Cass WAPS and Licenses 2026

The Cass School District 63 is seeking proposals for the installation and maintenance of Seventy-Six (76) new Wireless Access Points and Access Point Licenses, and related equipment for its two schools and fourteen (14) Switch Licenses only as per RFP specifications. Proposals must include project management, design, configuration, and physical installation of all solutions. All materials needed or required will be the responsibility of the selected contractor. The service provider must give the applicant the choice to pay the discounted price or to pay the full price and then receive reimbursement through the FCC Form 472 BEAR process. Proposals are due on Tuesday, February 10, by 12:00 noon CST. All responses must include detailed pricing for the equipment being requested including, quantity, description of item, manufacturer, model number, part number/SKU, unit price, extended price. Technical Questions and/or E-rate questions can be directed to Jerry Steinberg, Senior Consultant, Telesolutions Consultants LLC, at jerry@telesolutionsconsultants.com. Please indicate the Form 470 number and the school district name in the subject line. Access Information: For access to the schools please contact Christine Marcinkewicz, Principal/District Technology Director, at cmarcinkewicz@cassd63.org. Proposals should be emailed to Jerry Steinberg at jerry@telesolutionsconsultants.com, Karen Applehoff at karen@telesolutionsconsultants.com and Christine Marcinkewicz, Principal/District Technology Director, at cmarcinkewicz@cassd63.org. 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 may be disqualified. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Responses that do not address the requirements in the RFP or Form 470 will be disqualified. 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.
Requested services (2 line items): - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points And Necessary Software And Licenses
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260013518/135746/20871086-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260013518_CERTIFIED.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260013518/135746/20864696-Cass%20C2%20RFP%20WAPs%20and%20Licenses%202026.docx