2026 470 Application - The Equity Project Charter School

Category 1: The Equity Project Charter School is one school with three locations at: 549 Audubon Avenue, T 30 NY, NY 10040 153 Sherman Ave NY, NY 10034 4280 Broadway NY, NY 10033
They would like quotes for an internet solution or equivalent for each of their locations. Please provide quotes for the following: - 2 connections for each location - Please provide quotes for one cable connection or equivalent and one fiber connection or equivalent for each location in addition to whatever other options you can offer. - Please provide quotes ranging in speed from 1 Gbps to 5 Gbps or equivalent. Please provide quotes for 1Gbps or equivalent, 2Gbps or equivalent and 5Gbps 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 INFORMATION.**
The Equity Project Charter School is one school with three locations at: 549 Audubon Avenue, T 30 NY, NY 10040 153 Sherman Avenue NY, NY 10034 4280 Broadway NY, NY 10033
They would like quotes for:
Internal Connections: PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION AND FOR A BREAK-DOWN PER LOCATION.
(17) 48 port switches (preferably Cisco Meraki or equivalent) and all related components including any software or licenses. Please provide quotes for 1 year, 3 year and 5 year licenses or equivalent. Please provide quotes for POE switches or equivalent. (3) 24 port switches (preferably Cisco Meraki or equivalent) and all related components including any software or licenses. Please provide quotes for 1 year, 3 year and 5 year licenses or equivalent. Please provide quotes for POE switches or equivalent. (107) APs (preferably Cisco Meraki or equivalent) and all related components including any software or licenses. Please provide quotes for 1 year, 3 year and 5 year licenses or equivalent. These are expected to be replacements. No cabling needed. (3) High Density APs or equivalent (preferably Cisco Meraki or equivalent) and all related components including any software or licenses. Please provide quotes for 1 year, 3 year and 5 year licenses or equivalent. (4) UPS (preferably APC Smart-UPS 3000V or equivalent) and all related components (2) High Availability firewalls or equivalent (preferably SonicWALL or equivalent) and all related components including any software or licenses. Please provide quotes for 1 year, 3 year and 5 year licenses/subscriptions or equivalent. Please provide quotes for a firewall that can support up to 1Gbps, a firewall that can support up to 2Gbps and a firewall that can support up to 5Gbps. The school is bidding out internet ranging in speed from 1Gbps to 5Gbps. Once they decide what internet bandwidth they are going with, they will decide which firewall will best meet their needs.
Please provide quotes for installation and configuration of the equipment above.
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.
Basic Maintenance and/or MIBS: PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION.
The Equity Project Charter School would like quotes for Basic Maintenance Services and/or MIBS or equivalent for the following equipment:
(17) 48 port Cisco Meraki POE switches or equivalent (3) 24 port Cisco Meraki POE switches or equivalent (107) Cisco Meraki APs or equivalent (3) Cisco Meraki High Density APs or equivalent (4) APC Smart-UPS 3000V UPS or equivalent (2) SonicWALL High Availability firewalls or equivalent (2) SonicWALL NSA2700 firewall - 02-SSC-4324 or equivalent (2) APC Smart-UPS X1500 - SMX1500RM2UCNC or equivalent
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 (12 line items): - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Internet Access And Data Transmission Service - Category 2 — Managed Internal Broadband Services — Existing Equipment - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Switches And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Switches - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Firewall Service And Components - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Uninterruptable Power Supply/Battery Backup And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Uninterruptable Power Supply/Battery Backup - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Firewall Service, Components, And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points And Necessary Software And Licenses
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260011381/16057649/20782765-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260011381_CERTIFIED.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260011381/16057649/20782754-Additional%20Category%202%20Information%20for%20FCC%20Form%20470%20260011381.pdf