# E-Rate #270003487

Saint Joseph Catholic Academy network maintenance and managed broadband services

**Posted:** November 03, 2026
**Respond By:** December 01, 2026
**Identifier:** 270003487
**NAICS:** 541512, 238210, 541513, 541519

Saint Joseph Catholic Academy in Astoria, New York, is seeking multi-year proposals to maintain and manage software for its existing school network.
- Buyer: Saint Joseph Catholic Academy, serving Astoria, Queens, New York; no sub-agency or office is identified.
- Requested services: Basic Maintenance of Eligible Internal Connections (BMIC) and Managed Internal Broadband Services (MIBS) for the existing LAN/WAN. BMIC includes repair and upkeep, configuration changes, software upgrades and patches, and basic technical support; MIBS covers software updates.
- Existing equipment covered: **Ubiquiti** access points and switches; **SonicWall** firewall/router; **NETGEAR** switches; and **Tripp Lite** rack-mount UPS. The BMIC scope also includes 140 data wire runs.
- Equipment quantities and part numbers are listed below. These are existing assets requiring service, not stated new equipment purchases.
- Multi-year proposals are acceptable; the documents do not specify a service term.

### Description

St. Joseph Catholic Academy is seeking bids for Category 2 basic maintenance of internal connections and/or managed internal broadband services. The work includes repair and upkeep, configuration changes, software upgrades, and patches for eligible network equipment, including access points, switches, a firewall/router, a UPS, and data wire runs. Proposals are to be submitted by email or mail, with the Form 470 number included in email communications; the RFP states proposals are due December 4, 2026. The source also gives a structured response deadline of December 1, 2026.

[View original listing](https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/270003487/11475/22877124-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_270003487_CERTIFIED.pdf)