BIG 2021 RFP

This Request for Proposal (RFP) is released on behalf of the California Department of Education (CDE) by The Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) to identify external broadband connectivity solutions that provide fiber broadband connectivity to the most poorly connected school sites to allow digital learning opportunities for pupils.

This Request for Proposal solicits responses from qualified service providers for leased lit fiber circuits across California.

A bidder's conference for this RFP was held at 10 am, Monday, December 21, 2020. The bidder's conference was not required but if you could not make the meeting a video of the zoom conference is here: https://youtu.be/QaIrnqmEQ6M and meeting slides are available here.

• Request For Proposal Document BIG e-rate 2021 RFP
• Exhibit C: Reporting Requirements for Federal and State Discount
• Exhibit D: BIG Pricing Worksheet
• Exhibit E: Required Information for Special Construction for USAC Program Integrity Review provided for reference only

RFP Q&A:

https://groups.google.com/a/management.cenic.org/g/big2021rfp