# E-Rate #270003486

Bandera ISD E-Rate fiber connectivity, FortiGate maintenance, and network equipment

**Posted:** November 03, 2026
**Respond By:** December 01, 2026
**Identifier:** 270003486
**NAICS:** 517311, 423690

Bandera Independent School District is seeking E-Rate connectivity, firewall support, and network equipment for district locations.
- **Government buyer:** Bandera Independent School District (BISD), Bandera, Texas; no sub-agency or office is identified.
- **OEMs:** **Ubiquiti** (specified models or equivalents) and **Fortinet** (FortiGate firewall maintenance/license).
- **Connectivity services:** Fiber internet access with a minimum 4 Gbps capacity, and leased lit-fiber TLAN connecting Bandera High School, Bandera Middle School, Alkek Elementary School, Hill Country Elementary School, and Facilities to the central office. TLAN capacity must be at least 2 Gbps per location and 4 Gbps at the central office. The related FCC Form 470 also lists capacity requests of 1–25 Gbps for six entities (quantity 1) and 1–5 Gbps for six entities (quantity 6).
- **Equipment requested:** 25 Ubiquiti U7-Pro-Max indoor Wi-Fi 7 access points; 10 U7-Pro-Outdoor outdoor Wi-Fi 7 access points; 1 E7-Audience high-density access point; 5 USW-Pro-Max-48-PoE managed switches; 13 USW-Pro-Aggregation switches; 18 UPS-2U rack-mount UPS units; and 2 EF-Core gateways/routers. Equivalent products are permitted.
- **Firewall service:** One year of maintenance and licensing for a FortiGate 601-F, SKU FC-10-0601F-950-01-12. Ineligible services are to be removed; the request specifies the SPI reimbursement method.
- **Notable technical requirements:** Switches require specified PoE/PoE++ support, multi-gigabit access ports, and high-speed SFP uplinks; UPS units must be network-manageable; core gateways/routers must support high-availability failover.

### Description

Bandera Independent School District seeks E-Rate Year 2027 services and equipment under Category One and Category Two. Category One requests include district internet access with a minimum 4 Gbps over fiber and campus TLAN leased lit fiber connecting district locations. Category Two requests include firewall maintenance/licensing, wireless access points, switching, UPS/battery backup, and a core gateway/router. The attached RFP states that contracts commence July 1, 2027, and may be month-to-month, one-year, or three-year arrangements.

[View original listing](https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/270003486/141460/22876714-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_270003486_CERTIFIED.pdf)