Montessori del Mundo 2026 470 Internet & BMIC/MIBS

Category 1: Montessori del Mundo Charter School is located at 15503 E Mississippi Ave, Aurora CO, 80017. The school is looking for 1+ internet connection to support approximately 409+ users, speeds ranging from 1gbps to 2+ gbps. Please provide quotes for whatever options you can offer within this range.
Please include quotes for whatever contract lengths/options you can offer, including month to month options.
Please include any installation/configuration and/or special construction/build-out costs as well as quotes for any network components that are necessary to deliver your service that will be billed separately.
As per E-Rate rules, all equivalent solutions will be accepted and evaluated.
Vendors Please include your SPIN and the 470 number with your proposal. Please be advised that the numbers above are approximate. Please list all assumptions used in creating your proposals. The preferred mode of contact is email. The applicant takes no responsibility for phone inquiries. Please email all bid responses to this 470 Application to both the applicant contact person listed under Contact Information on the 470 Application and the consultant (khansen@erateadvantage.com). If a separate proposal is not received from the incumbent service provider, bills from the incumbent service providers may be considered bids for this E-Rate year. All proposals must comply with FCC LCP rules as well as state and local laws. By submitting a bid on the requested services herein, the vendor certifies that its proposed prices are consistent with the FCCs Lowest Corresponding Price (LCP) requirements and that its equipment and services are compliant with the FCCs Security Rules Order (FCC 19-121) prohibiting the sale, provision, maintenance, modification, or other support of equipment or services provided or manufactured by Huawei, ZTE Corporation, or any other covered company deemed a national security threat.
Category 2: Montessori del Mundo would like quotes for Basic Maintenance service and/or MIBS on the following list of equipment: 2+ Ubiquiti UDM-SE firewalls/routers **please note, this was listed under "Firewall Service and Components" as well as "Routers" as it was unclear which USAC would deem more appropriate 10+ switches - currently the school has 1+ USW-48-POE, 1+USW-24-POE, 2+ USW-Pro-48-POE, 1+USW-Pro-48-POE and 4+USW Flex Mini. They anticipate purchasing 6 new switches, 5 of which would replace their current switches (all but the USW Flex Mini). 12+ access points - currently the school has 2+ UAP-IW-HD, 1+ U6-LR, 5+ UAP-AC-HD, 1+ UAP-AC-M. They anticipate purchasing 10 new access points, 7 of which would replace their existing U6-LR, UAP-AC-HD and UAP-AC-M access points 2+ APC SMC1000-2UC Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) Approximately 9,000+ft cabling, a mix of Cat 6 and Cat 5e. The school currently has approximately 7,000+ft of Cat 5e and Cat 6 cabling and anticipates adding another ~2000+ feet.
As per E-Rate rules, all equivalent solutions will be accepted and evaluated. Vendors - Please include your SPIN and the 470 number with your proposal. Please be advised that the numbers above are approximate. Please list all assumptions used in creating your proposals. The preferred mode of contact is email. The applicant takes no responsibility for phone inquiries. Please email all bid responses to this 470 Application to both the applicant contact person listed under Contact Information on the 470 Application and the consultant (khansen@erateadvantage.com). All proposals must comply with FCC LCP rules as well as state and local laws. By submitting a bid on the requested services herein, the vendor certifies that its proposed prices are consistent with the FCCs Lowest Corresponding Price (LCP) requirements and that its equipment and services are compliant with the FCCs Security Rules Order (FCC 19-121) prohibiting the sale, provision, maintenance, modification, or other support of equipment or services provided or manufactured by Huawei, ZTE Corporation, or any other covered company deemed a national security threat.
Requested services (8 line items): - Category 2 — Managed Internal Broadband Services — Existing Equipment - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Firewall Service And Components - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Uninterruptable Power Supply/Battery Backup - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Switches - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Internet Access And Data Transmission Service - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Routers - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Cabling
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260013810/16083762/20887137-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260013810_CERTIFIED.pdf