QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO MARK ANDERSON AT [email protected] should be emailed to: Mark Anderson at [email protected] is requested for 7 schools and 2 NIFs that did not migrate when the portal was established (Franklin Special School District Building and Central Office Annex). General notes - Quantities outlined in the service request section are approximate and may change with final request. Voice service - The district is seeking bids for local and long distance services. Service providers may bid on local and/or long distance. Approximate quantities include 14 business lines, 28 Centrex stations and associated NARs, and 2 PRIs. The PRIs terminate at the Central Office Annex located at 1406 Cannon Street, Franklin, TN.Cell service - This request is for service only for approximately 67 devices. Of this, 56 have data plans. Service provider must provide cost allocation for ineligible texting and data plans. WAN service via leased lit fiber - This request is for a minimum 1 Gbps circuit to the Central Office Annex. Provide incremental bandwidth up to 10 Gbps. We are also requesting 100 Mbps circuits to the all schools (except Franklin Lower Elementary School) and the Central Office. Provide incremental bandwidth up to 1 Gbps to these locations. Pricing must be provided by location. The district would like to have diagram of proposed network but this is not a requirement for consideration. The district is seeking a multi-year contract, possibly 3 years with 2 voluntary extensions. The contract must explicitly state that the bandwidth can be increased during the term of the contract. The bidder must include costs for all components required to implement the service. These costs include but are not limited to special construction, installation, maintenance and equipment costs. Failure to include all costs may be grounds for disqualification. Provide an estimate of miscellaneous fees, taxes and surcharges.

1. Category 1 · Internet Access and/or Telecommunications · Voice Service (Analog, Digital, Interconnected VOIP, etc) — quantity 14 Users for 9 entities; maintenance and technical support 2. Category 1 · Internet Access and/or Telecommunications · Voice Service (Analog, Digital, Interconnected VOIP, etc) — quantity 28 Users for 9 entities; maintenance and technical support 3. Category 1 · Internet Access and/or Telecommunications · Voice Service (Analog, Digital, Interconnected VOIP, etc) — quantity 2 Users for 9 entities; maintenance and technical support 4. Category 1 · Internet Access and/or Telecommunications · Cellular Voice — quantity 67 Lines for 9 entities 5. Category 1 · Internet Access and/or Telecommunications · Lit Fiber Service — quantity 1 Circuits for 1 entity; capacity 1024.00 Mbps to 10240.00 Mbps; installation and initial configuration; maintenance and technical support 6. Category 1 · Internet Access and/or Telecommunications · Lit Fiber Service — quantity 7 Circuits for 7 entities; capacity 100.00 Mbps to 1024.00 Mbps; installation and initial configuration; maintenance and technical support

An RFP was issued for the services requested: No

Due Date for Bid Responses: November 20, 2015Response MUST reference this Form 470.Bidder must agree to participate in the E-Rate Program for the corresponding funding year and do the following: 1) have a valid SPIN and include this SPIN on your response. 2) have a current Service Provider Annual Certification (SPAC) filed with the USAC by July 1 of the corresponding funding year, 3) provide Lowest Corresponding Price, and 4) comply with E-Rate gift rules. Bidders responding to district issued RFP should clearly identify E-rate eligible and E-rate ineligible services and features. All contracts awarded may be contingent upon E-Rate funding and final board approval unless otherwise noted. The applicant may choose to do all or part of the project upon funding notification.

Billed entity: FRANKLIN SPECIAL SCHOOL DIST Billed Entity Number (BEN): 128221 FCC Registration Number: 0001759042 Applicant type: School District Number of eligible entities: 8 Funding year: 2016

Contact: Mark Anderson · 615-790-4746 · [email protected] Technical contact: Mark Anderson · Technology Coordinator · 615-790-4746 · [email protected]

Allen & Allen Consulting LLC · CRN 16060634 · 404-312-8806 · [email protected]

Status: Certified Form version: Original Certified form (PDF): https://publicdata.usac.org/SL/Prd/Form470/335368/160001792/Original/USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_160001792_CERTIFIED.pdf