# E-Rate #2700000070

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

**Posted:** September 15, 2026
**Respond By:** October 13, 2026
**Identifier:** 2700000070
**NAICS:** 541512, 423430, 541513, 541330

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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