PROPOSALS for both the WAN and Internet are due Tuesday, November 17, 2026 by 12:00 noon CST. The Kankakee School District 111 seeks proposals for a new managed Fiber Optic Wide Area Network, or WAN, services to connect its school buildings together at speed options of 5-Gbps and 10-Gbps to terminate at the District Office/Montessouri Magnet School, 240 Warren Ave., Kankakee, IL 60901 as per RFP specifications. Please provide pricing tables for 3-year and 5-year contracts. Kankakee SD is also seeking proposals for a fiber Internet connection at a speed of 10-Gbps to terminate in the MDF/server room at the District Office/Montessouri Magnet School, 240 Warren Ave., Kankakee, IL 60901. Please provide pricing for a 2-and 3-year year contract. For access to the schools, please contact Daniel Dannenberg, Technology Supervisor, at [email protected] or 815-802-7727. Technical and 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 Jerry Steinberg, Senior Consultant, Telesolutions Consultants LLC, at [email protected], Karen Applehoff, Consultant, at [email protected] and Daniel Dannenberg, Technology Supervisor, 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 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

1. Category 1 · Data Transmission and/or Internet Access · Internet Access and Data Transmission Service — quantity 10 Each for 10 entities; capacity 5120.00 Mbps to 10240.00 Mbps; installation and initial configuration 2. Category 1 · Data Transmission and/or Internet Access · Internet Access and Data Transmission Service — quantity 1 Each for 10 entities; capacity 10240.00 Mbps to 10240.00 Mbps; installation and initial configuration

An RFP was issued for the services requested: Yes RFP documents: https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/270001176/135787/22765148-Kankakee%20New%20WAN.doc (uploaded 2026-10-17)

Billed entity: KANKAKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT 111 Billed Entity Number (BEN): 135787 FCC Registration Number: 0002834612 Applicant type: School District Number of eligible entities: 11 Funding year: 2027

Contact: Karen Applehoff · 630-351-6200 · [email protected] Technical contact: Daniel Dannenberg · Technology Supervisor · 815-802-7727 · [email protected]

Telesolutions Consultants LLC · CRN 16043677 · 630-351-6200 · [email protected]

Status: Certified Form version: Original Certified form (PDF): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/270001176/135787/22770445-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_270001176_CERTIFIED.pdf