E-Rate #270003089

E-Rate Network Equipment, Paging System, and Cabling for Ballico-Cressey Elementary School District

Ballico-Cressey Elementary School District is seeking E-Rate network equipment, paging components, and related cabling and maintenance for its schools. - Buyer: Ballico-Cressey Elementary School District (BCSD), a California school district in Merced County. - OEMs: Cisco Systems (network switches, controllers, and licenses), American Power Conversion (APC) (UPS), Valcom (paging equipment), and Chatsworth Products (CPI) (shelves). Equivalents are permitted where specified. - Network equipment: Category One broadband equipment is listed at approximately 3 units in the initial summary and 2 in the Form 470; the Form 470 specifies 10 Gbps capacity. Category Two requests include switches, wireless controllers, access points, UPS/battery backup, and associated software and licenses. The Form 470 lists approximate quantities; detailed Cisco and APC items are listed below. Installation and configuration of network equipment are not required. - Detailed network BOM: Cisco Catalyst 9500 and 9300X switches, five-year DNA licenses, Catalyst 9800-L wireless controller components and licenses, 37 wireless DNA licenses, and one APC 2200VA Smart-UPS. No specific wireless access-point model is listed. - Paging equipment for Cressey Elementary: Valcom clocks/speakers, surface-mount backboxes, angled speakers, marine-horn speakers, a 40-inch digital clock/speaker, and a SIP paging server; CPI vented shelves are also listed. - Services: Data cabling for the paging system at Cressey Elementary, including installation, termination, commissioning, and specified copper/fiber cabling and related materials; basic maintenance for switches, wireless controllers, and access points. Cabling bidders must attend a mandatory meeting, and installation/testing must be certified. - Notable requirements: Equipment must be new and purchased from an authorized reseller; refurbished and grey-market equipment are unacceptable. BCSD may award all network equipment to one vendor. Work and billing are subject to BCSD authorization and applicable E-Rate funding requirements.

Description

Ballico-Cressey Elementary School District is seeking bids for E-Rate Year 2027 network equipment, including switches, software, licenses, and related components to support Category One broadband connectivity and augment existing network infrastructure. The Form 470 description states that installation and configuration are not needed, and requires proposed equipment to be new and sourced from an authorized manufacturer reseller; refurbished and grey-market equipment will not be accepted. The RFP also describes procurement of data cabling and a paging system, with a mandatory bidders meeting for data-cabling bids. Sealed bids are due January 6, 2027, at 2:00 PM Pacific; email and fax submissions will be rejected.

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