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Washoe County School District networking equipment, Cisco Umbrella subscriptions, and SmartNet renewals

Washoe County School District is seeking network infrastructure, cybersecurity subscriptions, and support renewals for district schools. - Government buyer: Washoe County School District, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada; no sub-agency or office is identified. - OEM: Cisco Systems (Cisco) is specified for the principal networking equipment, with equivalent equipment allowed. Cisco products also appear throughout the Umbrella and SmartNet schedules. - New equipment for 11 school sites: 11 routers, 200 switches, 521 wireless access points, and 1,501 antennas, connectors, and related components. Routers, switches, and access points must include necessary software and licenses; no part numbers are supplied for these equipment totals. - Cisco Umbrella subscription: 1 Umbrella Security Subscription (UMB-SEC-SUB), 1 Enhanced Support for Umbrella (SVS-UMB-SUP-E), and 11,200 DNS Security Advantage licenses (UMB-DNS-ADV-K9). The subscription is for an approximately one-year term. - Cisco SmartNet renewal: Support and software renewal covering wireless access points, firewalls, BE7K, wireless controllers, routers, Nexus equipment, switches, ISE, and voice. The schedule also includes 500 AnyConnect subscription licenses (L-AC-PLS-LIC=); most renewal entries are approximately one year, with some differing terms. - Notable requirements: Bidders offering Cisco products must provide a Cisco Gold Reseller number or Cisco confirmation of Gold Reseller status. An E-Rate SPIN is required or must be obtained. The solicitation covers E-Rate and non-E-Rate work and calls for site-specific pricing and bill-of-material information.

Description

Washoe County School District is soliciting bids for networking equipment for 11 school sites, specified as Cisco or equivalent. The scope includes routers and necessary software and licenses, switches and necessary software and licenses, wireless access points and necessary software and licenses, and antennas, connectors, and related components. The listed quantities are 11 routers, 200 switches, 521 wireless access points, and 1,501 antennas, connectors, and related components. Bids must follow the full RFP; written questions are due by November 10, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. local time.

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