SanYsidroSD470FY2026C2-Firewall

*****QUANTITIES LISTED ON THIS FORM 470 ARE ESTIMATES*****REFER TO RFP FOR DETAILS***** Due to the way USAC's EPC portal has been created with the service category questions, please consider the information drafted into quantities, fields and units as educated estimates only for the issuance of this Form 470. San Ysidro SD is seeking to replace Firewall that is compatible with current network and transceivers. For more information please review the attached RFQ "E-Rate C2 FIREWALL Equipment - RFQ 009 (2025-2026)" https://www.sysdschools.org on the Technology Department webpage. All Service Providers responding to the posted Form 470 are to be contractors under CMAS/WSCA. There is a copy of the Solicitation submitted with this Form 470 on USAC's website. NOTE that the service types Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections (BMIC) and Managed Internal Broadband Services (MIBS) are only applicable with the Internal Connections solution proposed meeting the RFP requirements. The District is not soliciting separate bids for BMIC or MIBS. ** SPAM and/or robotic responses will not be considered valid bid responses and will be disqualified from consideration
Requested services (5 line items): - Category 2 — Managed Internal Broadband Services — Existing Equipment - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Antennas, Connectors, And Related Components - 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 — Antennas, Connectors, And Related Components
State/local procurement requirements: Service Provider shall provide one (1) original signed RFQ Responses via email and one (1) complete copy of their valid CMAS and/or WSCA-NASPO Contract or valid web-address to all contract pages; via email to the below Email Addresses by the due date and time specified on page 1.
Any questions regarding this RFQ shall be submitted in writing to the contact contained herein. Email inquiries are required. The District will not respond to phone call inquiries.
E-mail inquiries and questions must include the RFQ number in their subject line and are to be sent by January 12, 2026 5:00PM PST to the following: Todd Lewis: todd.lewis@sysdschools.org Marilyn Adrianzen: marilyn.adrianzen@sysdschools.org
Questions from Proposers Due (in writing) 1/12/26 by 5:00 PM, All addendum(s), questions and answers will be posted to the district's website at https://www.sysdschools.org, in addition to the E-rate EPC website at https://portal.usac.org/suite/.
RFQ Deadline 1/23/26 at 5:00 PM by email attention Todd Lewis todd.lewis@sysdschools.org subject line RFP 009 Firewall Equipment. It is the sole responsibility of each respondent to ensure all submittals and attachments are received by the district before the deadline. The District assumes no responsibility for transmission failures. Announcement of Recommendation 1/30/2026, District Board Meeting to Approve Award of Contract 2/12/2026 Contract Term Start Date 7/1/2026
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 contracts, 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).
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260011232/143674/20760624-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260011232_CERTIFIED.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260011232/143674/20759204-ERate%20C2%20FIREWALL%20Equipment%20%20RFP%20009%202025%202026%20FINAL.pdf