E-Rate #270001361

Horizon Science Academy Denison UniFi network equipment, cabling, and installation

Horizon Science Academy Denison is seeking a Category 2 network refresh centered on Ubiquiti UniFi equipment, cabling, and installation. - Buyer: Horizon Science Academy Denison, a public K–8 school in Cleveland, Ohio; the RFP also identifies the buyer as Horizon Denison and lists its General Office. - OEM: Ubiquiti is the named manufacturer; the request permits functional equivalents. No reseller or other vendor is named. - Specified equipment: 2 UDM-Beast security gateways; 1 USW-Pro-XG-Aggregation switch; 10 USW-Pro-XG-48-PoE switches; 3 USW-Pro-Max-48-PoE switches; and 35 U7-Pro-XGS WiFi 7 access points. - Cabling and accessories: 3 UACC-Cable-C6A-CMP cable items; 48 UACC-Cable-Patch-EL-0.15M-W patch cables; 48 UACC-Cable-Patch-EL-0.3M-W patch cables; 13 UACC-AOC-SFP28 active optical cables; and 2 UACC-DAC-SFP28-0.5M DAC cables. Additional requirements include 23 new Cat6A plenum-rated AP cable runs, a 24-port Cat6A patch panel, 23 station-side terminations, 35 Cat6A patch cords, and associated rack, pathway, cable-management, labeling, and firestopping materials. New-run footage is to be determined onsite. - Earlier Form 470 quantities: 2 firewall components, 14 switches, 35 wireless access points, and 99 feet of cabling, identified as Ubiquiti or equivalent. The detailed RFP specifies the equipment models and quantities above. - Services: Installation and configuration, including new cabling, testing existing hallway AP runs, installing and configuring network equipment, network cutover, labeling, and as-built documentation. - Notable technical requirements: Certify each new cable drop; test and repair or replace failed existing hallway runs; configure gateway high availability, switch uplinks, VLANs, and SSIDs; and minimize disruption to instruction. Work in occupied classrooms is to be scheduled outside instructional hours. - Period: The materials identify Funding Year 2027, but do not specify a service start date, end date, or duration.

Description

Horizon Science Academy Denison is seeking bids for FY2027 E-Rate Category 2 internal connections, including network hardware, wireless access points, cabling, installation, configuration, and related services. The project includes replacing existing network switches and Wi-Fi access points with a UniFi platform, installing 35 access points, and providing new cable runs for 23 classroom access points while testing existing hallway runs. Bids must be submitted by email, and vendors must attend a scheduled site walkthrough or obtain approval for an alternative consultation. The response deadline is October 29, 2026; the RFP states bids are due by 5:00 PM CST on the Allowable Contract Date.

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