E-Rate #270003906

Sacred Heart Catholic School Category 2 network equipment and services

Sacred Heart Catholic School is seeking Category 2 network equipment, installation, managed services, and maintenance for its school network. - Government buyer: Sacred Heart Catholic School, a private school in Minneapolis, Minnesota; no sub-agency or office is identified. - OEMs and named manufacturers: HPE (Hewlett Packard Enterprise), Aruba, SonicWall, APC (American Power Conversion), and CyberPower. The solicitation also permits equivalent equipment and services. - New equipment requested: - 4 HPE Aruba AP-505 access points (R2H29A). - 1 SonicWall TZ 480 firewall (03-SSC-1835). - 2 APC Back-UPS 1500VA units (BX1500M) and 1 APC Smart-UPS 500VA unit (SCL500RM1UC). - The Form 470 also describes these as 4 wireless access points, 1 firewall, and 3 UPS/battery backups, with installation and initial configuration. New equipment licenses are not requested in the detailed RFP summary. - Services requested: Managed internal broadband services and basic maintenance for existing network equipment, including: - 1 SonicWall TZ 470 firewall (02-SSC-6797). - 1 HPE 6000 24G PoE+ switch (R8N87A), 4 HPE 2530-48G-PoE+ switches (J9772A), and 1 HPE 2530-8G-PoE+ switch (J9774A). - 1 HPE 7010-US wireless controller (JW679A), 8 HPE Aruba AP-315 access points (JW797A), 12 Aruba AP-505 access points (R2H29A), and 1 Aruba AP-504 access point (R2H23A). - 2 APC 1500VA UPS units (BX1500G) and 1 CyberPower PFC Sinewave UPS (CP1500PFCLCD). - Notable requirements: Quotes should identify manufacturer SKUs and E-Rate eligibility and price eligible items individually. Installation/configuration pricing is requested where applicable. Vendors must certify authorized-reseller status; grey-market equipment is not accepted. Equivalent equipment and services may be considered. - Performance term: Managed services and maintenance are requested beginning in the 2027 funding year; the end year and total duration are unspecified. No option periods or annual-subscription terms are stated.

Description

Sacred Heart Catholic School is requesting bids for E-Rate funding year 2027 Category 2 equipment and services. The request includes four Aruba or equivalent wireless access points, one SonicWALL or equivalent firewall, and three uninterruptible power supplies or equivalent, with installation and initial configuration indicated. It also seeks managed services and basic maintenance for existing network equipment, including firewalls, switches, wireless controllers and access points, and UPS units. Bidders must follow the attached RFP and bidding instructions; the response deadline is December 4, 2026.

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