2026 470 UC AMS

Category 1: United Charter High School for Advanced Math & Science is looking for the following internet access services: Internet access, cable or equivalent - 500+ megs
Please provide quotes for cable 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 (ben@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: United Charter High School for Advanced Math & Science is looking for the following basic maintenance and/or MIBS, for the following equipment, plus any new equipment they may buy. Please see RFP for more details. They would also like the following new equipment and licenses: basic maintenance and/or MIBS: Firewall maintenance - 1+, Please see RFP for more details: UPS maintenance - 3+, Please see RFP for more details: Switch maintenance - 11+, Please see RFP for more details: Wireless access point maintenance - 40+, Please see RFP for more details:
New Network equipment and licenses: Firewall - 1 - The school will select 1 firewall. They would like to see the following options: NSA 4700 Firewall w/ 2 year license or equivalent or Meraki MX250 w / 5 year license or equivalent and all related components, including any software or licenses with the option of configuration and installation. The school would like to see quotes for both options. They will then select the best option for them. Switch - 2 - MS130-24X w/ 5 year license or equivalent and all related components, including any software or licenses with the option of configuration and installation. Switch - 1 - MS450-12 w/ 5 year license or equivalent and all related components, including any software or licenses with the option of configuration and installation. Module - 1 - We would also need quote to include any new modules to convert to 10gb SFP+ or equivalent and all related components, including any software or licenses with the option of configuration and installation.
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 (ben@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 2 — Internal Connections — Switches And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Switches - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Firewall Service, Components, And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Firewall Service And Components - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Antennas, Connectors, And Related Components - 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 - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Uninterruptable Power Supply/Battery Backup - Category 2 — Managed Internal Broadband Services — Existing Equipment
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260009704/16062939/20991478-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260009704_CERTIFIED.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260009704/16062939/20720572-2026%20RFP%20AMS.xlsx