E-Rate #270002016

Oelwein Community School District seeks firewall, switches, and 35 Wi-Fi 7 access points

Oelwein Community School District is seeking E-rate Category 2 network equipment for its school facilities. - Government buyer: Oelwein Community School District (Oelwein Community School Dist.), Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa; no sub-agency or office is identified. - OEMs named: Fortinet (or equivalent) for the firewall/router and Ubiquiti (or equivalent) for switches and wireless access points. No specific model numbers or part numbers are provided. - Requested equipment: - 1 firewall/router for the High School Annex “Sacred Heart Gym.” - 1 Layer 3 aggregation switch with at least 16 SFP28 slots supporting 10 or 25 Gbps, at least 2 QSFP28 ports supporting 25 or 100 Gbps, and redundant power supplies. - 3 Layer 3 switches, each with at least 16 SFP28 ports supporting 10 and 25 Gbps. - 6 Layer 2 48-port switches, each with ports supporting at least 2.5 Gbps, at least 32 ports supporting 10 Gbps, PoE+++ on all ports, and at least 4 SFP28 ports supporting 25 Gbps. - 4 Layer 2 24-port switches, each with ports supporting 2.5 Gbps, at least 8 ports supporting 10 Gbps, and at least 2 SFP28 ports supporting 10 and 25 Gbps. - 35 wireless access points supporting Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), 10-Gbps uplinks, and 10 Wi-Fi streams: 4 at 6 GHz, 4 at 5 GHz, and 2 at 2.4 GHz. - Notable requirements: switches must meet the stated port-speed and PoE+++ specifications; the aggregation switch requires redundant power. Installation and initial configuration are not requested.

Description

OELWEIN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DIST is seeking Category 2 internal connections equipment, including a firewall/router, switches, and 35 Wi-Fi 7 access points. The requested switches include Layer 3 aggregation and access switches and Layer 2 switches with specified port speeds, quantities, PoE+++ capability, and redundant power requirements where stated. Access points must support Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), 10 Gbps uplinks, and 10 Wi-Fi streams. Product references include Fortinet or equivalent for routers and Ubiquiti or equivalent for switches and access points; responses are due November 11, 2026.

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