FY 26-27-CAT2 Ames CSD

Ames CSD BEN: 131810 is requesting bids for the following E-Rate Category 2 eligible hardware, licenses, installation & configuration.
For requested/required licenses, please provide pricing for 1, 3, & 5 year options. For installation & configuration please provide pricing for each group of equipment separately. e.g., Firewall, Switches, APs, etc
Firewall 1 Unit Fortigate 701G with Unified Threat Protection (UTP) firewall appliance and licensing. (or equivalent)
-Dual AC Power Supplies -4x 25G SFP28 interfaces -8x 5GE RJ45 Multigig interfaces -16 Million concurrent sessions -700,000 new sessions per second -14Gbps SSL Inspection Throughput -164 Gbps Firewall Throughput Firewall Managed Internal Broadband Services (alt. option) 1 Unit Fortigate 701G SOCaaS bundle version of the 701G (or equivalent) SOC 2 Type II and ISO27001 certified service 24x7x365 monitoring by FortiGuard Threat Intelligence Services 24x7x365 access to SOC analysts for technical support from SOC portal 15 minute SLA escalation for critical alerts Weekly SOC and Alert escalation reports Alert triage reports providing incident details to support timely incident handling
Uninterruptible Power Supply UPS Replacement Batteries ONLY APC SMX3000RMLV2U - 290 Batteries needed for 29 UPS Units - 10 - 12V 5.5Ah batteries/Unit APC SMT2200RM2U - 32 Batteries needed for 4 UPS Units 8 - 12V 5Ah Batteries/Unit APC SMT1000RM2UC - 28 Batteries needed for 7 UPS Units - 4 - 12V 9Ah Batteries/Unit APC SU2200NET - 4 Batteries needed for 1 UPS Unit 4 - 12V 18Ah Batteries/Unit
Wireless Access Points 15 Units - Juniper AP45 wireless Access Point (or equivalent) -802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6), including support for OFDMA, 1024-QAM, MU-MIMO, Target Wake Time (TWT), -Spatial Frequency Reuse (BSS Coloring). -Backwards compatibility with 802.11a/b/g/n/ac -Tri-Band: 8.3 Gbps -Dual 5 GHz (internal antenna model): +6 GHz -9.6 Gbps
Data Transport Switches 3 Units - Cisco (or equivalent) C9200L-48PXG4X-EDU: Catalyst 9200L 48-p,12xmGig,36x1G,4x10G uplinks, With both power supplies.
1). Bids should itemize (a). cost of equipment (b). cost of installation, if applicable; and (c). cost of taxes/fees/shipping, if applicable. Bids should also include specific make and model of equipment, as well as the SKU of each piece of equipment. Bids should specify terms of the manufacturers warranty and what the license term is (if applicable). 2). Any E-Rate ineligible costs should be clearly identified and itemized on the bid. 3). If submitting a bid for equipment that is or equivalent to equipment listed on this form 470, the vendor shall submit evidence of equivalency. The applicant will make a final determination of equivalence and interoperability with existing equipment. 4). The make/model bid(s) should be for new equipment that is the most current model(s)available. 5). If the bid includes software licenses, the bid shall designate whether the licenses are internal connections (IC) or if the software licenses are basic maintenance of internal connections (BMIC). 6). If the bid includes installation for new equipment, the bid should specify the installers city and state. 7). Bidders must be willing to provide E-Rate discounted billing (form 474/SPI invoicing) and to include this statement in the proposal. 8). Robo-bids and bids sent as SPAM without regard to products and services listed on the Form 470 and/or the RFP will be disqualified and will not be evaluated. 9). The District reserves the right to cancel this request for bids and to reject all related proposals. 10). Prices need to be held firm through the duration of the 2025 E-Rate Category 2 installation period (from date of bid to September 30, 2027). 11). This project is dependent upon receiving an E-Rate funding commitment decision letter. The deadline for vendor proposals is 9:00 am Central time, 29 days after the date this Form 470 is posted. We reserve the right to reject late-submitted proposals. Proposals shall be e-mailed to the Form 470 contact.
Requested services (6 line items): - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Firewall Service, Components, And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Uninterruptable Power Supply/Battery Backup And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Managed Internal Broadband Services — Leased Equipment - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Firewall Service And Components - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Switches And Necessary Software And Licenses
State/local procurement requirements: By submitting a bid on the requested services herein, the vendor certifies its proposed prices are consistent with the FCCs Lowest Corresponding Price (LCP) requirements and that its equipment and services are compliant with the FCCs recent Order (FCC 19-121) prohibiting the sale, provision, maintenance, modification, or other support of equipment or services provided or manufactured by Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hangzhou, Dahua, Pacific Network Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiary ComNet (USA) LLC and China Unicom (Americas) Operations Limited or any other covered company deemed a national security threat.
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260012829/131810/20847328-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260012829_CERTIFIED.pdf