2026 470 Application - Equitas Collegiate High School

Category 1: Equitas Collegiate High School would like quotes for 1+ connection for internet access to 2501 W 7th St. LOS ANGELES, CA 90057, ranging in speed from 1 Gbps to 2+Gbps or equivalent. Please provide quotes for fiber or equivalent in addition to whatever other options you can offer within this range.
Please include quotes for 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 (kristin@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: ***PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT FOR MORE DETAILS***
Equitas Collegiate High School would like quotes for the following:
SWITCHES AND LICENSES: 1 Cisco Meraki MS150-24P-4X 241GbE, 4SFP+, PoE+ (370W) or equivalent and all related components, including any software or licenses (preferably 5-year MS150-24 Enterprise License or equivalent) 3 Cisco Meraki MS150-48LP-4X 481GbE, 4SFP+, PoE+ (370W) or equivalent and all related components, including any software or licenses (preferably 5-year MS150-48LP Enterprise License or equivalent)
ACCESS POINTS AND LICENSES: 23 Cisco Meraki MR46 Wi-Fi 6 Access Point or equivalent and all related components, including any software or licenses (preferably 5-year MR Enterprise License or equivalent)
FIREWALL AND LICENSE: 1 Cisco Meraki MX105 Security Appliance or equivalent and all related components, including any software or licenses (preferably 5-year MX105 Advanced Security License or equivalent)
UPSs: 1 APC Smart-UPS 3000RM LCD UPS or equivalent and all related components
POWER CONDITIONING/RELATED COMPONENTS: 1 Tripp Lite 2400W Rack-Mount Power Conditioner with AVR or equivalent and all related components 1 Tripp Lite 1200W Line Conditioner with AVR or equivalent and all related components
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.
INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION: Equitas Collegiate High School is also requesting proposals for the option of installation and configuration services for the equipment listed above. Please price the installation and configuration services separately from the equipment and licenses, as detailed in the attached document.
The quote for installation/configuration should include pricing for the removal of existing equipment as well labeling, cleanup, Network testing, validation, and documentation. PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT FOR MORE DETAILS.
Equitas Collegiate High School reserves the right to award equipment, licenses and installation services separately, in whole or in part, to one or more vendors.
MIBS: Equitas Collegiate High School would like quotes for MIBS or equivalent. They are hoping to purchase the new equipment listed on this application at the start of the funding year. They are planning to replace their existing equipment with this new equipment. They would like quotes for MIBS or equivalent for the new equipment listed below. We have also listed the schools existing equipment below in case the installation of their new equipment is delayed. If the installation is delayed, they would like their existing equipment to be supported by MIBS or equivalent until the new equipment is purchased and installed. Only one of the lists below will be supported by MIBS at any given time.
New Equipment, to be supported by MIBS: 1 Cisco Meraki MS150-24P-4X 241GbE, 4SFP+, PoE+ (370W) or equivalent 3 Cisco Meraki MS150-48LP-4X 481GbE, 4SFP+, PoE+ (370W) or equivalent 23 Cisco Meraki MR46 Wi-Fi 6 Access Point or equivalent 1 Cisco Meraki MX105 Security Appliance or equivalent 1 APC Smart-UPS 3000RM LCD UPS or equivalent
Existing equipment: 1 MX100 - Security Firewall or equivalent 1 MS220-48LP - Stackable Access Switches or equivalent 1 MS225-48FP - Stackable Access Switches or equivalent 2 MS250-48LP - Stackable Access Switches or equivalent 23 MR42 - Wireless Access Point or equivalent or equivalent 1 Tripp Lite UPS (SMART1500RM2U) or equivalent or equivalent 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 (kristin@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 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Internet Access And Data Transmission Service - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Uninterruptable Power Supply/Battery Backup And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Firewall Service, Components, And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Managed Internal Broadband Services — Existing Equipment - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Antennas, Connectors, And Related Components
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260009987/16081817/20982040-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260009987_CERTIFIED.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260009987/16081817/20898682-Additional%20Information%20for%20470%20Application%20Number%20260009987%20ECHS.pdf