# 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.

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