E-Rate #270002890

Scott County School District Category 2 network equipment, cabling, managed services, and maintenance

Scott County School District in Forest, Mississippi, is seeking E-Rate Category 2 network equipment, cabling, managed services, and maintenance for district sites. - Government buyer: Scott County School District, Scott County, Mississippi; no sub-agency or office is identified. - OEMs named: Meraki (or equivalent) for switches, wireless access points, and controllers; Fortinet (or equivalent, with FortiGate named for firewall equipment); and Tripplite (or equivalent) for UPS/battery backup. Some equipment has no manufacturer preference. No reseller is identified by name. - Equipment requested: antennas/connectors and related components (870 with no manufacturer preference; 250 Meraki or equivalent); cabling (7,600 feet); firewall equipment, components, software, and licenses (1 Fortinet or equivalent, listed in two form entries); racks (4); switches and related software/licenses (150 and 120, Meraki or equivalent); UPS/battery backups and related software (32, Tripplite or equivalent); wireless access points and related software/licenses (425 and 419, Meraki or equivalent); and wireless controllers and related software/licenses (1, Meraki or equivalent). No part numbers are provided. - Services requested: cabling installation and related labor; equipment supply, configuration, installation, training, and technical support; five-year managed internal broadband services for wired and wireless LAN infrastructure; and basic maintenance of internal connections. The maintenance schedule includes corresponding entries for the listed equipment categories and quantities. - Notable requirements: new equipment must be purchased from an authorized reseller. New copper cabling must be Category 6, with Category 6a as an alternative; singlemode fiber is requested, with multimode pricing as an alternative. Managed services proposals should describe monitoring, reporting, ticketing, availability, onsite response, and remote/onsite support rates; services are requested in blocks of hours and billed only as used. Basic maintenance covers manufacturers’ support and excludes onsite engineering and block-hour break/fix services. The project depends on E-Rate and district funding. - Period of performance: internal connections equipment and services are sought for two years and three months for Funding Year 2027. Managed internal broadband services are sought for five years and are contingent on annual funding. No separate maintenance term is specified; the purchase agreement may be used for up to three funding years.

Description

Scott County School District is seeking proposals for an E-Rate Category 2 project to upgrade eligible equipment, cabling, managed services, and basic maintenance. The work includes internal connections equipment and services for the 2027 funding year, as well as managed internal broadband services and basic maintenance of internal connections. The RFP permits bids for one or more portions and for some or all sites; prospective bidders must attend a mandatory vendor meeting on November 10, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Sealed bids are due December 8, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.

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