Specifications include, but are not limited to: a. District/Applicant leaves point of presence (PoP) location and fiber routes up to respondent. However, due to current and future bandwidth needs, designs are encouraged to provide dedicated infrastructure to District/Applicant. This includes little to no aggregation or third-party equipment between District/Applicant site and PoP. b. District/Applicant is not advocating or mandating any preconceived network design or construction route and leaves this decision up to the vendor to present their best solution. c. Offerors should clearly illustrate proposed network design and construction routes. d. The District/Applicant’s evaluation criteria will be used to determine if an award is made as a result of this RFP. The District/Applicant has, in accordance with E-rate guidelines, rated cost of service as the highest weighted factor in its decision criteria.