FY 26-27-CAT2 Beckman Catholic Schools

Beckman Catholic Schools BEN: 17050447 is seeking bids for the following E-Rate eligible hardware, licensing, installation & configuration.
ES=St. Francis Xavier School - BEN: 59800 HS=Beckman Catholic HS - BEN: 59802
Please itemize installation & configuration as a separate line item for each product group (e.g., Switches, UPS, Access Points, etc.) A diagram of hardware locations can be found at this link: Wiring map
Please see the separate E-Rate Category 2 Form 470 for cabling needed for installation.
Data Transport Switch 2 Units - Meraki MS130-24X (or equivalent) with 1, 3, and 5 year licensing options. (HS) 1 Unit - Meraki MS130-48P (or equivalent) with 1, 3, & 5 year licensing options. (ES) 1 Unit - Meraki MS130-48 (or equivalent) with 1, 3, & 5 year licensing options. (ES) 1 Unit - Meraki MS130-24P (or equivalent) with 1, 3, & 5 year licensing options. (ES) 1 Unit - Meraki MS150-48FP-4G (or equivalent) with 1, 3, and 5 year licensing options. (ES)
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) 1 Unit - Tripplite 2000VA UPS battery backup (or equivalent) (ES) 5 Units - Tripplite 1500VA UPS battery backups (or equivalent) (2 HS, 3 ES) 2 Units - Tripplite 1000VA UPS battery backups (or equivalent) (1 HS, 1 ES)
Wireless Access Points 34 Units - Cisco/Meraki CW9174 (or equivalent) include 1, 3, & 5-year MR Enterprise Licenses (ES)
Cables/Connectors 1 Unit - 1GB Meraki MM SFP compatible with Meraki MS150-FP-4G switch (or equivalent) 1 Unit - 3 foot MM fiber patch cable (SC/LC ends) compatible with SFP for Meraki MS150-FP-4G switch (or equivalent) 1 Unit - 1GB Meraki MM SFP for existing Meraki MS225-24P switch (or equivalent) 1 Unit - 3 foot MM fiber patch cable (SC/LC ends) compatible with SFP for existing Meraki MS225-24P switch (or equivalent)
Bids must itemize: (a). cost of equipment (b). cost of installation for each group of hardware separately (e.g., Switches, Access Points, etc.), if applicable; and (c). cost of taxes/fees/shipping, if applicable.
Bids shall include the specific make and model of equipment, as well as the SKU of each piece of equipment. Bids should specify the terms of the manufacturers warranty and what the license term is (if applicable).
Any E-Rate ineligible costs should be clearly identified and itemized on the bid.
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.
The make/model bid(s) should be for new equipment that is the most current model(s)available.
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).
If the bid includes installation for new equipment, the bid should specify the installers city and state.
Bidders must be willing to provide E-Rate discounted billing (form 474/SPI invoicing) and to include this statement in the proposal.
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. The District reserves the right to cancel this request for bids and to reject all related proposals.
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).
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. The district reserves the right to reject late-submitted proposals.
Proposals must be emailed to the Form 470 contact. contact@example.gov
Requested services (4 line items): - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Uninterruptable Power Supply/Battery Backup And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Antennas, Connectors, And Related 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/Form470/260016048/17050447/20961149-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260016048_CERTIFIED.pdf