Please reference 470 #270004423 on all correspondence. Please refer to the RFP associated with this 470 for complete details. Direct all technical questions to the technical contact listed on the 470. Believe Schools (the Applicant) seeks Internet Access and Data Transmission Services. We seek symmetrical bandwidth at 2 Gbps scalable to 3 Gbps with guaranteed throughput to the Applicants head-end located at 2540 North Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana, beginning July 1, 2027. Please provide laddered pricing in all bids and contracts. We will require 4 +/- public IPv4 addresses. Please provide individual or block pricing for additional addresses to account for potential growth during the term of the contract. You may also provide optional pricing for the technical equivalent number of IPv6 addresses. The Applicant seeks a 3-year or 5-year contract with or without voluntary extensions; other terms will be considered. Extension terms and pricing must be spelled out in the proposal. Open-ended, automatically renewing, or "evergreen" terms are not acceptable and will not be considered responsive. Questions No informational meetings or building visits will be scheduled. Any questions related to the technical aspects of this document should be directed to Teagan Vonderheit, Director of Strategy and Growth at tvonderheit@believeschools.org with a copy to Kristie.martin@adtecerate.com, no later than 1:00 PM EST on November 30, 2026. Answers to any written questions or any additional information, revisions, or clarifications to the RFP will be provided in the form of an addendum to be posted with the FCC Form 470 on the Universal Service (E-Rate) website. It is the sole responsibility of the Service Provider to check for any addenda that may be issued. Proposal Delivery The Applicant reserves the right to reject each and every bid, and to waive informalities, irregularities, and errors in the bidding to the extent permitted by law. This includes the right to extend the date and time for receipt of bids. In the event that a responsible bid is not received or if it is determined that the low bid received is too high, the bid received will be rejected and the project will be cancelled or re-bid. Bids should be e-mailed to the office of Teagan Vonderheit, Director of Strategy and Growth at tvonderheit@believeschools.org with a copy to Kristie.martin@adtecerate.com, by 1:00 PM EST on January 4, 2027.

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