# E-Rate #270002825

Bainbridge Island School District 303 wireless network refresh

**Posted:** October 28, 2026
**Respond By:** November 25, 2026
**Identifier:** 270002825
**NAICS:** 811210, 423690, 541519, 423430, 541512, 238210

Bainbridge Island School District 303 is refreshing end-of-life wireless infrastructure across instructional and non-instructional facilities.
- Buyer: Bainbridge Island School District 303; no sub-agency or office is identified.
- OEMs and named vendors:
  - **Ruckus** is the specified access-point make, with equivalent products allowed.
  - **HPE** is named in connection with the existing ClearPass onboarding platform.
  - **Juniper** is named as the existing wired-network environment the wireless solution must integrate with.
- Products requested:
  - 242 Wi-Fi 6 wireless access points with required software and licenses; no part number is specified.
  - Mounting hardware and brackets; quantity and part number are not specified.
  - Wireless LAN controller(s) or a compatible cloud-based management platform; quantity and part number are not specified.
- Services requested: network configuration and deployment; optional physical access-point installation; ClearPass reconfiguration or an equivalent onboarding solution; site survey and heat-map design; coverage and performance testing; documentation and IT staff training; and five years of support and maintenance.
- Notable requirements: access points must provide at least 4.8 Gbps aggregate throughput and support Wi-Fi 6, backward compatibility with Wi-Fi 5, WPA3 Enterprise, 802.1X, MU-MIMO, OFDMA, beamforming, and approximately 75–100 users per access point under normal load. Coverage is required indoors and in designated outdoor areas.
- Support requirements include a five-year hardware warranty and software support, next-business-day replacement for defective units, and 24/7 remote monitoring and helpdesk availability.

### Description

Bainbridge Island School District 303 is seeking proposals for a full wireless network refresh, including 242 wireless access points and necessary software and licenses. The scope includes mounting hardware, wireless LAN controllers or cloud-based management, configuration and deployment, ClearPass onboarding reconfiguration or an equivalent, coverage and performance testing, documentation, training, and five years of support and maintenance. Access-point installation services are optional, and proposals may offer a direct replacement or an alternative design. Bids must be submitted manually by an authorized vendor representative.

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