Opportunity
Georgia Procurement Registry #PE-55091-NONST-2027-000000031
Habersham County School District E-Rate network equipment and installation
Posted
November 09, 2026
Respond By
December 09, 2026
Identifier
PE-55091-NONST-2027-000000031
NAICS
238210, 423430, 541512
Habersham County School District is seeking network equipment and installation to upgrade connectivity and security across district schools. - Government buyer: Habersham County Board of Education (Habersham County School District), Georgia. - Named OEMs: Aruba, Vertiv, and Fortinet; the list also identifies an HPE Aruba transceiver. - Network equipment: Aruba switches, switch blades, power supplies, stacking cables, transceivers, indoor access points, ceiling mounts, and five-year Aruba Central subscriptions; Vertiv lithium-ion UPS units; and one Fortinet FortiGate-2600F firewall with five-year FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard Unified Threat Protection. Quantities and part numbers are itemized below. - Cabling and components: Cat6A plenum cabling, patch panels, Cat6 patch cables, and single- and multimode fiber patch cables. - Services: Installation and configuration of equipment for the existing network, including IP addresses, VLANs, uplinks, and blades; 38 network drops and wire terminations. - Notable requirements: The purchase depends on E-Rate and local funding approval. Some items are identified as E-Rate-ineligible; the solicitation distinguishes E-Rate-funded and ineligible installation/configuration scopes.
Description
The Habersham County Board of Education is soliciting proposals for Category 2 E-Rate equipment and services to upgrade its internal network infrastructure. The procurement includes a firewall and other networking components, with Appendix B listing equipment and services for district schools, including switches, cabling, UPS units, and installation/configuration. The project is contingent upon E-Rate funding and approval of local funds, and quoted prices must remain valid through September 30, 2028. Bids are due by email by December 9, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. ET.