FCC E-RATE Program: Bidding Q&A

FCC ERATE Program - Bidding Q&A for Service Providers
Posted on 11/02/2020
Question & AnswersQuestion & Answers

1. What are 2 sites?

QCSS Elementary School
Address: 8701 Mallard Creek Road, Charlotte, NC 28262

QCSS Secondary School
Address: 9108 Mallard Creek Road, Charlotte, NC 28262.

2. Are you looking for a point to point circuit between the two?

470 Request is for a WAN circuit to connect the Secondary School Building (9108 Mallard Creek Road, Charlotte, NC 28262) back to the head end at the Elementary School Building (8701 Mallard Creek Road, Charlotte, NC 28262) or direct internet connection for Secondary School Building (9108 Mallard Creek Road, Charlotte, NC 28262) for starting July 1st, 2021.

3. Are you looking for one (1) Dedicated Internet Access at the Elementary School and a second (2) Dedicated Internet Access at the Middle School/High School? This will be a total of two (2) Internet circuits.

We are looking for one of the followings;

One dedicated internet access at the Middle/High School Building or WAN connection between these two buildings. The WAN connection which can connect Middle/High school to Elementary internet.

4. Are you looking for one (1) Dedicated Internet Access at the Elementary school and a second (2) Dedicated Internet Access at the Middle School/High School, with one (1) Ethernet Private Line (WAN) Connection between the Elementary School and Middle School/High School?

We are looking for dedicated internet access at the Middle/High school building or WAN connection between these two buildings.

5. How many Static IP addresses are needed?

1 for WAN

6. What is the budget for both options.

Schools pay between $200-500/month for high speed fiber internet access.

7. What is the current Internet service provider at each school?

QCSS Elementary School (8701 Mallard Creek Road, Charlotte, NC 28262) - served by 250 MCNC Internet connection from NCREN.

QCSS M/H School (9108 Mallard Creek Road, Charlotte, NC 28262) - served by Windstream internet.

8. What are the proposed speeds of the WAN Connection and Internet Speed Requirements.

1-2 Gbps wan between two buildings
0.5-1 Gbps internet access for MS/HS

9. Any routing managed routing equipment or managed firewall needed ?

Form 470 is part of category 1, routing equipment or managed firewall will be filed through category 2.

10. Quote should include 36 mth and 60 mth pricing options.

Yes, that is correct.