BarstowUSD470FY2026-C2

Barstow Unified School District is seeking pricing for Internal Connections. For a complete description of what the District is seeking please refer to District issued BID #26-004 E-rate Category 2 which is available on the District website at https://www.busdk12.com/departments/business-services/purchasing-warehouse-printshop/projects or on USAC's EPC Portal https://forms.universalservice.org/portal/. Due to the way USAC's EPC portal has been created with the service category questions, please consider the information drafted into quantities, fields and units as educated estimates only for the issuance of this Form 470. Please refer to the BID in order to submit a bid response. Please note that while the District is seeking a one-time capital investment in infrastructure, if a service provider's solution contains some elements of the service types ""Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections"" (BMIC) and/or ""Managed Internal Broadband Services"" (MIBS) as defined by the manufacturer and the 2026 Eligible Services list, the District will evaluate these proposals as long as they meet the RFP requirements. The District is not soliciting separate bids for BMIC or MIBS as stand-alone solutions. Addendum and answers to questions regarding the bid will be posted on the district website under Notice to Bidders - www.busdk12.com/departments/business-services/purchasing-warehouse-printshop/projects. NOTE: The district is requesting installation services for cabling only. Installation of network equipment is not included in this request.
Requested services (27 line items): - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Racks - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Cabling - 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 — Racks - Category 2 — Managed Internal Broadband Services — Leased Equipment - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Switches And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Cabling
State/local procurement requirements: Barstow Unified School District (District) is seeking pricing for Internal Connections. For a complete description of what the District is seeking please refer to BID #26-004 E-rate Category 2. IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS: Quantities are estimates and may increase or decrease over the term of the contract awarded. Please reference the attached RFP for more information and specifications. All questions concerning this RFP shall be submitted in writing by email to Neale Aulakh, Director of Technology, at neale_aulakh@busdk12.com, cc: Jose_Cruz@busdk12.com on or before January 7, 2026, at 2:00 PM. PST. Please indicate Questions to BID #26-004 Cat 2 Internal Connections in the subject line. All notices, clarifications, and addenda to this RFP shall be posted on the District website at http://www.busdk12.com/departments/business-services/purchasing-warehouse-printshop/projects and USACs EPC Portal https://forms.universalservice.org/portal/. Sealed proposals shall be delivered and addressed to Barstow Unified School District, 551 South Avenue H, Barstow, CA 92311, Attn: Jose Cruz, Director, Purchasing and Warehouse no later than January 22, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. PST and properly labeled: RFP #26-004 E-Rate Cat 2 Internal Connections. Proposals received after the stated deadline of January 22, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. PST will not be accepted and will be considered non-responsive. *Please follow this 470 to receive all informational updates. **SPAM and/or robotic responses will not be considered valid Proposals and will be disqualified from consideration. Applicant may consider multi-year and/or contracts with voluntary extensions. Any voluntary contract extensions must be identified within the awarded contract and must be of a specified number and duration. Contracts with automatic or evergreen contract extension terms will not be considered. Applicant may consider contracts with flexible terms to allow for growth/reduction in services to accommodate an increase/decrease in the number of sites, users, and/or bandwidth. Service Providers submitting proposals in response to this FCC Form 470 must be in compliance with the rules and orders governed by the Federal Communications Commission. Failure to be in compliance and remain in compliance may result in the denial of discount funding, and/or cancellation of funding commitments and/or contracts, and/or could result in civil or criminal prosecution by law enforcement authorities. Service Providers submitting proposals must do so in good faith of compliance with the Lowest Corresponding Price (LCP) Rule (see 47 CFR Part 54 Section 54.500(f)). Service Providers submitting proposals must be in full compliance with USACs Free Services Advisory https://www.usac.org/e-rate/applicant-process/competitive-bidding/free-services-advisory/. Any offering of free services must be clearly identified in service providers bids. Service Provider invoicing to USAC must be completed within 120 days from the last day of service. Should the Service Provider fail to invoice USAC timely, Applicant will only be responsible for paying its non-discounted share. The Service Provider acknowledges that all pricing and technology infrastructure information in its contract shall be considered as public and non-confidential pursuant to CFR Part 54 Section 504 (2)(i)(ii).
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260004398/143714/20883304-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260004398_CERTIFIED.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260004398/143714/20857167-Bartsow%20USD_Q_A.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260004398/143714/20883300-RFP%2026_004%20_%20Addendum%201%20Final.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260004398/143714/20743666-RFP%2026_004%20_E_Rate%20Cat%202%20Internal%20Connections_Final.pdf