[CANCELED] yr 29 - C2 470 WAP & Switch Licenses 2 years

PROPOSALS are due by Friday, February 13, 2026 at 12:00 noon CST. The district is seeking proposals for Meraki WAP and Switch right-to-use licenses or equivalent for a two (2) year period. See the attached document for information/requirements. Only requests for eligible licenses are listed above, but there are 3 locations that are non-instructional facilities and are not eligible for e-rate funding, however, pricing is needed for these sites and should be kept separate from the eligible entities. Non-Instructional Facilities Please provide two year pricing for Meraki licenses or equivalent for thirty-two (32) MR56 WAPs. Please provide two year pricing for Meraki licenses or equivalent for three (3) MS390-24UX switches. Please provide two year pricing for Meraki licenses or equivalent for four (4) MS390-48UX switches. Please provide two year pricing for Meraki licenses or equivalent for two (2) MS425-16 switches. For technical questions, please contact Tommy Chanthasene at tchanthasene@d47.org or 815 788-5000 E-rate questions must be emailed to Jerry Steinberg at jerry@telesolutionsconsultants.com. Please indicate the Form 470 number and the school district name in the subject line. Proposals should be emailed to Tommy Chanthasene at tchanthasene@d47.org, Dave Jenkins at dcjenkins@d47.org, Donna Manners at donna@telesolutionsconsultants.com and Jerry Steinberg at jerry@telesolutionsconsultants.com. Please indicate the Form 470 number and the school district name in the subject line of all responses. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Responses not received by the due date cited in the RFP and/or Form 470 may be disqualified. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT DO NOT CLEARLY IDENTIFY INELIGIBLE EQUIPMENT AND PRICING MAY BE DISQUALIFIED. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Responses that do not address the requirements in the RFP and/or Form 470 will be disqualified. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: SPAM and/or robotic responses will not be considered valid bid responses and will be disqualified from consideration. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Responses that do not provide the Lowest Corresponding Price will be disqualified. Service providers submitting proposals in response to this FCC Form 470 must be in compliance with rules and orders governed by the Federal Communications Commission. The vendor must agree to comply with rules and regulations of USAC. Vendors must be familiar with billing methods and timelines associated with USAC. Vendor must be in good standing with the USAC and not red-lighted. The vendor must include their SPIN number on the bid/proposal. Service providers responding to this Form 470 should CLEARLY IDENTIFY E-RATE ELIGIBLE AND INELIGIBLE EQUIPMENT AND PRICING. Any INELIGIBLE products, services or components BUNDLED with ELIGIBLE products or services MUST be listed SEPARATELY from the eligible products or services. Prices for these INELIGIBLE products or services MUST BE ALLOCATED OUT of the price for the eligible services; failure to do so can lead to rejection of the bid. Allocations must comply with USAC rules which specify that the allocation methodology must be based on tangible criteria and reach a realistic result. It is the Service Providers responsibility to access the Portal (EPC) to determine if there are any addenda or changes for this request.
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260014424/135222/20890402-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260014424_CERTIFIED.pdf