Opportunity
E-Rate #270001412
Buckingham County Public Schools Category 2 Cisco switching equipment and installation
Posted
October 28, 2026
Respond By
November 06, 2026
Identifier
270001412
NAICS
334290, 423690, 541519
Buckingham County Public Schools is seeking E-Rate-eligible Category 2 network switching equipment and installation for its school network. - Government buyer: Buckingham County Public Schools, Virginia; no sub-agency or office is identified. - OEM: Cisco Systems is the named and preferred manufacturer. Functionally equivalent equipment may be proposed, with documentation demonstrating equivalency. - Equipment requested: 21 C9300-48P-EDU switches; 21 C9300-DNA-E-48-5Y licenses; 20 SFP-10G-LRM transceivers; 10 C9300-NM-8X network modules; 15 CAB-SPWR-30CM= power stack cables; and 8 STACK-T1-50CM stack cables. Cable quantities are estimated stack-cable counts, not cable drops or footage. - Services requested: Shipping/freight and configuration/installation. Installation includes migrating and staging configurations, applying approved firmware and credentials, mounting and connecting switches, labeling cables and ports, testing network functions, documenting results and configurations, and removing and inventorying replaced equipment. - Notable requirements: The work must support E-Rate-eligible Category 2 costs, and SPI discount billing is required. Installation is to be scheduled during approved non-instructional or after-hours periods, with a cutover plan and rollback procedures. E-Rate-eligible cost is the most heavily weighted evaluation factor.
Description
Buckingham County Public Schools is seeking proposals for new Category 2 switching equipment and vendor installation services. The requested products include switches and necessary software and licenses, with Cisco Systems or equivalent listed as the make/model reference; the Form 470 lists a quantity of 21 switches. Installation work includes configuration migration, switch installation, testing, and removal of replaced equipment. Questions are due October 27, 2026, and proposals are due December 1, 2026, at 2:00 PM ET, unless modified by addendum.