E-Rate #270002116

Tempe Preparatory Academy E-Rate internet service and internal broadband procurement

Tempe Preparatory Academy is seeking E-Rate internet service and internal broadband work for its Tempe, Arizona school. - Buyer: Tempe Preparatory Academy; no sub-agency or specific procurement office is identified. - Services: One bundled internet access/data transmission service with 1–5 Gbps capacity, including a leased router, delivery, installation, and initial configuration. The contract must allow bandwidth increases without extending its original term. - Internal broadband scope: Managed Internal Broadband Services (MIBS), 2,100 feet of cabling, 50 five-foot Cat6 patch cables, 14 tested and labeled Cat6 data drops averaging 150 feet, and wall-mounted EMT conduit (500 feet each of 3/4-inch and 1-inch conduit). The Form 470 also lists internal-connection components in quantities of 50, 500, and 500. - OEMs and equipment listed in the earlier MIBS attachment: Sophos XGS 2300 firewall (1); Datto AP440 access points (18) and DSW100-48 (6), DSW100-24 (4), and DSW100/8 (2) switches; CyberPower PR1000LCD1U (6) and PR2000RT2U (6) UPS units. The MIBS attachment containing this hardware list was removed from the latest notice, so these model-level details appeared in an earlier attachment and are not present in the remaining attachment. - Notable requirements: Guaranteed service delivery; identify hardware make, model, and SKU; include installation and applicable taxes, fees, and shipping; price eligible and ineligible items separately; and comply with FCC national-security supply-chain restrictions. Budgetary quotes and vendor price lists are not accepted. SPI invoicing is required. - Funding and term: E-Rate Funding Year 2027. Start date, end date, and contract duration are not specified.

Description

TEMPE PREPARATORY ACADEMY requests Category 1 bundled internet access and data transmission service with bandwidth from 1 Gbps to 5 Gbps, including a leased router. The Category 2 request covers managed internal broadband services, including Cat6 patch cables and data drops, plus EMT conduit installation. Bids must guarantee service delivery, include applicable costs and required installation, and be submitted through the specified Box upload link; emailed bids will not be accepted. This is not a formal sealed bid/RFP process, and budgetary quotes and vendor pricelists will not be considered.

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