Fiber Maintenance

The Genesee Intermediate School District (GISD) is seeking comprehensive fiber maintenance services for the GenNET (Genesee Network for Education Telecommunications) fiber optic network, a consortium-owned infrastructure serving 21 local Genesee County school districts. The procurement covers maintenance of over 450 miles of fiber connecting more than 200 buildings throughout the county, providing data, voice, and video services. Required services include emergency response, annual visual inspections, routine maintenance, tree trimming, marker/handhole inspection and repair, MISSDIG/NJUNS ticket monitoring, fiber replacement, and documentation maintenance. Bidders must be licensed Michigan contractors with an E-rate SPIN number, as the project is contingent on Universal Services Fund (USF) funding approval. A pre-bid meeting was held on December 19, 2018, with sealed bids due by January 16, 2019, at 2:00 PM. The project involves approximately 14 miles of mostly non-armored underground fiber, with vendors responsible for maintaining as-built documentation and coordinating repairs with Windstream for backbone fiber sections. Evaluation will consider both one-year and three-year term pricing, with line items separating USF-eligible and non-eligible services.

The procurement appears open to all qualified vendors without specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises. Bidders must submit one original and two copies of their proposal, along with an electronic copy and a performance bond equal to the final contract amount. Additional mandatory submission requirements include a Familial Relationship Disclosure Statement and an Iran Economic Sanctions Act Certification. While specific budget ranges are not explicitly detailed, the bid form provides a structure for itemized pricing of labor and equipment. The existing infrastructure consists of a fiber network hub located at the Erwin L. Davis Education Building in Flint, Michigan, with a mix of underground fiber types requiring potential replacement for lines that no longer meet 10g speed specifications or have excessive splice-related line loss. The GISD reserves the right to split the bid between multiple vendors or reject all bids if deemed in their best interest. The anticipated contract award is scheduled for the GISD Board of Education meeting on February 26, 2019, with implementation contingent on securing E-rate funding.