E-Rate #270002153

Yoncalla School District Category 2 Cisco Catalyst Switches

Yoncalla School District 32 is seeking Category 2 network switches and associated software and hardware for its existing network. - Buyer: Yoncalla School District 32, Yoncalla, Douglas County, Oregon. - Requested equipment: Three Cisco Catalyst C9200L-48P-4G-E switches or equivalents, with software and licenses. The specified configuration is 48 Gigabit PoE+ ports, four 1-Gigabit SFP uplinks, Network Essentials or equivalent functionality, a power supply, and rack-mount hardware. - OEM: Cisco Systems is specified; equivalent equipment may be proposed, subject to the District’s compatibility and equivalency determination. The switches must be compatible with the District’s existing Cisco equipment. - Important quantity detail: The overall solicitation states three switches, while the cost-form attachment summary describes two separately listed entries of the same part number, each showing quantity three. Confirm the quantities against the cost form before pricing. - Delivery and work scope: Freight is listed as an estimated cost. District staff will perform installation; installation and initial configuration are not requested from the vendor. - Prohibited manufacturers: Equipment from Huawei Technologies Company, ZTE, Hytera, Hangzhou Hikvision, and Dahua, including their parents, affiliates, or subsidiaries, is not allowed. - Period: A price agreement is to be established; its duration and performance dates are not specified.

Description

Yoncalla School District 32 is issuing an Invitation to Bid to establish a price agreement for Category 2 equipment under the E-Rate Schools and Libraries Division program, to upgrade existing network equipment. The requested service is internal connections, including switches and necessary software and licenses; the bid schedule lists three switches, with Cisco Systems or equivalent specified. The cost proposal attachment describes a 48-port PoE+ managed switch with four 1-Gigabit SFP uplinks, equivalent functionality to Network Essentials, and power supply and rack-mount hardware. The District reserves the right to determine equivalency and compatibility, and proposals must meet the stated disqualification requirements.

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