CRNY 470 01 Cat1 and Cat2 2026

Category 1: Dedicated Internet Access at minimum of 500mb/sec up to 10gb/sec. Multi year contracts or contracts with voluntary extenstions are acceptable.
Category 2: Internal Connections - WiFi Access Points, Controllers, Switches, UPS Equipment. Firewalls, Caching Server and Cabling per RFP. See RFP for details. Also see requirements under State and Local Bidding Restrictions. MIBS - Managed Internal Broadband Services) Full 60-month (5-year) managed service, support, proactive monitoring, hardware/service warranty, configuration management, security updates, and optimization for the above-listed network infrastructure. This is to outsource ongoing network management to address our current performance, security, and documentation issues. See RFP for details.
Requested services (18 line items): - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Internet Access And Data Transmission Service - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Uninterruptable Power Supply/Battery Backup - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Switches - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Firewall Service And Components - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Uninterruptable Power Supply/Battery Backup And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Firewall Service, Components, And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Cabling - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Wireless Controllers And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Switches And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Caching And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Cabling - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Wireless Controllers - Category 2 — Managed Internal Broadband Services — Existing Equipment - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Caching
State/local procurement requirements: Responses must be received via email only to the main contacts email address. Responses must include detailed pricing and descriptions. Responses must be received on or before the Allowable Contract Date. Vendor must agree to SLD (SPI) invoicing. Multi-year contracts and voluntary extensions accepted. Vendor is aware of and agrees to follow SLD guidelines on Lowest Comparable Price. SPAM and/or robotic responses will not be considered valid bid responses and will be disqualified from consideration. Failure to comply with all items above may be grounds for disqualification.
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260008712/16024678/21265828-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260008712_CERTIFIED.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260008712/16024678/21265365-CRNY%20E_Rate%20Cat2%20RFP%202026%20Rev%2002_27_26.xlsx