PROPOSALS are due on Wednesday, November 11, 2026 by 12:00 noon CST. The district is seeking proposals for a New or Renewed 2Gb fiber Internet connection at its Winnetka Campus located at 385 Winnetka Ave., Winnetka, IL. Please provide pricing for 1, 2 and 3 years. For technical questions and access to the schools, please contact Mike Valadez, Network and Operations Manager at valadezm@newtrier,k12.il.us or 847 784-2377. E-rate questions must be emailed to Jerry Steinberg at jerry@telesolutionsconsultants.com. Please indicate the Form 470 number and the school district name in the subject line. Proposals should be emailed to Dr. Lauren Owens at owensl@newtrier.k12.il.us , Mike Valadez at valadezm@newtrier.k12.il.us, Angel Villaluz at villalua@k12.il.us, Karen Applehoff at karen@telesolutionsconsultants.com and Jerry Steinberg at jerry@telesolutionsconsultants. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Responses not received by the due date cited in the RFP and/or Form 470 may be disqualified. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Responses that do not address the requirements in the RFP and/or Form 470 will be disqualified. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: SPAM and/or robotic responses will not be considered valid bid responses and will be disqualified from consideration. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Responses that do not provide the Lowest Corresponding Price will be disqualified. Service providers submitting proposals in response to this FCC Form 470 must be in compliance with rules and orders governed by the Federal Communications Commission. The vendor must agree to comply with rules and regulations of USAC. Vendors must be familiar with billing methods and timelines associated with USAC. Vendor must be in good standing with the USAC and not red-lighted. The vendor must include their SPIN number on the bid/proposal. Service providers responding to this Form 470 should clearly identify E-rate Eligible and Ineligible equipment and pricing. Any ineligible products, services or components bundled with eligible products or services must be listed separately from the eligible products or services. Prices for these ineligible products or services must be allocated out of the price for the eligible services; failure to do so can lead to rejection of the bid. Allocations must comply with USAC rules which specify that the allocation methodology must be based on tangible criteria and reach a realistic result. It is the Service Providers responsibility to access the Portal (EPC) to determine if there are any addenda or changes for this request.

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