# E-Rate #270002136

Val Vista Academy managed services for existing Ubiquiti network equipment

**Posted:** October 16, 2026
**Respond By:** November 13, 2026
**Identifier:** 270002136
**NAICS:** 541513, 541519, 541512

Val Vista Academy is seeking managed support for its existing eligible internal broadband network in Gilbert, Arizona.
- Buyer: Val Vista Academy, a K-12 school in Gilbert, Maricopa County, Arizona; no sub-agency or purchasing office is identified.
- Requested service: Managed Internal Broadband Services for the school’s existing eligible wired and wireless network equipment. This is a service procurement, not a request to buy new hardware.
- Existing equipment identified by **Ubiquiti**:
  - 1 EFG router (part number EFG)
  - 1 USW-Pro-Aggregation switch (part number USW-Pro-Aggregation)
  - 10 USW-Pro-48-POE switches (part number USW-Pro-48-POE)
  - 21 U7-Pro wireless access points (part number U7-Pro)
- Service requirements include ongoing network management and monitoring, configuration maintenance and optimization, remote and on-site troubleshooting and repairs, staff assistance, software updates, security patches, bug fixes, performance reports, service documentation, and incident records.
- Proposals should define service levels, response times, and escalation procedures. Pricing should distinguish eligible from ineligible costs and itemize the services and relevant make, model, and SKU details.
- The procurement is for E-Rate Funding Year 2027–2028. The solicitation allows proposed terms of 1, 3, or 5 years and requires compliance with applicable E-Rate and FCC national-security and supply-chain restrictions.

### Description

Val Vista Academy is soliciting bids for Funding Year 2027 Category 2 Managed Internal Broadband Services. The Form 470 identifies existing equipment and references the associated RFP and bid-response worksheet. Bids, questions, and other communications must be submitted by email, and bidders must complete and submit the E-Rate Service Provider Bid Response Worksheet. The source states that bids are due by November 13, 2026, and that bids must arrive by 5:00 p.m. MST on the Allowable Contract Date.

[View original listing](https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/270002136/17012725/22770001-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_270002136_CERTIFIED.pdf)