# E-Rate #270001635

Bedford Public Library seeks E-Rate Category 2 network equipment and support

**Posted:** October 30, 2026
**Respond By:** November 27, 2026
**Identifier:** 270001635
**NAICS:** 423430, 423690

Bedford Public Library is seeking new E-Rate Category 2 network equipment, related coverage licenses, cabling, UPS batteries, and basic maintenance for its Bedford, Virginia library system.
- **Buyer:** Bedford Public Library, Bedford, Virginia.
- **OEMs named:** **Ubiquiti** for access points, switches, licenses, and patch cables; **Tripplite** for UPS/battery replacements. Functionally equivalent equipment may be proposed with documentation showing equivalence.
- **Requested equipment:**
  - 15 Ubiquiti access points: 6 U7-Outdoor, 8 U7-Pro, and 1 U7-IW; each has a matching five-year coverage license (UICARE-U7-Outdoor-D, quantity 6; UICARE-U7-Pro-D, quantity 8; UICARE-U7-IW-D, quantity 1).
  - 2 Ubiquiti USW-Pro-Max-48-PoE switches and 2 matching five-year UICARE-USW-Pro-Max-48-PoE-D licenses.
  - 92 Ubiquiti patch cables: 75 UACC-Cable-Patch-EL-C6A-0.15M-W, 6 UACC-Cable-Patch-Outdoor-C6A-3M-W, and 11 UACC-Cable-Patch-EL-C6A-2M-W.
  - 2 Tripplite RBC94-2U UPS/battery replacements and 19 related components/connectors without a specified make or part number; the pricing schedule also includes 1 shipping-charge line.
- **Services:** Basic maintenance of internal connections is listed, but no quantity, detailed scope, or overall performance term is specified.
- **Notable requirements:** Equipment quantities are estimates and may change. Used, open-box, or refurbished equipment and partial offers are disallowed. Vendor installation is not requested; delivery is to Bedford Public Library in Bedford, Virginia.

### Description

Bedford Public Library is soliciting proposals for new E-Rate eligible Category 2 equipment and support. Requested items include wireless access points and related software/licenses, switches, uninterruptible power supplies, cabling, antennas and related components; listed quantities are estimates and may be adjusted. Proposals must address the specific requirements, and generic or encyclopedic price lists will be considered non-responsive; used, open-box, or refurbished equipment and partial offers will be disqualified. Vendor installation is not requested, and equipment is to be delivered to Bedford Public Library in Bedford, Virginia.

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