# E-Rate #270002753

Athens Area Schools wireless controller, UPS equipment, licenses, and maintenance

**Posted:** October 27, 2026
**Respond By:** November 24, 2026
**Identifier:** 270002753
**NAICS:** 423690

Athens Area Schools is seeking E-rate Category 2 wireless controller and UPS equipment, related software and licenses, and basic maintenance.
- **Government buyer:** Athens Area Schools, a public school district in Athens, Michigan; no sub-agency or specific office is identified.
- **Requested equipment:**
  - Approximately 1 Ruckus Virtual Smart Zone wireless controller, or equivalent, with necessary software and licenses.
  - Approximately 2 APC (American Power Conversion) SMT2200RM2UC uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), or equivalents, with necessary software and licenses.
- **Named OEMs:** **Ruckus** and **American Power Conversion (APC)**; equivalent products may be offered.
- **Services and requirements:** Basic maintenance is requested for the controller and UPS units. Installation and initial configuration are not requested. Any services that are not E-rate eligible must be quoted separately. The procurement is contingent on E-rate funding approval.

### Description

Athens Area Schools is requesting quotes for Category 2 services, including approximately one Ruckus Virtual Smart Zone wireless controller or equivalent with maintenance and approximately two APC SMT2200RM2UC UPS units or equivalent with maintenance. The Form 470 also lists wireless controllers and necessary software and licenses, and uninterruptible power supplies/battery backup and necessary software and licenses. The RFP states that quantities are approximate and that non-eligible services must be itemized separately. Quotes are due by November 24, 2026, and proposals must be firm fixed price.

[View original listing](https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/270002753/131289/22821665-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_270002753_CERTIFIED.pdf)