FY 26-27-CAT2 Holy Family Catholic

Holy Family Catholic - BEN: 16026849 is requesting bids for the following E-Rate Category 2 eligible hardware, licensing, configuration & installation.
Firewall (request 1, 3, & 5 year licensing options) (1 Unit) SonicWall NSa 6700/6800 (or equivalent) (1 Unit) SonicWall License NSa 6700/6800 (or equivalent)
Data Transport Switch (3 Units) Cisco Meraki MS150-24P-4G with Cisco Meraki Essentials: LIC-MS-150 Co-Term License (or equivalent) Or (may mix and match port numbers based on pricing) (3 Units) Cisco Meraki MS150-48FP-4G with Cisco Meraki Essentials: LIC-MS-150 Co-Term License (or equivalent)
Wireless Access Points (2 Units) Cisco/Meraki MR36 and/or CW9172 with license term options - 1, 3, & 5 YR Co-Term License (7 Units) Cisco/meraki MR46 and/or CW9176 with license term options - 1, 3, & 5 YR Co-Term License
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) (3 Units) TrippLite Smart Pro UPS: 1500VA, 1350W, 120V,(8) 5-15R, Input Connection (or equivalent)
Bids should itemize: (a). cost of equipment (b). cost of installation separately for each equipment grouping, if applicable; and (c). cost of taxes/fees/shipping, if applicable.
Bids shall 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).
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 e-mailed to the Form 470 contact. contact@example.gov
Requested services (4 line items): - 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 — Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points And Necessary Software And Licenses - 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/Form470/260017394/16026849/21012771-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260017394_CERTIFIED.pdf