E-Rate #270000935

Branson School District R4 internet services and network equipment procurement

Branson School District R4 is seeking FY2027 E-Rate internet and network services, equipment, licenses, and backup power for its schools. - Government buyer: Branson School District R4; no sub-agency or office is identified. - Services: Category One internet access/data transmission for 7 entities at 50 Mbps–25 Gbps, including installation and initial configuration; maintenance and operations for 7 entities at 1–25 Gbps. - Network equipment and licensing: Extreme Networks or equivalent, including 5 5230 switches, 3 x690 switches, 5 Cloud IQ Site Engine Manage Switches licenses, 26 AP4020 access points, 30 AP5020 high-capacity access points, 5 outdoor access points, 1 Cloud IQ Manage APs license, and 35,000 NAC licenses. - Firewall: 1 PA5410 support license and 1 PAN-PA-5410-ATP threat-prevention license, each for one year or equivalent. The request states no manufacturer preference for this category. - Backup power: 10 SMT-1500-RM2UC and 2 SMT-3000-RM2UC UPS units or equivalents. APC SMT-series units are identified in the attachment; no manufacturer preference is stated. - Maintenance: Basic maintenance of internal connections is also requested for 2 firewall items, 13 switches, 35,296 wireless access point category units, and 12 UPS/battery-backup items, with the category descriptions identifying Extreme Networks for switches and access points and no manufacturer preference for firewall or UPS maintenance. - Equivalent products are permitted. No overall contract duration is fixed; the applicant may consider month-to-month, single-year, multi-year, or voluntary extension terms. Automatic or evergreen renewals are not considered. The two firewall licenses specify one-year terms.

Description

Branson School District R4 is seeking Category 1 internet access and data transmission service, along with Category 2 network equipment, licenses, and related items. The requested equipment includes firewall support and threat prevention, switches, wireless access points, Extreme Cloud IQ and NAC licenses, and UPS units, with equivalent products permitted where stated. Category 1 service requests list capacity ranges of 50 Mbps to 25 Gbps and 1 Gbps to 25 Gbps for seven entities. Bids and questions must be submitted in writing by email to the Technical Contact and reference FCC Form 470 number 270000935; the response deadline is November 23, 2026.

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