Form 470 - Readington Twp - Cat 1 Admin - KMB 26.27

Category 1: School district seeks internet connectivity for administrative-only use with speeds ranging from 500Mbps to 2Gbps - demarc location is 48 Readington Road, Readington NJ. Vendors must be eRate eligible with an active SPIN listed on their bid and not on the USAC "red light" list. Contracts must align with eRate funding year and have a service start date of 7/1/2026 and end date of 6/30 of any given year. Contracts should include a clause allowing for speed upgrades within the terms of the contract and without impact to service dates. Contracts should explicitly state any and all voluntary contract extensions and terms. Vendors must include contract wording that allows for penalty-free cancellation or reduction of lines in the event that a school or building is closed during the contract terms. SPAM and/or robotic responses will not be considered valid bid responses and will be disqualified from consideration. All bids submitted prior to the applicants vendor selection will be given equal consideration, with no award made before the close of the 28-day posting period.
Category 2: District seeks quotes on network equipment as follows: Up to 6 Core switches to replace MS-350 models. Please price 24- and 48-port options as well as both PoE+ and PoE++ for comparison. Up to 65 wireless access points, with a mix of up to 50+ indoor models and up to 15+ outdoor models. Installation for outdoor models will be needed. Up to one firewall to replace MX-250.
Quotes must include all necessary optics, modules, licenses, software, installation, configuration, setup, etc. or otherwise as needed for functionality. Vendor must break out cost for each item quoted and list manufacturer part numbers, quantity and price for each. Please list installation services as prices per item installed, not as a line item total. Please note that equivalent equipment must show compatibility with existing network structure. All projects are subject to eRate fundability and Board approval. All questions and bids are to be directed to the tech contact listed below. School reserves the right to reduce project(s) after seeing quotes where eRate funding and budgets are impacted. Vendors who would like to do a site visit must schedule with the tech contact; no walk-in site visits will be permitted. Vendor must be an eRate eligible provider with active SPIN listed on their bid and must adhere to all state and local guidelines and restrictions. SPAM and/or robotic responses will not be considered valid bid responses and will be disqualified from consideration. All bids submitted prior to the applicants vendor selection will be given equal consideration, with no award made before the close of the 28-day posting period.
Requested services (9 line items): - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Internet Access And Data Transmission Service - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Switches And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Firewall Service And Components - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Switches - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Antennas, Connectors, And Related Components - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Antennas, Connectors, And Related Components - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Firewall Service, Components, And Necessary Software And Licenses
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260005643/123570/20589524-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260005643_CERTIFIED.pdf