470 Central Islip - C1 and C2 - 2026

Category 1: District has 8 locations and seeks internet access service to the district in speeds ranging from 5 to 50 GIG. Internet Access service is to the High School and must be a dedicated, non-shared service. The District also seeks a WAN connection for all 8 locations in speeds ranging from 10 to 50 GIG. Please provide options you have within those speeds.
Addresses of each location are on the school web site.
District will consider a multi-year contract.
Final proposals are due to the District by COB on March 9th.
Vendors - 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 school contact person listed under Contact Information on the 470 Application and the consultant Robert Sniecinski - 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 recent Order (FCC 19-121) prohibiting the sale, provision, maintenance, modification, or other support of equipment or services provided or manufactured by Huawei, ZTE, or any other covered company deemed a national security threat.
Category 2: The District is seeking replacement for Firewalls, Switching, Wireless Access Points and Cabling per the information above and on the RFP attached in the USAC portal.
There will be no physical walk through or District tour.
Maintenance is not required for any hardware item.
Please list any assumptions in your proposal. Include full installation, configuration costs and training costs. All network diagrams and details must be provided at the conclusion of the project. Preferred products are listed on the RFP. The school will consider any equivalent vendors. All proposals must cover all school locations and all hardware identified in the RFP. All proposals must be for the same hardware manufacturer across all locations. All proposals must include all necessary components, the make, model and SKU for the hardware and all licenses and warranties.
Final proposals are due to the District by COB on March 9th.
Requested services (7 line items): - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Standalone Data Transmission Service - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Standalone Internet Access Service - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Internet Access And Data Transmission Service - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Cabling - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Firewall Service, Components, And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Switches And Necessary Software And Licenses
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260017810/123907/21035111-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260017810_CERTIFIED.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260017810/123907/21027721-RFP%20C2%20%20Central%20Islip%20Union%20Free%20School%20District%202026.docx