dothan City Board of Education (DCS) wishes to compare leased lit fiber and leased dark fiber. The current Wide Area Network Services are provided via leased lit fiber but enhanced bandwidth fiber services may be required to support rapidly growing bandwidth needs and to meet the State Education Technology Directors Association standard recognized in the FCC Second E-rate Modernization order as the benchmark standard for bandwidth for school districts. This Request for Proposal (RFP) requests services capable of data transmissions via fiber optic cable for Dothan City Schools. Services shall be provided to the locations detailed in the Addresses tab of the DCS_WAN_RFP_22-23 Spreadsheet. DCS is seeking six options for bids. Price quotes are requested for 12 months with four 12-month options, 36 months with two 12-month options and 60 months terms of service. Prices should be all inclusive. All-inclusive in this case means, including all special construction or non-recurring costs (NRC) (see description in later section) required by the vendor to commence service and all monthly recurring costs (MRC) should be included in the requisite columns of the pricing sheets. No increased pricing will be allowed during the term of the quoted special construction/NRC and MRC rate in each pricing cell of the spreadsheet. Respondents should submit a bid for all three term options of Lit Fiber, Leased Dark Fiber or both. a. The first option is a fully managed, leased lit fiber transport service from the hub to the specified eligible applicant sites. One-time special construction can be bid separately from the vendor's proposed monthly recurring cost for the fully managed leased lit service. b. The second option is for a leased dark fiber solution that includes special construction, the monthly lease fee, maintenance, and operations. One-time special construction costs should be bid separately from the monthly lease fee. Maintenance and operations fees can be included in the monthly lease fee. RFP Questions ...................................... February, 1 2022 - February 28, 2022 Vendors are to direct any and all questions regarding this Request for Proposal via email to: Mr. Jeremy Green Director of Technology Dothan City Schools Board of Education jergreen@dothan.k12.al.us 1665 Honeysuckle Rd. Suite 1, Dothan, AL 36305