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Alma Public School District 30 Aruba-Compatible Network Equipment and Installation

Alma Public School District 30 is seeking Aruba-compatible networking equipment, power protection, licensing, and installation for its Category 2 internal connections. - Buyer: Alma Public School District 30, a public school district in Alma, Arkansas. - Preferred OEM: HPE Aruba Networking (Aruba). Aruba or equivalent products are accepted where specified; proposed equipment must be compatible with the district’s existing Aruba network. - Requested equipment and licenses include 33 specified direct-attach cables; Aruba switches with listed model quantities totaling 72; 29 UPS/battery-backup units; and five-year licenses for switches and existing wireless access points. The FCC Form 470 separately summarizes 86 switches, 33 feet of cabling, and 247 wireless access points with associated software/licenses, so those category totals do not exactly match the detailed model list or clarify whether new access point hardware is included. - Detailed switch models: 25 6300L 48-port switches (S3L76A); 20 CX 6000 8-port switches (S4R22A); 20 CX 6000 8-port PoE switches (S4R23A); 3 CX 6300F 48-port PoE switches (JL665A); 2 CX 6300M 48-port PoE switches (JL661A); 1 CX 6300M 24-port switch (JL658A); and 1 CX 6000 12-port PoE switch (R8N89B). Each specified switch includes five-year licensing. - Cable models: 26 0.65 m 50G SFP56-to-SFP56 direct-attach copper cables (R0M46A) and 7 3 m cables (R0M47A). - UPS requirement: 29 units, 1–4U, 120V, 1,500 watts, with remote monitoring; no brand preference is stated. - Additional five-year licensing: Foundation Class 1 for existing Aruba switches (quantity 1), Foundation Class 3 (quantity 12), Foundation Class 5 (quantity 1), and 247 wireless licenses for existing Aruba access points (246 Foundation AP and 1 Foundation WLAN Gateway). - Installation and configuration are requested: unbox and rack equipment, connect it to UPS units, test it, and configure switches for 10GB traffic where possible, following Aruba best practices. The request calls for a complete hardware project rather than partial component bids and requires compatibility documentation for alternatives.

Description

ALMA PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST 30 is seeking Category 2 internal connections, including cabling, switches and necessary software and licenses, uninterruptible power supplies/battery backup, and wireless access points. The listed quantities are 33 feet of cabling, 86 switches, 29 uninterruptible power supplies/battery backups, and 247 wireless access points. Equipment is to include installation and initial configuration. Bids and questions must be submitted through CRW Consulting’s IFCB website; the source gives a response deadline of November 24, 2026.

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