E-Rate #270003132

Managed support for Carrier Mills-Stonefort District 2 network equipment

Carrier Mills-Stonefort District 2 is seeking E-Rate managed support for its existing school network infrastructure. - Government buyer: Carrier Mills-Stonefort District 2, a school district in Carrier Mills, Saline County, Illinois; the specific purchasing office is not identified. - Procurement: Funding Year 2027 Category 2 Managed Internal Broadband Services (MIBS) to operate, manage, monitor, and maintain eligible network equipment. - OEMs named: Fortinet, Aruba, Ruckus, and HP (HP V1910 is identified as an Aruba-branded switch model). The latest RFP accepts equivalent brands. - Scope in the latest RFP: Firewalls, switches, a router, cabling, wireless access points, a network controller, and UPS battery backup. The specific current equipment inventory must be requested from the district; the earlier notice listed the models and quantities below, but that make-and-model attachment is absent from the latest notice. - Earlier listed inventory: 2 Fortinet FortiGate 100F firewalls (FG-100F); 2 Aruba HP V1910-24G-PoE switches (JE007A); 2 Aruba V1810-48G switches (J9660A); 2 Aruba 6100 48G 4SFP+ switches (JL676A); 2 Aruba 6200F 48G CL4 4SFP+ 740W switches (JL728A); 2 Aruba 6100 48G CL4 4SFP+ switches (JL675A); 1 Ruckus ICX 7150-48P switch (ICX7150-48P); 39 Aruba APIN0505 access points (R2H29A); 2 Aruba APIN0535 access points (JZ337A); and 1 Aruba APEX0575 access point (R4H18A). - Key requirements: Bidders must have an E-Rate SPIN and the applicable Form 473 on file with USAC, and follow USAC rules. The earlier Form 470 states a service quantity of two entities; this is not an equipment purchase quantity. The latest RFP directs proposals and questions to Jill Dare by email.

Description

The solicitation requests proposals for Funding Year 2027 Managed Internal Broadband Services (MIBS) to support and manage the district’s existing eligible network infrastructure. Requested equipment includes firewalls, switches, routers, cabling, wireless access points, network controllers, and UPS battery backup. Bidders may propose equivalent or comparable brands and must have and include an E-Rate SPIN; bids must follow the stated Form 470/RFP requirements and be emailed to the consultant by the response deadline.

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