Lex Lot 5, pricing.xlsx

This is a pricing submission template for dark fiber leasing services for Lexington School District 1 in South Carolina, specifically for Lot 5 of the procurement. The document establishes a matrix-based bidding structure requiring vendors to provide fiber route distances measured in feet between 38 designated school sites (LE-1 through LE-38) and corresponding monthly recurring costs for each potential fiber run connection. Bidders must complete two primary matrices: the Fiber Route Matrix, which documents the distance in feet for each fiber run between Site A and Site B locations, and the MRC (Monthly Recurring Cost) Matrix, which specifies the monthly lease rates in dollars for each potential connection without maintenance costs. Following completion of these matrices, vendors must select the most cost-effective site-to-site connections to serve the entire school district and list them in a summary table, along with providing a network design diagram illustrating the proposed connections. The template allows for multiple fiber run selections and provides a grand total line for cumulative monthly recurring costs.

The pricing structure requires all available options to be presented by vendors and must comply with USAC (Universal Service Administrative Company) Schools and Libraries Program rules and the Eligible Services List for fiber projects. Vendors are instructed to enter only one pricing entry per fiber run to ensure clear cost comparisons across potential network configurations. The template provides references to USAC guidelines regarding fiber infrastructure projects to ensure compliance with federal funding regulations that may apply to this school district procurement. This approach allows the school district to evaluate various network topology options and select the vendor offering the most economical solution for establishing dark fiber connectivity across all designated sites.