E-Rate #270003884

Bridge City ISD Category One connectivity and Category Two network equipment and services

Bridge City Independent School District is seeking E-Rate Category One connectivity and Category Two network equipment and services for six district entities. - Government buyer: Bridge City Independent School District, Texas; no sub-agency or office is identified. - OEMs named: Aruba, Cisco Systems, American Power Conversion (APC), and iBoss; functional equivalents are accepted where specified. CRW Consulting is identified for bid and question submissions, not as an equipment OEM. - Category One: One standalone data transmission service at 1–2 Gbps, paid monthly with a 1–4-year term; four network equipment units rated 1–100 Gbps. - Category Two equipment: 16 wireless access points; 15 switches; 16 Aruba-or-equivalent antennas/connectors/components; 12 no-preference antennas/connectors/components; 12 Cisco-or-equivalent antennas/connectors/components; 8 APC-or-equivalent UPS/battery-backup units; and 2 cabling items. The cabling form lists feet as the unit but clarifies that the request is for item count, not footage. - Category Two services and related requests: Firewall service, components, software and licenses (quantity 2); firewall basic-maintenance components (quantity 2); and managed internal broadband services for 6 units of existing equipment. The form describes basic maintenance as applying to new internal-connection requests. - Installation and initial configuration are requested for applicable equipment, including network equipment, access points, cabling, switches, antennas/components, and UPS units. No part numbers are specified. - The attachments do not state specific performance dates. The Category One service term is 1–4 years. Estimated contract value is a broad planning estimate because no pricing is provided.

Description

Bridge City Independent School District is seeking Category 1 and Category 2 E-rate services and equipment. The requests include leased lit fiber between the district’s administration building and high school, with 1 Gbps and 2 Gbps pricing options, as well as network equipment, internal connections, wireless access points, firewall services, and maintenance. Bids and questions must be submitted through CRW Consulting’s online IFCB system. The attached bid document lists a bid deadline of December 18, 2026, while the solicitation details list a response deadline of December 4, 2026.

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