E-Rate #270003429

Comal ISD E-Rate network equipment, licensing, installation, and maintenance

Comal Independent School District is seeking competing equipment configurations and related services for its E-Rate Category 2 network project. - Government buyer: Comal Independent School District (Comal ISD), New Braunfels, Texas; no sub-agency or office is identified. - OEMs: Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks, and American Power Conversion (APC). Cisco and Juniper are presented as alternative switch and access-point configurations; APC supplies the listed UPS and battery products. The initial request also permits equivalent products. - Requested equipment: The initial summary describes approximately 36 switches, 14 UPS systems, and 172 wireless access points. The detailed workbook lists Cisco and Juniper alternative configurations with 29 switches and 141 access points each, plus APC equipment. No part numbers appear in the initial request; the workbook provides detailed part numbers below. Quantities are reproduced as listed, including repeated APC lines in the alternative configuration tabs; they are not added together. - Licensing and services: Five-year term licenses for specified switches and access points, associated software, installation, configuration/activation, testing, network documentation, delivery, and basic maintenance of internal connections. Installation must follow manufacturers’ specifications. - Notable requirements: Vendors must provide E-Rate eligibility percentages, hold a valid SPIN, and price through an approved purchasing cooperative. The district may make one award, split the award, or order some, all, or none of the requested items.

Description

Comal Independent School District is seeking quotes for approximately 36 switches, 14 UPS systems, and 172 wireless access points, including associated licensing, software, installation, and configuration/activation. Vendors must submit the completed RFQ workbook in Excel format with pricing and E-Rate eligibility percentages, and must have a valid SPIN and an eligible purchasing contract. Questions are due November 17, 2026, and bids are due December 1, 2026, at 3:00 PM, unless amended by addenda. The district intends to award the complete project to one vendor but reserves the right to make multiple awards or order some or none of the listed items.

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