• Terrestrial based, gigabit fiber optic (Ethernet capable) internet circuit. • One set of Full Class C Public IP Addresses. • Provide the installation (one time) costs and monthly (ongoing) costs. • Site shall terminate with a fiber handoff. The site demark shall be determined by MCS technical staff. • Any network outage resolution should be coordinated with MCS technical staff. • An uptime guarantee of 99.95% or better shall be provided. • Any changes in the routing of the fiber cable due to city infrastructure changes and/or requirements will the responsibility of the vendor at no expense to MCS. • The circuits shall be capable of carrying multiple data services such as computer networks, voice over IP, digital video, etc. • All equipment necessary to provide this connectivity shall be provided by vendor. • All vendor equipment installed shall be under repair maintenance at no cost to MCS for the life of the contract agreement. • Contract term shall be for one (1) year with the option of two (2), 1-year extensions not to exceed three (3) years in total. • MCS requests that the contract terms allow for growth in bandwidth and/or additional site connectivity (based on as yet to be determined customer need) with no change to the original contract termination date. • MCS requests that the contract terms allow for reduction in bandwidth and/or removal of additional site connectivity (based on as yet to be determined customer need) with no penalty or early termination charges. • Proposals should include pricing for bandwidths ranging from 1Gbs to 10Gbs. • Construction, installation of any equipment and service must begin no sooner then July 1st, 2025. All work must be scheduled during non-school hours, weekends, and calendar breaks throughout the school year.
