Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System - Requests for Proposals

The Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System (ARCPLS) invites vendors to submit proposals in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Request for Proposal (RFP), see link below. This RFP provides the requirements and evaluative criteria for Internet services and requests a detailed response from all prospective vendors, including pricing and service descriptions, in a specified format.

Our goal is selecting an Internet Service Provider or Internet Services Providers that can provide Internet Access with sufficient speed and bandwidth needed at each of the libraries in the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System. Responders may bid to provide services for all or any of the 6 member libraries listed.

The work proposed in these specifications are dependent upon receipt of Erate Funding for Internet Access for the Erate Funding Year July 1, 2027 through June 30, 2028.

Please direct all questions pertaining to this RFP by email to the contact listed in the RFP document by the end of the day, Monday, November 30, 2026. Answers to any questions will be posted no later than 5:00 PM, Tuesday, December 1, 2026 to this page.

All proposals are due 3:00 PM EST, Friday, December 4, 2026.

Click here to view the Request for Proposal for Internet Access

Questions:

Q: Will you need internet filtering or firewall service?
A: No. ARCPLS manages its own firewall and will handle its own webfiltering for each of the locations.

Q: Do you need us to provide network connectivity between the library branches?
A: No. ARCPLS needs only unfiltered connections to the internet at each location.

Q: Please define managed internet, what expectations / features are needed for managed internet?
A: We are looking for individual dedicated leased lit fiber circuits with at least 3 dedicated static IP addresses to all 6 of our locations providing just internet service with 24/7 proactive monitoring by the ISP.

Q: What type of device will our demarc plug into?
A: Our firewall will plug directly into the demarc.

Q: What handoff is requested (copper or fiber)?
A: Copper