fy26-470-FirewallLicense

Timeline 470 Posting Date: 1/28/2026 Proposals Due By: 2/27/2026
Lafayette County School District is seeking proposals for the following items:
FC-10-F6H0E-950-02-12 Unified Threat Protection (UTP) (IPS, Advanced Malware Protection, Application Control, Web & Video Filtering, Antispam Service, and 24x7 FortiCare) or equivalent.
Proposals should specify which items are eligible, ineligible, or the percentage of eligibility if they are partially eligible.
All items quoted shall be compatible with existing network infrastructure.
The Lafayette County School District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, in whole or in part, and to waive any irregularities.
Applicant may, at its sole discretion, cancel this procurement or extend the bid due date for the submission of proposals. Any cancellations or extensions shall be done via an addendum posted in the E-Rate Productivity Center (EPC.)
Proposals must identify the specific products and services that pertain to the service requests listed on this form, with irrelevant products and services listed being terms for disqualification.
Proposals must include all costs associated with providing the requested products/services to the applicant including but not limited to shipping fees, licenses, and any component needed for the proposed equipment to function properly. For projects including installation services, offerors must include all costs associated with the installation of the cabling, equipment, and components including, but not limited to, configuration, travel, per diem, shipping, installation, etc
The quoted pricing must not assume the applicant will purchase the full quantities listed in the proposal.
The applicant reserves the right to place orders as needed and is not obligated to order all products or services.
FCC rules require vendors to offer discounted SPI billing. The applicant requires SPI discount method for these services. Vendors that do not offer SPI billing will be disqualified.
Per USAC E-Rate rules, cost of eligible services will be the highest valued criterion in the evaluation process; however, other criteria with a lesser value may also be considered.
As required by Section 54.500(f) of Part 47 of the Code of Federal Regulation all bids in response to this RFP must offer the lowest corresponding price (LCP) which is defined as the lowest price that a service provider charges to nonresidential customers who are similarly situated to a particular E-Rate applicant (school, library, or consortium) for similar services. See https://www.usac.org/ERate/service-providers/step-2-responding-to-bids/lowest-corresponding-price/ for more details.
All questions and proposals must be submitted via email to erate@lcsbmail.net
Requested services (2 line items): - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Firewall Service And Components - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Firewall Service, Components, And Necessary Software And Licenses
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260017310/127563/21010198-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260017310_CERTIFIED.pdf