E-Rate #270002329

West Des Moines Community School District Layer 3 Switch Replacement and Expansion

West Des Moines Community School District is seeking proposals for a Layer 3 network switch replacement and expansion project across district facilities. - Buyer: West Des Moines Community School District, Iowa; no specific sub-agency or office is identified. - OEMs and equipment: Arista Networks is the named reference manufacturer; equivalent products meeting or exceeding the requirements are allowed. The example switch is Arista DCS-7050SX3-24YC4C. Cisco Catalyst 9500 switches are the existing equipment to be removed after cutover. - Switches and licenses: 15 Layer 3 switches total—12 for E-rate buildings, 2 for non-E-rate locations (Operations and the Stadium), and 1 spare—with 15 five-year management licenses, one per switch. - Optics: 33 10GBASE-LR single-mode optics (26 E-rate, 3 non-E-rate, 4 spare) and 84 1000BASE-SX multimode optics (70 E-rate, 10 non-E-rate, 4 spare). An optional 84-unit 10GBASE-LR configuration may be priced instead of, and replaces in full, the 1000BASE-SX optics. - Support and implementation: Include five years of manufacturer support, software updates, technical support, and next-business-day advance hardware replacement. Configure, install, cut over, and test the switches; provide final configuration files and building documentation. - Other requirements: Provide separate pricing for E-rate-eligible, non-E-rate, and spare items. Price removal and delivery of existing Cisco Catalyst 9500 switches separately; these activities are not E-rate eligible. Equipment delivery is scheduled ahead of installation, with the project completed within the stated implementation window.

Description

West Des Moines Community School District is seeking proposals for replacement of Layer 3 switching in selected buildings, including a new switch at the Stadium; a separate RFP covers Layer 2 switching. The Layer 3 project includes 15 switches, software and licenses, optics, five-year management licensing and manufacturer support, and installation, configuration, testing, and documentation. Vendors must price E-rate-eligible, non-E-rate, and spare items separately, and provide optional pricing for 10 Gb single-mode optics. The contract requires approval by the local School Board.

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