2026-470-Mi Escuela Montessori

Category 1: Mi Escuela Montessori is planning on moving locations for the 2026-2027 funding year. Their new address will be: 1702 North Wilson Avenue, Bartow FL, 33830. They plan on being in this building by June 2026.
Mi Escuela Montessori would like quotes for 1+ connection for internet access, ranging in speed from 1+Gbps to 5Gbps or equivalent. Please provide quotes for fiber 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 (contact@example.gov). 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: Mi Escuela Montessori will be moving to a new location for/during the 2026/2027 funding year. The address of their new location is 1702 North Wilson Avenue Bartow, Florida, 33830. They would like quotes for E-Rate eligible equipment, cabling and all related components, including installation, for their new building in addition to quotes for BMIC/MIBS and to move their current equipment, per the details below. Please note that construction has not begun on their new building. No walk-throughs are available, and no floor plans will be given out. Please bid based on the information below and list any assumptions made.
EXPECTED BUILDING SET-UP: Mi Escuela Montessori expects their new building to be a two-story new construction building that will be approximately 57,000 square feet under one steel constructed building. They plan to have 19 classrooms, 17 offices, 1 data closet, 1 multi-purpose room and 1 outdoor patio on the first floor. They expect to have 12 classrooms, 11 offices, 1 data closet, 1 main middle school library and 1 outdoor patio on the second floor.
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INTERNAL CONNECTIONS:
20-35+ Wireless Access Points (preferably Ubiquiti U7 Pro Max or equivalent) and all related components 4+ switches (preferably Ubiquiti Pro 48 PoE or equivalent) and all related components 6+ UPS (preferably 1500VA 900W Rackmount UPS or equivalent or greater) and all related components 2-4 racks and all related components including shelves. The school will have two data closets, one on each floor. They would like 1-2 racks per data closet. Please provide quotes for open racks in addition to whatever other options you believe will best meet their needs. The school would like one of the racks to hold 65-70% of their equipment and the other rack to hold around 30-35% of their equipment. They have 21 APs, 1 switch and 1 firewall/router in addition to the new equipment listed on this application.
Please provide quotes for installation and configuration. As per E-Rate rules, all equivalent solutions will be accepted and evaluated.
CABLING: Mi Escuela Montessori would like quotes for a total of approximately 10,000-23,000 feet of cabling (Cat 6A or equivalent) and all related components including installation, configuration and termination. This will be for a total of 100-115 runs, single drops, with an estimation of 100-200 feet per run. Please include quotes for conduit.
41-56 runs will be Wi-Fi drops. 59 runs will be Ethernet drops.
The cabling should include all related components including wall connections, terminating equipment, patch panels, patch cables, patch cords, cabling managers, LC connectors, PVC Junction Boxes, keystone jacks, and J-hooks, as needed.
Since the school is moving into a new building that has not yet been constructed or fully designed, they are uncertain about the exact quantity of equipment, cabling and related components they will need. They have given the best estimates they have at this time. Some quantities might need to be finalized closer to installation. Please quote the cabling per run and the equipment per unit.
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 OR EQUIVALENT: Mi Escuela Montessori would like quotes for Basic Maintenance Services and/or MIBS or equivalent for the following equipment. 21 U7-PRO-MAX-US existing Access Points 1 USW-PRO-48-POE existing switch 1 UDM-PRO-MAX existing firewall/router 20-35 new Ubiquiti U7 Pro Max APs or equivalent 4 new Ubiquiti Pro 48 PoE switches or equivalent 6 new 1500VA 900W Rackmount UPS 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 (contact@example.gov). 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 (21 line items): - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Internet Access And Data Transmission Service - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Routers - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Switches And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Uninterruptable Power Supply/Battery Backup And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Switches - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Firewall Service And Components - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Racks - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Routers And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Firewall Service, Components, And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Uninterruptable Power Supply/Battery Backup - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Cabling
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260014195/17026865/20888195-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260014195_CERTIFIED.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260014195/17026865/20888042-2026%20FCC%20470%20260014195%20RFP.pdf