# E-Rate #270001769

Plainwell Community Schools E-rate network equipment and fiber installation

**Posted:** October 09, 2026
**Respond By:** November 06, 2026
**Identifier:** 270001769
**NAICS:** 238210, 423690

Plainwell Community Schools is seeking E-rate-funded network equipment, fiber cabling, and installation for its High School and Starr Elementary.
- **Government buyer:** Plainwell Community Schools, a public school district in Plainwell, Michigan; no sub-agency or specific office is identified.
- **OEM:** **HPE Aruba (also identified as Aruba)**; equivalent products are permitted. No reseller or installation vendor is named.
- **Equipment requested:** Approximately 65 R8Q71A switches, 65 JL087A power supplies, 65 JL087A ABA power cords, 28 S2P31A transceivers, 6 S2P30A transceivers, and 68 J9281D copper cables. Switches include necessary software and licenses.
- **Other listed items:** 7 feet of cabling, 7 antenna/connector-related components, and 8 racks. Quantities are approximate; the RFP describes eight fiber runs, four at each school.
- **Installation and support:** Install one 12-strand single-mode fiber cable, or equivalent, from the main communications room to each of four communications closets at both schools. Work includes routing, fusion splicing, termination enclosures, LC-style or equivalent adapter panels, and labeling. Installation and configuration of network equipment and basic maintenance for approximately 65 switches are also requested.
- **Notable requirements:** Quotes are to be firm fixed-price, identify non-E-rate-eligible items separately, and be contingent on E-rate funding approval. The district may select multiple providers.

### Description

Plainwell Community Schools is seeking quotes for Category 2 E-rate services and equipment for service year 2027. The request includes cabling and associated parts, switches, power supplies, power cords, transceivers, copper cables, and installation, configuration, and maintenance, as detailed in the attached RFP. Vendors must submit quotations by email marked “E-rate bid”; the stated response deadline is November 6, 2026. Quantities are approximate, and implementation is contingent on E-rate funding approval.

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