E-Rate #270002742

Sweetwater ISD seeks five-year Cisco Meraki-compatible network licenses

Sweetwater Independent School District is seeking five-year licensing for its existing Meraki-managed network. - Government buyer: Sweetwater Independent School District, Technology Department; point of contact office identified as the Director of Technology. - OEM: Cisco Meraki. The solicitation also allows “Meraki or equivalent.” No reseller or other vendor is named. - What is requested: 332 five-year cloud-management/right-to-use licenses for existing wired and wireless equipment. This is licensing only; hardware, installation, and third-party managed network services are not requested. - Wireless: MR Enterprise — 270 licenses. - Switch licenses: C9300-48 Enterprise — 4; MS120-24P — 10; MS120-48FP — 7; MS120-8FP — 8; MS125-24P — 2; MS125-48FP — 3; MS130-24 — 1; MS130-CMPT — 2; MS355-24X2 — 9; MS355-48X2 — 16. - Notable requirements: Vendors must confirm compatibility with Meraki’s co-termination licensing model and explain activation timing, overlap with existing coverage, and the resulting organization-wide expiration. The existing dashboard coverage expires in 2027; the new expiration date is not specified. - Proposal pricing and fulfillment: Provide unit and extended pricing, five-year totals by license type, and separate E-Rate-eligible and ineligible amounts. Identify any support or physical-repair components separately, and state fulfillment and activation assumptions. Manufacturer part numbers are not separately specified beyond the requested license/model names. - Term: Five years; no specific start or end date, option years, or annual subscription structure is specified.

Description

Sweetwater Independent School District is requesting proposals for five-year Cisco Meraki cloud management/right-to-use licenses compatible with its existing district-owned wired and wireless network infrastructure. The procurement is for licensing only; hardware, installation, and third-party managed services are not requested. Requested licensing includes Meraki license types and quantities detailed in the attached RFP, including 332 licenses in total. Proposals are due December 4, 2026, at 3:00 PM CST, and award is subject to district approval, applicable procurement requirements, and E-Rate conditions.

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