E-Rate #270002944

Philadelphia Public School District E-Rate network equipment, cabling, managed services, and maintenance

Philadelphia Public School District is seeking an E-Rate Category 2 network upgrade and related services for its schools and administrative office. - Government buyer: Philadelphia Public School District, Philadelphia, Mississippi; the opportunity identifies the school district but does not specify a sub-agency or office. - Named OEMs: Ruckus (or equivalent) for network switches, wireless access points, controllers, and antenna components; Palo Alto (or equivalent) for firewall equipment; and Tripplite (or equivalent) for UPS/battery backup equipment. - Equipment requested: 64 antennas/connectors/components; 2,180 feet of cabling; 2 firewall units; 2 racks; 33 switches; 10 UPS/battery backups; 111 wireless access points; and 1 wireless controller. No part numbers are provided. - Services requested: Managed Internal Broadband Services for existing and proposed wired and wireless network equipment; basic maintenance for eligible internal connections; and cabling, installation, configuration, and training. - Notable requirements: Provide an all-inclusive, compatible solution with required accessories, licenses, support, and warranties. Copper cabling must be Category 6, with Category 6a as an alternative; quote singlemode fiber, with multimode as an alternative. Cabling work includes labor, installation, termination, labeling, and a 20-year manufacturer warranty. Equipment must be new and sourced from an authorized reseller; installation includes VLAN configuration and coordination with the WAN/Internet provider. Managed services proposals should describe monitoring, reporting, ticketing, availability, and onsite response, and provide separate onsite and remote engineering rates. Basic maintenance is for manufacturer support, not onsite engineering or blocks of break-fix labor.

Description

The Philadelphia Public School District is soliciting proposals for an E-Rate Category 2 project to upgrade eligible equipment, cabling, managed services, and basic maintenance. The requested work includes internal connections equipment and services, managed internal broadband services, and basic maintenance of internal connections; the RFP allows bids for one or more project parts and some or all sites. The district describes a two-year, three-month contract for 2027 funding-year internal connections equipment and services and a five-year contract for managed internal broadband services and basic maintenance. A mandatory vendor meeting is scheduled for November 11, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.; bids are due December 9, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.

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