Mobile County Public Schools, hereafter referred to as Applicant, requests proposals to deliver wide area network (WAN) and Internet services to the district. Service is expected to originate at the district hub site and be delivered to the eligible service locations. All locations, with addresses and demarcation points, are listed in the attached pricing sheet. The new service is planned to begin on July 1, 2024, which represents the expiration of the current leased WAN service. The Applicant uses Leased Dark Fiber services to provide Wide Area Network (WAN) connectivity to all its educational sites and non-instructional facilities. High schools are allocated 100 Gbps of bandwidth, while middle schools get 40 Gbps and elementary schools get 25 Gbps. All other facilities are assigned 10 Gbps of bandwidth. Currently, the applicant provides a 20 Mbps Internet access to all its schools and non-instructional facilities.
