# E-Rate #270002759

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

**Posted:** October 27, 2026
**Respond By:** November 24, 2026
**Identifier:** 270002759
**NAICS:** 541512, 423490, 238210, 423690, 541519

Alma Public School District 30 is seeking equipment and installation for a district-wide Category 2 network upgrade.
- **Buyer:** Alma Public School District 30, Crawford County, Arkansas; no sub-agency or office is identified.
- **OEM:** **HPE Aruba Networking (Aruba)** is the named network-equipment manufacturer. Aruba or equivalent equipment is allowed where specified, subject to compatibility with the district’s existing Aruba network. UPS units have no brand preference.
- **Network equipment:** 26 0.65 m 50G SFP56-to-SFP56 direct-attach copper cables (R0M46A); 7 3 m cables (R0M47A); 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). Specified switches include five-year licensing.
- **Power and licensing:** 29 rack-mountable 1–4U, 120V, 1,500-watt UPS/battery-backup units with remote monitoring; five-year Foundation Class 1, Class 3, and Class 5 licenses for existing Aruba switches (quantities 1, 12, and 1); and five-year wireless licensing for existing Aruba equipment (246 Foundation AP licenses and 1 Foundation WLAN Gateway license).
- **Installation:** Unbox, rack and stack equipment, connect it to UPS units, and test it. Configure switches for 10GB traffic where possible and follow Aruba best practices.
- **Notable quantity distinction:** The FCC filing gives category-level quantities of 33 feet of cabling, 86 switches, 29 UPS units, and 247 wireless access points. The detailed bid list specifies 33 cables and 72 switches by model, plus 247 licenses for existing wireless equipment; the category-level wireless quantity is not presented as a separately itemized access point model list.
- **Bid requirements:** Submit a complete hardware-project bid rather than a partial component bid, document compatibility when proposing equivalents, and include the required C2 cover page. Bids and questions are directed through CRW Consulting’s online bidding system. Award is contingent on E-rate funding and final board approval.

### Description

ALMA PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST 30 is seeking Category 2 services under FCC Form 470 for Funding Year 2027. The listed scope includes internal connections: cabling (33 feet), switches and necessary software and licenses (86 each), uninterruptible power supply/battery backup and necessary software and licenses (29 each), and wireless access points and necessary software and licenses (247 each). The form lists Aruba or equivalent for cabling and wireless access points, and No Preference for uninterruptible power supplies. Bids and questions must be submitted through CRW Consulting’s IFCB website; additional bid requirements and deadlines are available there.

[View original listing](https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/270002759/139711/22821804-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_270002759_CERTIFIED.pdf)