2026 470 James Madison Preparatory High School

Category 1: James Madison Preparatory High School would like quotes for 1+ connection for internet access, ranging in speed from 100Mbps 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 (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: James Madison Preparatory High School would like quotes for MIBS and/or Basic Maintenance Services or equivalent for the following existing equipment:
8+ Switches: 1+ Ubiquiti Unifi Switch Aggregation (Ubiquiti USW Aggregation, USW-Aggregation) or equivalent and all components. 5+ Ubiquiti 24-port PoE Enterprise Switch (Ubiquiti USW Enterprise 24 PoE, USW-Enterprise-24-PoE) or equivalent and all components. 1+ Ubiquiti 8-port PoE Enterprise Switch (Ubiquiti USW Enterprise 8 PoE, USW-Enterprise-8-PoE) or equivalent and all components. 1+ Ubiquiti UniFi Ethernet Switch 8-port 60W PoE (Ubiquiti US 8 60W, US-8-60W) or equivalent and all components.
1+ Firewall/Router: 1+ Ubiquiti Next-Generation Gateway Pro- 2 port (Ubiquiti UXG Pro, UXG-PRO) or equivalent and all components. The school currently primarily uses this device as a router. It has been included in the quantities for the Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections of the firewall and router to account for how USAC may classify the equipment.
18+ Wireless Access Points: 1+ Ubiquiti Unifi-6 Pro Access Point (Ubiquiti U6 Pro, U6-PRO) or equivalent and all components. 12+ Ubiquiti Unifi- 6 U6-IW Dual Band Access Point (Ubiquiti U6 IW, U6-IW)or equivalent and all components. 5+ Ubiquiti UniFi-6 Enterprise Access Point (Ubiquiti U6 Enterprise, U6-Enterprise) or equivalent and all components.
4+ UPSs: 1+ APC Smart UPS 1000VA LCDV with SmartConnect (APC SMT1000C) or equivalent and all components. 3+ APC Smart UPS 750VA (APC SMTL50RM2UC) or equivalent and all components. 1+ APC Back UPS 600 VA Tower (APC BE600M1) or equivalent and all components.
12+ Related Components (Modules and Cables) 1+ Ubiquiti 10G SFP+ Module RJ45 (Ubiquiti UACC-CM-RJ45-MG)or equivalent and all components. 8+ Ubiquiti SFP+ Modules (Ubiquiti UACC-OM-MM-10G-D-2) or equivalent and all components. 3+ Ubiquiti Direct Attach Cables (Ubiquiti UACC-DAC-SFP10-0.5M) or equivalent and all components.
Please indicate if the services you are proposing will be performed in-person or provided remotely.
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 (8 line items): - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Routers - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Uninterruptable Power Supply/Battery Backup - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Firewall Service And Components - Category 2 — Managed Internal Broadband Services — Existing Equipment - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Switches - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Internet Access And Data Transmission Service - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Antennas, Connectors, And Related Components - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260009799/16073085/20891252-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260009799_CERTIFIED.pdf