2026 470 Application - Franklin Towne Charter High School

Category 1: Franklin Towne Charter High School is located at 5301 Tacony Street, Philadelphia, PA 19137. This school has multiple buildings on one campus. Please provide quotes for 1+ connection for internet access to building 108, ranging in speed from 2Gbps to 5+Gbps or equivalent. Please also provide quotes for IPv4 Static Address Block /28 (16) or equivalent.
Please include quotes for a 3-year agreement in addition to whatever other 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: Franklin Towne Charter High School would like quotes for:
LICENSE RENEWALS: 35 license renewals or equivalent (preferably HPE Aruba Central Foundation subscription licenses or equivalent) for 35 existing AP-515-US access points. Please provide quotes for 3-year licenses or equivalent.
Please note that the school is not looking for quotes for new APs. They are just looking for quotes for AP licenses (HPE Aruba Central Foundation subscription licenses or equivalent) for their existing APs.
FIREWALL SOFTWARE: 1 firewall subscription or equivalent (preferably Barracuda Energize Updates subscription license or equivalent) for 1 existing Baracuda F600 firewall. The school would like renewal of firewall software, firmware, and security update subscriptions required to operate and maintain their existing Baracuda F600 firewall infrastructure. Please propose equivalent or similar firewall maintenance solutions that meet or exceed the functional requirements of their current firewall. Please provide quotes for 3-year licenses or equivalent in addition to whatever other options you can offer.
Please note that the school is not looking for quotes for a new firewall. They are just looking for quotes for a subscription license or equivalent (preferably Barracuda Energize Updates subscription license or equivalent) for their existing Baracuda F600 firewall.
UPS: 5 UPS (preferably APC Smart-UPS 1500VA Li-Ion Short-Depth Rackmount or equivalent) and all related components. The school would like quotes for rack-mounted lithium-ion UPS units (such as APC Smart-UPS 1500VA Li-Ion Short-Depth Rackmount or equivalent) to provide battery backup protection for eligible network equipment located in network closets, including switches, controllers, and firewall devices.
As per E-Rate rules, all equivalent solutions will be accepted and evaluated.
If applicable, please provide the SKUs or manufacturer part numbers for the products/services listed in your quote.
BASIC MAINTENANCE OF INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: The list below includes all of the equipment the school would like to be maintained, including their current equipment and the planned new equipment. Please provide quotes for basic maintenance of network equipment for approximately 50 hours, billed when used, for the following equipment:
104 AP-515 Access Points or equivalent 7 AP-535 Access points or equivalent 4 AP-387 Access Points or equivalent 22 Aruba 2930M 48G POE switches or equivalent 5 Aruba 6200 switches or equivalent 13 APC 1500 UPS or equivalent 1 APC Symmetra LX 8KVA or equivalent 5 APC Smart-UPS 1500VA or equivalent 1 Barracuda F600 firewall or equivalent
BASIC MAINTENANCE OF CABLING: Franklin Towne Charter High School would also like quotes for basic maintenance of their existing cabling (approximately 50,000 feet). Please provide quotes for basic maintenance of cabling for approximately 50 hours, billed when used.
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). 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 (10 line items): - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Switches - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Uninterruptable Power Supply/Battery Backup - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Uninterruptable Power Supply/Battery Backup And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Firewall Service And Components - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Cabling - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Internet Access And Data Transmission Service - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Firewall Service, Components, And Necessary Software And Licenses
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260012643/221240/20851014-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260012643_CERTIFIED.pdf