Round Valley Unified School District 470 C2 2026

To assure all vendors receive identical information, applicants will not discuss the FCC Form 470 by phone. All communication will be via email. - Bids and questions must be submitted via email to the address provided herein. See attached RFP document for specific equipment requirements. Bid/Quote Requirements: - Bids and questions must be submitted via email to erate@elks.net - Bids are due on The Allowable Contract Date by 5:00pm MST. There will be no bidders conference or job walks. During the 470 Open and Fair Bidding Process, the school will not accommodate any demonstrations, whether in person or remote. Quantities listed in this Form 470 are not a guarantee of sale. - Failure to comply with all requirements in the RFP document uploaded with this Form 470 may result in disqualification of bid. Disqualification. The Offer of an Offeror who is currently debarred, suspended, or otherwise lawfully prohibited from any public procurement activity may be rejected. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS National Security Supply Chain Restrictions Equipment or services produced or provided by a company that the FCC has designated as a national security threat to the integrity of communications networks or the communications supply chain are not eligible for E-Rate support. 47 CFR 54.9(a). In addition, participants are prohibited from using E-Rate support to purchase, rent, lease, or otherwise obtain any covered communications equipment or service, or maintain any covered communications equipment or service previously purchased, rented, leased, or otherwise obtained. 47 CFR 54.10. A list of covered communications equipment and services can be found on the FCCs website at https://www.fcc.gov/supplychain/coveredlist and will be updated to reflect any future determinations. Bids that include equipment that was manufactured for use outside of the United States will be disqualified. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: Bids from companies that include equipment barred by the Federal Communications Commission due to national security will be disqualified. The Section 54.10 prohibition includes telecommunications equipment or video surveillance equipment produced by Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hangzhou Hikvision, and Dahua. Recipients of Universal Service Fund (USF) support may not use USF money to buy new equipment or to support or maintain equipment already in inventory from companies, their parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries included on the Covered List.
Requested services (7 line items): - Category 2 — Managed Internal Broadband Services — Existing Equipment - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Switches And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Firewall Service And Components - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Firewall Service, Components, And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Switches
State/local procurement requirements: Arizona State Procurement Code requires a formal sealed bidding process; or purchasing from an IGA, State Master Contract, other approved cooperative purchasing contract, or compliant consortium procured contract for any procurement more than $100,000.00. Any quote/proposal whose total value exceeds $100,000.00 and is not linked to a current State Master Contract, other approved cooperative purchasing contract, or a compliant consortium procured contract will be disqualified by Arizona State Procurement Code. Any quotes must comply with the underlying state master/cooperative purchasing agreement in pricing and terms. Any quote/proposal submitted that does not specifically address the services requested, is generic in nature or otherwise does not meet the requirements contained in this Form 470 and associated specifications may be considered non-responsive and may be disqualified. All original contracts offered that are less than a 60-month term should include specifications that allow for annual one-year extensions and/or month to month extensions at the discretion of the applicant; not to exceed a total of 60 months. Please quote all eligible and ineligible products/services separately. All bids submitted for eligible products and services will be carefully considered, with price being the primary factor, and the bid selected will be for the most cost-effective service offering consistent with 54.511.
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260018279/143145/21049218-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260018279_CERTIFIED.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260018279/143145/21044401-2026%20RFP%20Round%20Valley%20Unified%20School%20District.docx.pdf