2026 470 American Dream Charter School II
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American Dream Charter School II, set to open in August 2026 at 421 West 219th Street in New York, New York, is soliciting bids for infrastructure and connectivity services to support its operations during the 2026-2027 funding year, despite filing under a 2027-2028 Form 470 due to system constraints. For Category 1, the school seeks internet access with a single connection ranging from 1Gbps to 5+Gbps, requesting quotes for both cable and fiber options across multiple contract lengths—including month-to-month, one-year, two-year, and three-year terms. All proposals must include installation and build-out costs, network components billed separately, and must adhere to FCC Lowest Corresponding Price rules. Vendors must certify compliance with FCC Security Rules Order 19-121, explicitly excluding equipment from Huawei, ZTE, or other designated national security threats. For Category 2, the school is requesting quotes for wireless access points, switches, and firewall hardware and licensing to build its internal network, including 13+ Juniper Mist AP34-US or equivalent units, 4+ Juniper Mist AP45-US or equivalent units, a cloud subscription for 17+ five-year licenses, a Juniper EX4100-48MP PoE++ switch, two Juniper EX4100-24P PoE+ switches, a Cisco Meraki MX95 firewall, and a five-year enterprise license for the firewall. No installation is required. The school also includes BMIC to cover any USAC-classified support or licensing. All vendors must submit their SPIN and the Form 470 number, list all assumptions, provide exact SKUs or part numbers, and send proposals via email to both the applicant and consultant. Bids are due by August 27, 2026, and must comply with federal, state, and local regulations. The applicant will not consider phone inquiries and will accept incumbent provider bills as bids if no separate proposal is submitted.
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American Dream Charter School II is a new school most likely opening in August 2026. The school's location is 421 West 219th Street, New York, New York 10034.
American Dream Charter School II would like quotes for the following internet service at 421 West 219th Street, New York, New York 10034:
1+ connection for internet access, ranging in speed from 1Gbps to 5+Gbps or equivalent. Please provide quotes for 1Gbps, 2Gbps and 5 Gbps or equivalent or whatever other options you can offer in this range.
Please provide quotes for both cable and fiber options.
Please provide options for month-to-month, 1-year, 2-year, and 3-year contracts or whatever contract lengths/options you can offer.
Please include any installation/configuration and/or special construction/build-out costs as well as quotes for any network components that are necessary to deliver your service that will be billed separately.
As per E-Rate rules, all equivalent solutions will be accepted and evaluated.
Vendors Please include your SPIN and the 470 number with your proposal. Please be advised that the numbers above are approximate. Please list all assumptions used in creating your proposals. The preferred mode of contact is email. The applicant takes no responsibility for phone inquiries. Please email all bid responses to this 470 Application to both the applicant contact person listed under Contact Information on the 470 Application and the consultant (Lindsey@erateadvantage.com). If a separate proposal is not received from the incumbent service provider, bills from the incumbent service providers may be considered bids for this E-Rate year. All proposals must comply with FCC LCP rules as well as state and local laws. By submitting a bid on the requested services herein, the vendor certifies that its proposed prices are consistent with the FCCs Lowest Corresponding Price (LCP) requirements and that its equipment and services are compliant with the FCCs Security Rules Order (FCC 19-121) prohibiting the sale, provision, maintenance, modification, or other support of equipment or services provided or manufactured by Huawei, ZTE Corporation, or any other covered company deemed a national security threat.
Category 2: *****This application is for the 2026-2027 funding year (July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027). System limitations would not allow the school to file a 2026 470, so they are bidding out 2026-2027 funding on a 2027-2028 470. The school anticipates that services will begin in late August 2026 or early September 2026.
American Dream Charter School II is a new school most likely opening in August 2026. The school's location is 421 West 219th Street, New York, New York 10034.
American Dream Charter School II would like quotes for the following equipment and licenses at 421 West 219th Street, New York, New York 10034:
Wireless Access Point: 13+ Juniper Mist AP34-US or equivalent and all related components, including any software or licenses. Please include any related mounting hardware or equivalent.
Wireless Access Point: 4+ Juniper Mist AP45-US or equivalent and all related components, including any software or licenses. Please include any related mounting hardware or equivalent.
WAP software/cloud subscription: 17+ SUB-MAN-5Y or equivalent.
Switch: 1+ Juniper EX4100-48MP Multigigabit PoE++ access switch or equivalent and all related components, including any software or licenses. Please include any related mounting hardware or racks or equivalent.
Switch: 2+ Juniper EX4100-24P PoE+ switch B-EX4100-24P-EDU or equivalent and all related components, including any software or licenses. Please include any related mounting hardware or racks or equivalent.
Firewall: 1+ Cisco Meraki MX95 Security and SD-WAN Appliance - MX95-HW or equivalent and all related components, including any software or licenses. Please include any related mounting hardware or racks or equivalent.
Firewall software/cloud subscription: 1+ Five-year Meraki Enterprise License and Support LIC-MX95-ENT-5Y or equivalent.
The school does not need installation.
BMIC has been included to account for any related software, licenses, or support that USAC may deem classified in this category.
If applicable, please provide the SKUs or manufacturer part numbers for the products/services listed in your quote. As per E-Rate rules, all equivalent solutions will be accepted and evaluated. Vendors - Please include your SPIN and the 470 number with your proposal. Please be advised that the numbers above are approximate. Please list all assumptions used in creating your proposals. The preferred mode of contact is email. The applicant takes no responsibility for phone inquiries. Please email all bid responses to this 470 Application to both the applicant contact person listed under Contact Information on the 470 Application and the consultant (Lindsey@erateadvantage.com). All proposals must comply with FCC LCP rules as well as state and local laws. By submitting a bid on the requested services herein, the vendor certifies that its proposed prices are consistent with the FCCs Lowest Corresponding Price (LCP) requirements and that its equipment and services are compliant with the FCCs Security Rules Order (FCC 19-121) prohibiting the sale, provision, maintenance, modification, or other support of equipment or services provided or manufactured by Huawei, ZTE Corporation, or any other covered company deemed a national security threat.
Requested services (7 line items): - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Switches And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Firewall Service, Components, And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Internet Access And Data Transmission Service - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Firewall Service And Components - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Switches
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/270000162/17037007/22306440-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_270000162_CERTIFIED.pdf
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