# E-Rate #270001895

Bonneville Joint School District #93 network switches, cabling, licensing, and installation

**Posted:** October 19, 2026
**Respond By:** November 16, 2026
**Identifier:** 270001895
**NAICS:** 423690, 238210, 541512

Bonneville Joint School District #93 is seeking an E-rate Category 2 network refresh for its Idaho Falls location.
- **Government buyer**
  - Bonneville Joint School District #93, Idaho; no specific sub-agency or office is identified.
- **OEM**
  - **Ruckus** is the named switch and cable OEM; functionally equivalent products are allowed.
- **Requested equipment and services**
  - 2 Ruckus 7850-48F switches and 8 Ruckus 7850-32Q switches, or equivalents.
  - 18 Ruckus 100G QSFP passive DAC cables: 10 at 0.5 m, 4 at 3 m, and 4 at 5 m, or equivalents.
  - Necessary software and switch-management licensing, with separate 3-year and 5-year options; proposals must identify compatibility with Ruckus Cloud or SmartZone.
  - Include required mounting brackets, T-bar clips, specialized mounts, connectors, related components, and other necessary accessories. The procurement summary also lists 28 antennas, connectors, and related components, plus 18 feet of cabling.
  - Provide installation and initial configuration, support, manufacturer-standard warranty, and requested basic maintenance for switches and related components.
- **Notable requirements**
  - Switches must be new and unopened, enterprise-grade, stackable, centrally manageable through cloud or controller, and meet the stated switching-capacity and forwarding-rate specifications.
  - Proposals should include datasheets and part numbers for all line items, identify equivalent products and software compatibility, and price the requested license terms.
  - Delivery is to the district’s Idaho Falls location. Price, technical compliance, K-12 and E-rate experience, and warranty and support terms are identified as evaluation considerations.

### Description

Bonneville Joint School District #93 is requesting proposals for enterprise-grade switches and related equipment eligible under E-rate Category Two. The RFP specifies two Ruckus 7850-48F switches, eight Ruckus 7850-32Q switches, DAC cables, required licenses or subscriptions, warranty, support, accessories, and installation, or functionally equivalent products. Bidders must include three- and five-year licensing options and delivery to Idaho Falls, Idaho. The RFP states that questions are due November 4, 2026, and proposals are due November 18, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time.

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