E-Rate #270001047

Managed service for Fulton School District 58’s 275 Aruba wireless access points

Fulton School District 58 is seeking a provider to manage and monitor its existing Aruba wireless network across six schools. - Government buyer: Fulton School District 58, Fulton, Missouri; contact named in the attachment: Dan Hedgpath. Sub-agency and office are not specified. - OEM: Aruba is the identified manufacturer of the District’s 275 existing access points. No service-provider vendor is named. - Requested service: Third-party operation, management, and monitoring of the District’s wired and/or wireless network and access points. Provider personnel must perform the work on the District’s behalf, not simply provide a platform for District staff to use. - Capacity and requirements: Support up to 5,000 concurrent connections, enforce network access policies, and support network uptime and appropriate connectivity. The District serves 2,177 students across six schools. - Existing environment: The District has Aruba Central, Aruba Mobility Controllers, and ClearPass licenses, but does not have Aruba AirWave or a current network access control (NAC) solution. The request is not for a renewal, endpoint expansion, or conversion from perpetual licensing to subscription. - Cost requirement: Ineligible costs must be itemized separately. - Access points included: 248 AP-515, 3 AP-205, 3 AP-275, 2 AP-277, 1 AP-305, 1 AP-365, 5 AP-567, 3 AP-577, and 9 AP-635.

Description

Fulton School District 58 is seeking a qualified provider to operate, manage, and monitor 275 Aruba access points as an ongoing third-party-managed service under Category 2 Managed Internal Broadband Services. The service must support management of the District’s wired and/or wireless network, enforcement of network access policies, network uptime, and 5,000 concurrent connections. Vendor personnel must actively perform the operation, management, and monitoring rather than provide a self-managed platform for District staff. Ineligible costs must be itemized separately, and proposals are due by email on October 26, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST.

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