Laurens Lot 4 pricing.xlsx

This is a pricing submission template for dark fiber services in Laurens County, South Carolina (Laurens 55 Lot 4), designed for leased dark fiber with maintenance and operations and special construction costs. The solicitation requires vendors to submit detailed fiber route matrices showing distances in feet between ten sites (L55-1 through L55-10) and corresponding total first month costs for each potential connection. Bidders must complete two primary spreadsheets: the Fiber Route Matrix documenting distances for each fiber run and the Total First Month Cost Matrix showing comprehensive pricing. Following completion of these matrices, vendors must select the most cost-effective Site A to Site B connections to serve the entire school district and submit a network design diagram illustrating the proposed connections.

Pricing submissions must include all cost-effective options and itemize costs into four categories: E-Rate Eligible Non-Recurring Costs (NRC) including special construction, taxes, and surcharges; E-Rate Ineligible NRCs such as state contract administrative fees; Monthly Maintenance and Operations costs; and Monthly Circuit Recurring Costs (MRC). The submission template requires vendors to break down the total first month costs, which comprise one month of lease costs, one month of maintenance and operation costs, and all special construction costs needed to activate the fiber. Pricing guidance references USAC Schools and Libraries Program rules and the Eligible Services List to ensure compliance with E-Rate program requirements for educational institutions.