Saint Frances Academy is seeking proposals for 500 Mbps - 1 Gbps Internet access service. - All proposals and/or information requests should reference the Form 470 number and should be submitted via email to the Technical Contact listed on this Form 470 and jm470@erateelite.com. - Proposals must afford the District the right to increase bandwidth during the contract term without extending the term or initiating a new agreement. Any one-time costs associated with bandwidth increases must be referenced in the proposal. Optional extension periods must be of specified number and duration. - All proposals should identify the specific services that pertain to the services listed on the Form 470. Proposals that include an encyclopedic list of all a service provider's products and services, and do not identify the specific services being proposed in response to this Form 470 may be disqualified. - At the time of proposal submission, all service providers should have a valid Service Provider Identification Number (SPIN), or be able to provide documentation showing that they have begun the process of obtaining a SPIN from USAC. Lacking a valid SPIN, or documentation showing that the process of obtaining one has begun, at the time of submission may result in disqualification. - As required by E-Rate rules, all bids in response to this Form 470 must offer the Lowest Corresponding Price, LCP. See USAC's website https://www.usac.org/e-rate/service-providers/step-2-responding-to-bids/lowest-corresponding-price/ for additional information. - Any offering of free services must be clearly identified in service providers' proposals and must be compliant with USAC's Free Services Advisory.

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