Internet 2027 - Evanston-Skokie

Updated Oct 21, 2026

An E-Rate Form 470 from Evanston-Skokie School District 65 in Evanston, IL. Providers can bid until Oct 29, 2026.

Internet access (Category 1)

PROPOSALS are due Friday, November 6, 2026 by 12:00 noon CST. The headend is located at the DO/Joseph Hill ECC located at 1500 McDaniel Ave., Evanston, IL. The district currently has a 2Gb Internet connection that serves the district and is seeking proposals for a new Internet connection at 2-Gbps or 5-Gbps (new option), preferrable that provides and supports ineligible DDOS services. For e-rate purposes, DDOS costs need to be on a separate line so it can be cost allocated out from the eligible service. Please provide pricing for 1, 2 and 3 years. For technical questions and access to the schools, please contact Jimmy Giannos at [email protected] or 847-859-8086. E-rate questions must be emailed to Jerry Steinberg at [email protected]. Please indicate the Form 470 number and the school district name in the subject line. Proposals should be emailed to Jimmy Giannos at [email protected], Karen Applehoff at [email protected] and Jerry Steinberg at [email protected]. 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: 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 andpricing. 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.

What they are asking for

Their E-Rate history

In funding year 2026, Evanston-Skokie School District 65 had $267,749 of E-Rate services before discount, with a 60% E-Rate discount, from Unite Private Networks, LLC-Illinois, CDW Government LLC, Cogent Communications, Inc..

From USAC funding request data (FCC Form 471). Costs are the amounts requested before the E-Rate discount.

Read the full Form 470 on USAC (PDF)

All open E-Rate requests

Source: E-Rate FCC Form 470 data published by USAC (Universal Service Administrative Company) on opendata.usac.org, read once a day and shown as published, without warranty. Always read the full Form 470 and any RFP before you respond, and follow the competitive bidding rules of the E-Rate program.