# E-Rate #270003520

Aruba access points, network switch, licenses, and maintenance for Southeast Dubois County schools

**Posted:** November 03, 2026
**Respond By:** December 01, 2026
**Identifier:** 270003520
**NAICS:** 423690

Southeast Dubois County School Corporation is seeking network equipment, licenses, and basic maintenance for eligible school locations through a Category 2 E-Rate project.
- **Buyer:** Southeast Dubois County School Corporation; eligible school locations in Ferdinand, Indiana. No sub-agency or office is identified.
- **Specified OEM:** **Aruba**. The solicitation permits equivalent equipment if bidders explain how it meets the required functionality.
- **Detailed equipment and licenses requested:** 165 one-year access point licenses; 8 AP-515-US access points; 2 AP-535-US access points; 10 five-year access point licenses; 1 2930F 48G PoE+ 740W switch; and 1 switch license.
- **Additional Form 470 categories:** Wireless access points and associated software/licenses, quantity 175; switches and associated software/licenses, quantity 1. These are aggregate categories in the application, not additional quantities beyond the detailed list above.
- **Services:** Basic maintenance for wireless access points, quantity 175, and switches, quantity 1; Aruba is identified as the manufacturer.
- **Notable requirements:** Equipment must be new and factory-sealed, with original manufacturer warranties. Used, refurbished, open-box, discontinued, and gray-market products are not accepted. Proposals should itemize products, quantities, manufacturers, part numbers, descriptions, and pricing, and distinguish eligible from ineligible costs. The project depends on Category 2 E-Rate funding, and quantities may be adjusted or the project canceled based on funding or the district’s needs.

### Description

Southeast Dubois County School Corporation is seeking proposals to supply network equipment and licenses at eligible locations under an FCC Form 470 Category 2 E-Rate project. The requested items include access points, access point licenses, a switch, and a switch license; bidders may propose equivalent equipment. Equipment must be new and factory-sealed, and the project is contingent on Category 2 E-Rate funding. Proposals are due by December 17, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. EST, according to the attached RFP.

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