Proviso 1-Yr WAN 2027

Updated Oct 21, 2026

An E-Rate Form 470 from Proviso TWP High SCH DIST 209 in Forest Park, IL. Providers can bid until Oct 27, 2026.

Internet access (Category 1)

PROPOSALS for the WAN are due Friday, October 30 2026 by 12:00 noon CST. Proviso Township High Schools District 209 seeks proposals for a renewed or new managed Fiber Optic WAN services for 12-months. The district currently has a 10Gb managed fiber WAN and has a Cloud-based Fiber network connecting the three locations. Please provide pricing for one year. For access to the schools, please contact Eric Santos, Director of Technology, at [email protected] or 708-338-5920 . Technical or 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 Eric Santos, director of Technology, at [email protected], Jerry Steinberg at [email protected] and Karen Applehoff 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 bedisqualified 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. Anyineligible 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 methodologymust 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, Proviso TWP High SCH DIST 209 had $635,575 of E-Rate services before discount, with a 85% E-Rate discount, from ACP CreativIT LLC, Illinois Bell Telephone Company, LLC.

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.