Proviso Access Points and licenses 2026

PROPOSALS for the Internet are due Friday March 13, 2026 by 12:00 noon CST. Proviso Township High School District 209 is seeking proposals for the the purchase and installation of Access points and licenses and related components for their three high schools as per RFP specifications. Implementation will include project management, design, configuration, and physical installation of the access points at each school. All materials needed or required will be the responsibility of the selected contractor. Professional services must include migration planning from the existing Cisco access points to the new Wi-fi 7 Access Points. For technical questions and access to the schools, please contact Michael Swanson, Director of Technology, at mswanson@pths209.org. E-rate Related Questions must be directed to Jerry Steinberg, Senior Consultant, at jerry@telesolutionsconsultants.com. Please indicate the Form 470 number and the school district name in the subject line of all responses. Proposals MUST be emailed to Michael Swanson, Director of Technology, at mswanson@pths209.org, Jerry Steinberg, Senior Consultant, Telesolutions Consultants LLC, at jerry@telesolutionsconsultants.com and Karen Applehoff, Consultant, at karen@telesolutionsconsultants.com. Please indicate the Form 470 number and the school district name in the subject line of all responses.
DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Responses not received by the due date cited in the RFP and/or Form 470 may be disqualified. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Responses that do not address the requirements in the RFP and/or Form 470 will be disqualified. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: SPAM and/or robotic responses will not be considered valid bid responses and will be disqualified from consideration. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Responses that do not provide the Lowest Corresponding Price will be disqualified.
Service providers submitting proposals in response to this FCC Form 470 must be in compliance with rules and orders governed by the Federal Communications Commission. The vendor must agree to comply with rules and regulations of USAC. Vendors must be familiar with billing methods and timelines associated with USAC. Vendor must be in good standing with the USAC and not red-lighted. The vendor must include their SPIN number on the bid/proposal. Service providers responding to this Form 470 should clearly identify E-rate Eligible and Ineligible equipment and pricing. Any ineligible products, services or components bundled with eligible products or services must be listed separately from the eligible products or services. Prices for these ineligible products or services must be allocated out of the price for the eligible services; failure to do so can lead to rejection of the bid. Allocations must comply with USAC rules which specify that the allocation methodology must be based on tangible criteria and reach a realistic result. It is the Service Providers responsibility to access the Portal (EPC) to determine if there are any addenda or changes for this request.
Requested services (2 line items): - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points And Necessary Software And Licenses
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260020285/135429/21132227-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260020285_CERTIFIED.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260020285/135429/21128325-Proviso%20C2%20RFP%20APS%20and%20Licenses%20with%20installation%202026.docx