CascadeUESD470FY2026-C2-WiFi

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. All quantities are estimates as solutions proposed by service providers to meet the minimum specifications required and may necessitate differing quantities. For a complete description of what the District is seeking please refer to District issued BID #2026-7107 for WiFi Electronics which is available on the District website at https://www.cuesd.com/about/departments/technology or on USAC's EPC Portal https://forms.universalservice.org/portal/. Cascade Union Elementary School District is seeking pricing for WiFi Network Electronics to the District. 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 2025 Eligible Services list, the District will evaluate these proposals as long as they meet the stated RFP requirements. The District is not soliciting separate bids for BMIC or MIBS as stand-alone solutions. *Please follow this 470 to receive all informational updates.
Requested services (5 line items): - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Antennas, Connectors, And Related Components - Category 2 — Managed Internal Broadband Services — Leased Equipment - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Antennas, Connectors, And Related Components
State/local procurement requirements: For questions regarding the services Cascade Union Elementary School District is seeking under this Form 470, please email Chad Johnson at rfp@cuesd.com. All questions must be submitted in writing and reference 470 #260019901. District will not respond to any phone requests. Once awarded, Cascade Union Elementary School District and the service provider will collaborate on the timeline of actions for the completion of a target date. The last day for all questions to be submitted is March 3, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. PST. All addendum(s), questions and answers will be posted to the district's website at https://www.cuesd.com/about/departments/technology and the EPC portal site https://portal.usac.org/suite/. All bids must be addressed to Cascade Union Elementary School District, 1645 W. Mill St., Anderson, CA 96007, Attn: Chad Johnson. The 28 days will conclude on March 10, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. PST. Alternative Submission via E-mail: All offers may be submitted to Chad Johnson, Technology Manager at rfp@cuesd.com. Offers must be received no later than the deadline and clearly labeled with the title of the RFP "Network WiFi Electronics E-rate Year 29" in the subject line. It is the sole responsibility of each respondent to ensure all submittals are received by the district before the deadline. Proposals received after the stated deadline 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/Form470/260019901/144701/21121330-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260019901_CERTIFIED.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260019901/144701/21119117-Cascade%20UESD_rfp%202026_7107_networking_devices_Final.pdf