Opportunity
E-Rate #270002111
Five-year internet and WAN services with network equipment for Richard McKenna Charter Schools
Posted
October 15, 2026
Respond By
November 12, 2026
Identifier
270002111
NAICS
517111, 517121, 517911, 423690
Richard McKenna Charter Schools is seeking a five-year package of internet and WAN connectivity plus network equipment for its Idaho schools. - Government buyer: Richard McKenna Charter Schools, Mountain Home, Elmore County, Idaho; no agency, sub-agency, or office is specified. - Services requested: One bundled internet service at 1–5 Gbps and two WAN links to annexes at 1–10 Gbps per link. Fiber is preferred; WAN links may be dark or lit. Services are requested for 60 months and must include a leased router and IP block. - Products and quantities: 25 six-foot Cat6 patch cords; 25 twelve-foot Cat6 patch cords; six 24-port Cat6 UniFi patch panels (UACC); three 48-port, 720W PoE switches (Ubiquiti USW-Pro-Max-48-POE); and four UPS battery replacement modules (APC APCRBC43). Switch installation is not requested. - Named OEMs: Ubiquiti (also rendered as “Ubiquity”; UniFi is the product brand) and American Power Conversion (APC). Ubiquiti and APC equipment may be supplied with equivalents where specified; no cabling manufacturer is specified. - Notable requirements: Service delivery must be guaranteed, and all delivery-related costs, taxes, and fees must be included. Bandwidth upgrades must be allowed without extending the original service term. FCC national-security supply-chain restrictions apply.
Description
The solicitation requests quotes for bundled internet service with capacity from 1 Gbps to 5 Gbps, fiber preferred, for a 60-month term, and two WAN links to annexes with capacity from 1 Gbps to 10 Gbps, fiber preferred (dark or lit), also for 60 months. It also requests network equipment, including Cat6 patch cords, patch panels, switches, and UPS battery replacement modules. Bids must guarantee service delivery, include applicable costs and fees, and be submitted through the specified portal; emailed bids and budgetary quotes will not be accepted. This is not a formal sealed bid/RFP process.