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Anderson County School District Three Wi-Fi 7 Access Point Refresh

Anderson County School District Three is seeking a Wi-Fi 7 refresh for its schools and other facilities. - Buyer: Anderson County School District Three; Purchasing Department. The RFP identifies Aimee Gray, CIO, as the contact. - OEMs and named alternatives: Juniper Networks is the specified manufacturer, with equivalents allowed. The RFP names HPE Aruba and Extreme Networks as examples of equivalent solutions. No reseller is identified. - Core wireless equipment: 285 Juniper Mist AP47 indoor access points (MIST-AP47-1S-5Y) for instructional sites and 13 more for non-instructional facilities; 6 AP66 outdoor access points (AP66-US). The RFP also lists the AP66D-US as an optional alternate for the outdoor units. - Other equipment and materials: 6 Form 470-listed antennas/connectors/components; 298 racks; 6 UPS/battery-backup units; potential cabling drops (Form 470 lists 298, while clarifying this is not a footage requirement); and required mounting, surge-protection, grounding, and weatherproofing materials. The RFP also includes AP47 brackets (APBR-U), outdoor mounting brackets (APOUTBR-ART2 and APOUTBR-FM2), and as-needed PoE injectors. - Services and subscriptions: Five-year wireless management licensing, including the AP47 Mist Wireless Assurance subscription and 6 AP66 subscriptions (SUB-MAN-5Y); installation, configuration and migration; RF design and validation; and testing, documentation, and closeout. Optional five-year Marvis Virtual Network Assistant (SUB-VNA-5Y) and Premium Analytics (SUB-PMA-5Y) subscriptions are separately priced. - Notable requirements: The solution must provide centralized wireless management and enterprise security. Work includes AP removal where applicable, installation and labeling, network configuration, migration, testing, and administrator knowledge transfer. Implementation is planned for summer and must be completed before the school year; licensing is required for five years from activation. The Form 470’s broad equipment quantities and the RFP’s site-specific schedule are presented separately below where they differ in detail.

Description

Anderson County School District Three is seeking proposals for an FY2027 enterprise Wi-Fi 7 wireless network refresh, including equipment, five-year management licensing, and installation. The Form 470 lists wireless access points and necessary software and licenses, with 298 units shown, as well as additional Category 2 internal-connection items in the attached request. The source says to see the RFP for further details and clarifies that the cabling request is for potential drops, not feet. The RFP specifies a mandatory pre-bid walkthrough and a proposal submission deadline of November 18, 2026; the Form 470 lists a response deadline of November 9, 2026.

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