Pope John 2026 470 Internet & Cat 2

Category 1: Pope John XXIII High School consortium consists of 3 schools - Pope John XXIII High School (28 Andover Rd, Sparta NJ 07871), Pope John XXIII Middle School (28 Andover Rd, Sparta NJ 07871) and Reverend George Brown Elementary School (294 Sparta Ave, Sparta NJ 07871). Please note - even though the high school and middle school have the same address, they are two separate buildings.
The consortium would like quotes for the following internet solution:
2+ internet connections, dedicated fiber or equivalent, coming into the high school, speeds ranging from 10gbps to 25+ gbps. One would be for the main LAN and the other would be for the computer lab LAN. 3+ backbone circuits/point to point/ELAN/WAN lit managed connections or equivalent between the schools to facilitate internet bandwidth sharing, speeds ranging from 1gbps to 100+gbps. If applicable, the connections should consist of 2-12+ pairs between the schools.
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: The Pope John XXIII High School consortium is looking for bids for new equipment as well as Basic Maintenance Services and/or MIBS or their equipment. Please see attached RFP for details on their request.
Requested services (17 line items): - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Internet Access And Data Transmission Service - Category 2 — Managed Internal Broadband Services — Existing Equipment - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Wireless Controllers And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Uninterruptable Power Supply/Battery Backup - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Uninterruptable Power Supply/Battery Backup And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Cabling - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Cabling - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Firewall Service And Components - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Switches - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Switches And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Firewall Service, Components, And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Wireless Controllers - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points And Necessary Software And Licenses
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260022368/17008330/21231372-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260022368_CERTIFIED.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260022368/17008330/21231316-Pope%20John%20Consoritum%20Cat%202%20RFP.pdf