Opportunity
E-Rate #270001900
Desert Sands Charter Category 2 cabling materials and installation
Posted
October 13, 2026
Respond By
November 10, 2026
Identifier
270001900
NAICS
238210
Desert Sands Charter in Lancaster, California, seeks Category 2 cabling materials and installation for its public school network. - Government buyer: Desert Sands Charter (also identified as Desert Sands Public Charter), a public school in Lancaster, Los Angeles County, California; no separate agency, sub-agency, or office is identified. - OEM / vendor: ICC is specified for two cabling entries as “ICC or equivalent”; the other five entries have no manufacturer preference. No reseller or installation vendor is named. - Products requested: Seven cabling line items measured in feet: five no-preference entries of 300, 300, 150, 300, and 300 feet, plus ICC-or-equivalent entries of 1 and 6 feet. No part numbers are provided. - Services requested: Installation and initial configuration for the cabling, including labor for up to 300 data drops. Use an average 200-foot drop length for bid calculations; typically, two eligible drops are run together to one 3-port faceplate. - Notable requirements: Price each item and include necessary materials, connectors, components, installation/configuration, shipping, and applicable tax. The school may purchase some, all, or none of the awarded items. The requested contract term is one year, with orders placed as needed.
Description
Desert Sands Charter is seeking bids for Category 2 internal-connection data cabling materials and installation for E-Rate Funding Year 2027-28. The RFP describes materials and labor for installing up to 300 data drops, with an average drop length of 200 feet for bid calculations; the source Form 470 also lists cabling requests by quantity and specifies installation and initial configuration. Bids must include itemized pricing and product details and be submitted by email by 5:00 p.m. PDT on November 13, 2026; questions are due by 5:00 p.m. PDT on October 23, 2026. The school seeks a one-year contract and states that there will be no bidders conference or job walks.