Opportunity
E-Rate #270003881
Lodi School District Cat 6A Cabling Upgrade and Fiber Installation
Posted
November 06, 2026
Respond By
December 04, 2026
Identifier
270003881
NAICS
238210, 238290
The School District of Lodi is seeking a Category 2 structured cabling upgrade for Lodi High School and the Field House. - Buyer: School District of Lodi, Wisconsin; Technology Department. Contact named in the materials: Tyler Potter, Director of Operations. - Named OEMs: Prysmian Group for Cat 6A plenum-rated cable and Panduit for connectivity hardware and patch cables. Equivalent products may be proposed for district approval. - Materials include approximately 89,000 feet of Cat 6A cable and the listed jacks, patch panels, faceplates, surface-mount boxes, and patch cables; see product line items for part numbers and quantities. A separate application summary also lists 2,124 antennas, connectors, and related components without further product details. - Work includes removing approximately 600 existing Cat5/mixed Cat6 runs; installing approximately 440 Cat6A runs, typically up to 150 feet and no more than 300 feet per run; relocating drops; and installing one approximately 150–200-foot fiber line from the MDF to the Discovery Center. Installation includes required conduit, terminations, fire-break sealing, cable support, labeling, and testing. - The contractor must provide labor, materials, tools, lifts, supervision, permits, test results for each run, labeling records, building diagrams, and warranty documentation. High School Office and IT office downtime is limited to two business days. - Quantities are estimates and may change. Materials must be new and unused; proposed substitutions require district approval. Pricing must distinguish E-rate-eligible and ineligible costs and include a per-drop price for additional runs.
Description
The School District of Lodi is seeking proposals for a Category 2 structured cabling upgrade at Lodi High School and the Field House. Work includes replacing existing cabling with Cat6A plenum-rated cable, installing new data runs and related connectivity hardware, relocating network drops, and providing termination, labeling, testing, and project documentation. The listed cable requirement is approximately 89,000 feet, with other equipment and labor detailed in the RFP. Vendors must attend a mandatory on-site walk-through and submit bids in accordance with the RFP instructions.