E-Rate #270001258

Managed Wi-Fi and maintenance for St. Lawrence Catholic School’s existing network

St. Lawrence Catholic School is seeking a provider to manage and maintain its existing school-owned network, not to buy new equipment. - Buyer: St. Lawrence Catholic School, a private school in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; no government agency, sub-agency, or office is identified. - Requested services: Third-party operation, management, and monitoring of the school’s LAN/WLAN equipment as Managed Internal Broadband Services (managed Wi-Fi), plus eligible basic maintenance and technical support as needed. - Existing equipment covered: 33 EnGenius access points; 4 StarTech racks; 1 Ubiquiti firewall; 15 switches from Allied Telesis, Brocade, EnGenius, Trendnet, and Ultra Plus; and 4 UPS units from APC and CyberPower. The model-level inventory is itemized below. - OEMs/manufacturers named: EnGenius, StarTech, Ubiquiti, Allied Telesis, Brocade, Trendnet, Ultra Plus, APC, and CyberPower. Equivalent manufacturers are allowed where indicated. - Service requirements: Include any applicable installation, activation, initial configuration, and on-site training; identify eligible and ineligible costs separately; provide complete itemized pricing, incremental per-unit pricing for managing future equipment additions, and service-level commitments. Potential maintenance includes hardware repair and upkeep, wire and cable maintenance, configuration changes, online and telephone support, and software upgrades and patches. - Term and funding condition: The requested term is 3 or 5 years, with or without voluntary extensions; specific start/end dates and extension periods are not stated. The procurement is contingent on Category 2 E-Rate funding. - Estimated value: No contract value is stated; the range below is an approximate planning estimate for a multi-year managed-services engagement.

Description

St Lawrence Catholic School is seeking a third party to operate, manage, and monitor eligible broadband LAN/WLAN components (managed Wi-Fi) for school-owned equipment. The school is not seeking to purchase equipment and requests proposals for eligible Managed Internal Broadband Services under a 3- or 5-year contract, with or without voluntary extensions. Bidders should propose eligible basic maintenance services when necessary and clearly identify eligible and ineligible costs. The project is contingent on the school obtaining Category 2 E-Rate funding.

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