E-Rate #270003266

Grand Prairie CCSD #6 seeks managed support for existing network infrastructure

Grand Prairie CCSD #6 is seeking proposals to manage and support its existing eligible school network infrastructure for Funding Year 2027. - Buyer: Grand Prairie Community Consolidated School District #6, a public school district in Centralia, Illinois. - Requested service: Managed Internal Broadband Services (MIBS) to operate, manage, and monitor existing Category 2 equipment: firewall, switches, router, cabling, wireless access points, network controller, and UPS battery backup. Hourly networking-service rates may also be proposed. - Equipment details: A make-and-model equipment list is provided in the latest notice. No specific OEMs, product brands, or vendors are named in the provided materials; comparable brands may be acceptable, including to match the district’s existing platform. - Important requirements: Providers must have a valid E-Rate SPIN and applicable Form 473 certification on file with USAC. Proposals must meet the solicitation requirements and offer the Lowest Corresponding Price. Long-term proposals must address the possibility that E-Rate funding ends; any free services must be clearly identified and comply with USAC requirements. - Contract flexibility: The district may consider multi-year or varying-term arrangements, voluntary extensions with specified durations, and month-to-month service. Proposals may address adding or removing services as district needs change. - Latest notice: It adds the make-and-model equipment list and replaces the earlier networking support RFP attachment; the certified Form 470 remains.

Description

The district seeks managed internal broadband services for existing equipment. The work is to manage and maintain eligible equipment, with make and model details provided in an attachment. Equivalent or comparable brands may be considered, and vendors must have and include a SPIN in their bids. Bids must reference Form 470 number 270003266 and follow the stated procurement requirements.

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