E-Rate #270002304

Southern Local School District seeks 10 core network switches and licenses

Southern Local School District is seeking proposals for replacement core network switches at its high school and Millcreek Elementary. - Buyer: Southern Local School District, Ohio; no sub-agency or office is identified. - OEM: Cisco Systems is named; equivalent solutions that meet or exceed the requirements are acceptable. - Requested equipment: 10 core network switches with necessary software and licenses; no specific switch models or part numbers are provided. - High school: At least 180 usable RJ45 ports, including 40 multigigabit ports supporting 1/2.5/5/10 Gbps with IEEE 802.3bt Class 6 PoE or better, and 140 ports at 1 Gbps or faster with IEEE 802.3at Class 4 PoE or better. Separate switches must support eight and two simultaneous 10 Gbps SFP+ connections, respectively. - Millcreek Elementary: At least 170 usable RJ45 ports, including 50 multigigabit ports with the same speed and PoE capabilities, and 120 ports at 1 Gbps or faster with Class 4 PoE or better. Separate switches must support at least two and four simultaneous 10 Gbps SFP+ connections, respectively. - Fiber and stacking or interswitch ports must be additional to the required usable RJ45 ports. Proposals should address compatibility with existing VLAN and routing functions, interswitch bandwidth, management, redundancy, and PoE budgets. - Proposals should itemize switch models and quantities, modules, power supplies, stacking components, cables, licenses, and transceivers or their reuse. Identify recurring license costs, warranty and support options, delivery expectations, and any E-Rate-ineligible costs. Installation and initial configuration are not listed as requested services.

Description

The District seeks proposals to replace core network switches at the high school and Millcreek Elementary, totaling 10 switches and necessary software and licenses. Each building requires a switch stack or equivalent with specified minimum RJ45 port counts, multigigabit and PoE capabilities, and additional 10 Gbps SFP+ fiber connectivity. Proposals must describe configuration, compatibility, management, redundancy, PoE budgets, and include an itemized bill of materials with licensing, warranty, support, delivery, and pricing details. Equivalent solutions meeting or exceeding the stated requirements will be considered; eligible equipment and services’ price must receive more weight than any other single evaluation factor.

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