OakRidge470FY2026C2

PLEASE NOTE: Please see attached RFP "FY2026 Oak Ridge Category 2 RFP" for further details. Questions are due February 27, 2026 by 3pm EST and should be sent to Travis Ferguson at vtferguson@ortn.edu with a cc to Beth McConnell at beth@ffadvisors.net. Late questions will not be addressed. Bids are due March 13, 2026 by 3pm EST and must be sent sealed to Oak Ridge Schools - Technology Department Susan Dundore 304 New York Ave Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Late bids will not be accepted. District will not respond to general solicitations, generic emails, or spam. The RFP provides details on how, where, and by when to submit questions and bids. Failure to obtain the RFP from the EPC portal with insufficient time to adequately respond will not be accepted as a mitigating circumstance and will not result in the granting of special considerations or waivers of any kind.
Requested services (6 line items): - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Firewall Service, Components, And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Managed Internal Broadband Services — Existing Equipment - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Firewall Service And Components
State/local procurement requirements: Applicant may consider multi-year and/or contracts with voluntary extensions. Any voluntary contract extensions must be identified within the awarded contract and must be of a specified number and duration. Contracts with automatic or evergreen contract extension terms will not be considered. Applicant may consider contracts with flexible terms to allow for growth/ reduction in services to accommodate an increase/decrease in the number of sites, users, and/or bandwidth. Service Providers submitting proposals in response to this FCC Form 470 must be in compliance with the rules and orders governed by the Federal Communications Commission. Failure to be in compliance and remain in compliance may result in the denial of discount funding, and/or cancellation of funding commitments, and/or could result in civil or criminal prosecution by law enforcement authorities. Service Providers submitting proposals must do so in good faith of compliance with the Lowest Corresponding Price (LCP) Rule (see 47 CFR Part 54 Section 54.500(f)). Service Providers submitting proposals must be in full compliance with USACs Free Services Advisory https://www.usac.org/e-rate/applicant-process/competitive-bidding/free-services-advisory/. Any offering of free services must be clearly identified in service providers bids. Service Provider invoicing to USAC must be completed within 120 days from the last day of service. Should the Service Provider fail to invoice USAC timely, Applicant will only be responsible for paying its non-discounted share. The Service Provider acknowledges that all pricing and technology infrastructure information in its contract shall be considered as public and non-confidential pursuant to CFR Part 54 Section 504 (2)(i)(ii), unless otherwise noted in the response.
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260017411/128382/21285848-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260017411_CERTIFIED.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260017411/128382/21285827-Oak%20Ridge%20City%20Schools%20QA%20Addendum.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260017411/128382/21146163-FY2026%20Oak%20Ridge%20City%20Category%202%20Equipment%20Firewall%20RFP.pdf