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Lakeview School District Wi-Fi 6E/7 access point refresh: 137 access points, equipment, licenses, and installation

Lakeview School District is refreshing wireless service at Oakview Elementary and Lakeview Middle-High School with 137 enterprise access points and related equipment and installation. - Government buyer: Lakeview School District, District Office / Technology Department; Stoneboro, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. - OEMs and platforms: Cisco Systems is the named OEM. Specified Cisco product families include Cisco Meraki and Cisco Catalyst; the Meraki Dashboard is the named management platform. Equivalent products are allowed if they meet requirements and include complete platform migration costs. - Equipment requested: - 45 indoor Wi-Fi 6E/7 access points for Oakview Elementary: Cisco Catalyst CW9164I-MR or CW9174I-MR, or equivalent. - 90 high-density indoor Wi-Fi 6E/7 access points for Lakeview Middle-High School: Cisco Meraki MR57 or Cisco Catalyst CW9166I-MR, or equivalent. - 2 rugged outdoor Wi-Fi 6E access points: Cisco Catalyst CW9163E-MR, or equivalent. - 137 high-power, multi-gigabit PoE injectors; 8 outdoor omni-directional antennas, with Cisco Meraki MA-ANT-20 or equivalent as the reference; and 2 outdoor surge-protection and mounting kits. - Five-year cloud management licenses for all 137 access points. A separate equivalent-platform migration hardware/controllers/services line is included if needed. - Services: Install access points and injectors using existing cable drops; mount and weather-seal outdoor antennas and equipment; configure the management platform and network settings, including SSIDs, VLANs, authentication, guest access, and firewall rules; update firmware; validate coverage and signal performance; and provide handoff documentation. - Notable requirements: Indoor units require Wi-Fi 6E/7 capability and multi-gigabit connectivity. Outdoor units must be weather- and temperature-hardened, and outdoor antennas must provide 360-degree coverage; directional patch or sector antennas are not accepted. Injectors must meet the required 802.3at/802.3bt power needs and provide multi-gigabit pass-through. Equivalent platforms must provide feature parity with the district’s existing Cisco Meraki environment and include migration costs. Hardware warranty coverage must be at least five years; itemized costs must distinguish E-Rate-eligible and ineligible items. - Performance period: Deployment is scheduled to begin in the project period. Cloud management licenses must cover five years (60 months) from system acceptance; the notice does not specify a firm completion date.

Description

Lakeview School District is seeking proposals for 137 wireless access points and related equipment and services across Oakview Elementary School and Lakeview Middle-High School. The procurement includes high-power inline PoE injectors, outdoor omni-directional antennas, five-year cloud management licenses, installation, configuration, integration, and testing. Proposed access points must support Wi-Fi 6E/Wi-Fi 7 and work with the district’s Cisco Meraki management platform or an equivalent system that includes the costs of migration. The RFP specifies in-person sealed proposal delivery and describes vendor qualification, submission, and E-Rate requirements.

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