# E-Rate #270001607

Up to 820 HPE Aruba CX 6300M Ethernet switches and required accessories

**Posted:** October 28, 2026
**Respond By:** November 25, 2026
**Identifier:** 270001607
**NAICS:** 423430, 423690, 334290

The School Board of Clay County is seeking a county-wide Ethernet switch solution for its Florida school district.
- **Buyer:** School Board of Clay County (Clay County District Schools), Purchasing Department, Florida.
- **OEM:** **HPE Aruba** is the named reference manufacturer. The preferred switch is the Aruba CX 6300M Smart Rate, reference part number **JL659A**; equivalent products require District approval.
- **Requested equipment:** Up to **820** 48-port switches, with **two hot-swappable power supplies per switch** (up to 1,640), hot-swappable fan modules, rack-mount kits, and stacking accessories. Stacking DAC cables or transceivers must be at least 3 meters long; quantities for accessories other than power supplies are not specified.
- **Switch capabilities:** 48 copper ports supporting 100 Mbps, 1, 2.5, and 5 Gbps; PoE/PoE+/PoE++ with Class 6 support; at least 1,440W aggregate PoE, expandable to 2,880W with a secondary power supply; and four or more SFP56/SFP28/SFP+ uplinks. The reference model specifies four SFP56 cages supporting 1/10/25/50 Gbps.
- **Other requirements:** Stacking and redundant operation, Layer 2/Layer 3 features, SNMP and analytics/telemetry, 24/7/365 technical support, next-business-day advance hardware replacement, and lifetime operating-system and firmware updates, patches, and bug fixes. Installation and configuration are not requested.
- **Pricing and procurement conditions:** Price applicable licenses separately for 1-, 3-, 5-, 6-, and 7-year terms, and price required accessories and support as applicable. The response must be all-or-none; quantities may vary and purchasing depends on E-Rate funding. Vendors must support SPI billing and meet the stated E-Rate eligibility requirements.

### Description

The School Board of Clay County is seeking proposals for up to 820 Aruba CX 6300M or equivalent 48-port copper multi-rate Gigabit Ethernet switches. Proposals must include the hardware and accessories needed for redundant operation, including two hot-swappable power supplies per switch, fan modules, rack-mount kits, and stacking accessories with cables or transceivers at least 3 meters long. Proposals must also include applicable licensing costs for increments up to seven years; proposed equivalents must align with the District’s current IT infrastructure. Installation and configuration are not required, and the District reserves the sole right to determine whether a product is equivalent.

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