PROPOSALS for both the WAN and Internet are due Tuesday, December 1, 2026 by 12:00 noon CST. There is no RFP for the Internet request, see the narrative below for requirements. The headend is located at the District Office/ Cary Jr HS, 2115/2109 Crystal Lake Rd., Cary, IL. The district currently has a 500Mb managed fiber WAN connecting its 4 school to the head end and is looking for a new or renewed solution. Please provide pricing for one year. The district currently has a 100Mb managed fiber WAN connecting the Transportation Center to the headend and is looking for a new or renewed solution. Please provide pricing for one year. The district currently has a 1Gb fiber Internet connection that is terminated at the DO/Cary Jr HS, 2115/2109 Crystal Lake Rd., Cary, IL that serves the district and is looking for a new or renewed solutions. Please provide pricing for one year. Please refer to the WAN RFP for the building locations. For access to the schools, please contact Andy Fitzsimons at andrew.fitzsimons@cary26.org or 224 357-5100. Technical and 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 Andy Fitzsimons at andrew.fitzsimons@cary26.org, Karen Applehoff at karen@telesolutionsconsultants.com and Jerry Steinberg at jerry@telesolutionsconsultants.com. Please indicate the Form 470 number and the school district name in the subject line of all responses. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Responses not received by the due date cited in the RFP and/or Form 470 may be disqualified. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Service providers that do not clearly identify ineligible equipment and pricing 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.

Cary Elementary School District 26