2026 470 Connections Public Charter School

Category 1: Connections New Century Public Charter School is one school with a main location and an agricultural location. The address for the agricultural location is:
Edita Street, Hilo, HI 96720.
Please note there is not a numerical address for this location. There is a small 20x5 foot office structure that is located 25-30 feet in from the gate where the internet will most likely terminate.
Please see the attached RFP for a map of the location. The blue arrow is pointing to the structure where the internet would most likely terminate.
The school would like quotes for 1+ connection for internet access at their agricultural location at Edita Street, Hilo, HI 96720.
Please provide quotes ranging in speed from 25Mbps to 2+Gbps or equivalent.
Please provide quotes for cable or equivalent in addition to whatever options you can offer in 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 (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: Connections New Century Public Charter School would like quotes for the following equipment. The school does NOT need installation.
Firewall: 1+ UBI-UXG-ENTERPRISE (Ubiquiti UXG-Enterprise UniFi Gateway Enterprise) or equivalent and all related components, including any software or licenses.
Switch: 1+ UBI-USW-PRO-XG-AGGREGATION (Ubiquiti USW-Pro-XG-Aggregation UniFi Switch Pro XG Aggregation) or equivalent and all related components, including any software or licenses.
Switches: 7+ UBI-USW-PRO-XG-48-POE (Ubiquiti USW-Pro-XG-48-PoE UniFi Switch Pro XG 48 PoE) or equivalent and all related components, including any software or licenses.
WAPs: 38+ UBI-U7-PRO-XGS-US (Ubiquiti U7-Pro-XGS-US UniFi AP 7 XGS US) or equivalent and all related components, including any software or licenses.
Modules: 12+ UBI-UACC-OM-SFP28-SR (Ubiquiti UACC-OM-SFP28-SR SFP28 Multi-mode Optical Module ) or equivalent and all related components, including any software or licenses.
Cable: 2+ UBI-UACC-DAC-SFP28-3M (Ubiquiti UACC-DAC-SFP28-3M 3m UniFi SFP28 Direct Attach Cable )or equivalent and all related components. Please note this item has been included under "cabling" and "antennas, connectors and related components" to account for how USAC may classify it during review.
Please note that 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 (13 line items): - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Switches - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Cabling - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Antennas, Connectors, And Related Components - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Antennas, Connectors, And Related Components - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Cabling - 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 — Switches And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Firewall Service, Components, And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Internet Access And Data Transmission Service
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260010978/221633/20763856-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260010978_CERTIFIED.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260010978/221633/20752171-RFP%20Map%20of%20internet%20termination%20on%20Edita%20Street%20.png