114-20260212153406 GSD

The Grenada School District in Mississippi is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Wide Area Network (WAN) services under Bid #25004 to connect eight district locations including elementary schools, middle school, high school, special education facilities, and the central office. The procurement offers two alternative solutions: Option A (Leased Dark Fiber with user-managed equipment) requiring 32 fiber strands with full construction, splicing, patching, termination, and testing by the Service Provider, and Option B (Leased Lit Fiber with vendor-managed equipment) requiring 10 Gbps dedicated, symmetrical transport bandwidth per site with the vendor providing all modulating electronics and optical transceivers. All work must be completed and fully operational by July 1, 2026, and vendors may bid on one or both options. Key qualifications include current USAC SPIN and SPAC credentials and compliance with State of Mississippi procurement laws, with vendors required to provide three references for similar installations. The Service Level Agreement must guarantee 99.9% uptime with 24x7x365 monitoring and support. Evaluation criteria include Cost of Eligible Services (40%), Service Level Agreement (20%), Vendor Experience & References (20%), Prior Experience with the District (10%), and Compliance & Technical Design (10%). Critical deadlines include a mandatory site visit window from February 13, 2026 through March 6, 2026 (with appointments scheduled through Chris Corbett at ccorbett@grenadak12.com), and sealed bids due March 13, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the District Central Office. The contract will have a three-year base term with up to seven optional one-year extensions, ending on June 30 of applicable years, with possible price redetermination after the base term and every two years thereafter.

The RFP does not identify specific set-aside designations or restrictions on respondent types based on disadvantaged enterprise status. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are listed in the procurement documentation. The project is contingent on E-Rate approval and federal funding; if Federal E-Rate subsidies cease, the District's liability ends and the remaining contract is voided without penalty. The District reserves the right to award based on best value rather than lowest cost and may reject any or all proposals. No specific award value or budget range is provided in the available documentation, though pricing will be a significant evaluation factor at 40% of the total score. Vendors must have the capability to integrate with the District's supplied equipment for Option A or provide complete managed solutions for Option B across the eight specified locations.