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Cedar Cliff Local School District Managed Broadband Services and Cisco Meraki Wi-Fi Upgrade

Cedar Cliff Local School District is seeking managed broadband services and a wireless network upgrade for its school facilities. - Government buyer: Cedar Cliff Local School District, Cedarville, Greene County, Ohio; the Board of Education office is included in the service scope. - OEM: Cisco, including Cisco Meraki-branded networking equipment. No reseller or other vendor is named. - New equipment requested: 81 Cisco Meraki CW9174I wireless access points and 2 Cisco Meraki MR76 wireless access points. - Existing network equipment to be covered by the service includes 2 Cisco C9300-48UXM switches, 7 Cisco C9200L-48PXG-4X switches, 8 Cisco WS-C2960X-48FPD-L switches, 1 Cisco WS-C2960X-24PD-L switch, 2 Cisco WS-C3560CX-12PD-S switches, 81 Cisco Meraki MR42 access points, 2 Cisco Meraki MR70 access points, and 4 Cisco Meraki MR76 access points. - Managed Internal Broadband Services (MIBS) include 24/7/365 network monitoring and management; firmware and software updates, patching, and configuration; remote support and guaranteed on-site support for escalated issues or outages; and installation, activation, and configuration of new equipment. - The scope also includes Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections licensing, rights-to-use licenses, and technical support documentation. The service covers two eligible entities. - Notable requirements include E-Rate SPIN documentation, discounted Service Provider Invoicing (SPI), an SLA with outage response and repair commitments, engineering-level certifications for proposed hardware and software, three client references, and sample Managed Service Agreement terms. BEAR billing is not accepted. - Proposals must provide itemized pricing and options for three- and five-year terms; eligible goods and services price is the primary evaluation factor.

Description

Cedar Cliff Local Schools seeks bids for a Managed Internal Broadband Services (MIBS) contract to operate, manage, and monitor eligible broadband internal connections and network infrastructure. The scope includes existing equipment and newly requested network components, with 24x7x365 monitoring, maintenance, support, and configuration services. Proposals should offer options for three- and five-year terms, include itemized pricing, and meet the stated SPIN, discounted-billing, and mandatory site walk-through requirements. Proposals are due December 3, 2026.

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