E-Rate #270003807

Glass City Academy leased managed internal broadband services and network equipment

Glass City Academy is seeking leased, managed internal broadband services and related network equipment for its Toledo-area campuses. - Government buyer: Glass City Academy, District Office, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. - Scope: Category 2 E-Rate services and eligible equipment for the Downtown and East campuses. A proposal is also requested for the District Office, which is not Category 2 eligible; the buyer prefers bids covering all three locations. - OEMs mentioned: Cisco and UniFi are identified as existing equipment; proposed solutions must be compatible with equipment retained during migration. No specific makes, models, or part numbers are requested. - Equipment requested: Managed PoE switches, routers, wireless access points and controllers, caching equipment, firewall appliances/components, racks, UPS and battery backup, copper and fiber cabling, connectors, patch panels, network drops, and supporting licenses/software. Vendors must propose site-specific quantities and unit pricing; the solicitation does not set equipment quantities. - Services requested: Leased Managed Internal Broadband Services (MIBS), including equipment ownership and leasing, design, installation, activation, configuration, testing, labeling, migration planning, project management, training tied to eligible equipment, ongoing management, firmware updates, monitoring, backups, documentation, and support. One attachment lists a quantity of 2 for managed internal broadband services; equipment quantities are otherwise unspecified. - Notable requirements: Provide site-specific designs, migration and outage-avoidance plans, testing and rollback plans, eligibility percentages, and itemized one-time and recurring costs. Disclose assumptions, exceptions, and bundled components. Category 2 bidders must attend a mandatory walkthrough; implementation depends on a positive funding commitment. Bidders must have a valid SPIN and be able to participate in E-Rate. - Performance term: The opportunity covers one E-Rate funding year, with deployment targeted for the start of that period. The solicitation also references both 36-month and 60-month contract terms without resolving which applies; vendors should identify proposed renewals or extensions.

Description

Glass City Academy is seeking proposals for leased Managed Internal Broadband Services and related Category 2 equipment for its school locations. The third-party provider will own the equipment and provide eligible equipment, installation, configuration, management, operation, and monitoring to support student devices and staff administration. Requested items include switches, wireless access points, routers, firewall components, racks, UPS/battery backup, cabling, and supporting software. Vendors must attend a mandatory walkthrough, and the school prefers proposals covering all three locations; implementation depends on a positive funding commitment.

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