E-Rate #2700000070

Kentucky statewide E-rate networking hardware, software, and services master contracts for K-12 schools

Kentucky is launching a statewide procurement to establish master contracts for E-rate eligible networking hardware, software, and services for all K-12 public school districts. - Government Buyer: - Kentucky State Department of Education (KDE), acting as a consortium for 175 K-12 public school districts - Scope of Procurement: - Networking hardware (Category One: 100 Mbps to 100 Gbps capacity) - Internal connections: routers, switches, racks, cabling, wireless access points, controllers, antennas, connectors - Software licenses and necessary software for network equipment - Maintenance and operations services for network hardware and software - Managed internal broadband services, including leased and existing equipment - Installation, initial configuration, and on-site training - Professional services for network design, implementation, and support - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors named; open to all qualified manufacturers and resellers - Notable Requirements: - Vendors must provide minimum percentage discounts off MSRP or established unit prices - All products/services must comply with Kentucky Education Technology System (KETS) technical, product, and design standards - Contracts will be mandatory for K-12 public school district purchases statewide - Leasing options are included - Quantities are placeholders; actual needs are unknown - Installation and initial configuration required for all equipment - Products/Services Requested (examples): - Wired switches (L2/L3), routers, wireless access points/controllers, cables/accessories, basic firewalls, SD-WAN hardware, racks - Installation, maintenance, training, managed broadband services - Period of Performance: - Statewide pricing vehicles with no guaranteed quantities or specific term; period defined in resulting contracts

Description

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is seeking state master contract(s) to establish contract pricing for a procurement vehicle for E-rate eligible networking hardware, software, and services. This procurement is intended to establish statewide pricing vehicles available to all public K-12 districts in Kentucky, representing 175 public school districts. The procurement includes Category 1 and Category 2 services, specifically Managed Internal Broadband Services and Existing Equipment. The procurement schedule includes key dates for release, certification, vendor conference, questions, responses, and proposal submission.

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