The School District of Manatee County is seeking proposals for two fully managed Layer 3 Internet access services delivered over leased lit fiber, each beginning at 20 Gbps and scalable to 80 Gbps in 5 Gbps increments. It is the intent of the District to procure goods or services that may be adjusted for the addition of new sites, relocation of sites, or adjustments to the quantity and/or capacity of service, in accordance with the terms of any resulting contract or service agreement. Please see the attached RFP for further specifications.

1. Category 1 · Data Transmission and/or Internet Access · Internet Access and Data Transmission Service — quantity 2 Each for 2 entities; capacity 10240.00 Mbps to 102400.00 Mbps; installation and initial configuration

An RFP was issued for the services requested: Yes RFP documents: https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/270000843/127848/22766596-MD27_RFP_Addendum_280001%20Q%20and%20A.pdf (uploaded 2026-10-16) https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/270000843/127848/22552428-MD27_RFP_Internet%20Access_280001rfp.pdf (uploaded 2026-09-16)

Please see the attached RFP for more information. SPAM and robotic bids will not be considered valid responses and will be disqualified from this procurement.

Billed entity: MANATEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Billed Entity Number (BEN): 127848 FCC Registration Number: 0011606886 Applicant type: School District Number of eligible entities: 65 Funding year: 2027

Contact: Scott Hansen · 941-708-8770 ext. 41125 · [email protected]

Funds for Learning · CRN 16024808 · 405-341-4140 · [email protected]

Status: Certified Form version: Current Certified form (PDF): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/270000843/127848/22766601-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_270000843_CERTIFIED.pdf