# E-Rate #270004084

St. Joseph Catholic School network equipment, Fortinet renewals, and managed services

**Posted:** November 09, 2026
**Respond By:** December 07, 2026
**Identifier:** 270004084
**NAICS:** 423690, 423490, 517121, 517911

St. Joseph Catholic School is seeking network equipment, one-year Fortinet support renewals, and managed services for its internal broadband network.
- **Government buyer:** St. Joseph Catholic School, Tampa, Florida; buyer contact named in the attachment: Tony Crafa.
- **OEMs named:** **Fortinet** for access points, switches, firewall equipment, and FortiCare renewals; **Schneider Electric/APC** (also identified as American Power Conversion) for UPS units. Equivalent products are permitted.
- **New equipment requested:** 2 FortiAP 231F access points; 1 FortiAP 234F access point; 1 FortiSwitch 124F; 1 FortiSwitch 148F; 1 FortiGate-201G firewall (SKU FG-201G-BDL-950-12); and 3 APC BE425M UPS units. No new-equipment licenses or installation are requested.
- **One-year support renewals:** 1 FortiCare Bundle firewall renewal (FC-10-F201F-950); 5 switch renewals (FC-10-S124P-247-02-12) and 4 switch renewals (FC-10-148FP-247-02-12); 17 access point renewals (FC-10-PF231-247-02-12) and 3 access point renewals (FC-10-P234F-247-02-12). The listed coverage is 24/7 support with next-business-day service depot.
- **Managed services:** Requested for existing Fortinet equipment: 3 FortiAP 234F and 17 FortiAP 231F; 4 FortiSwitch 148F-POE and 5 FortiSwitch 124F-POE; and 1 F201F firewall. The service quantity and detailed service scope are not specified.
- **Additional category-level request:** The FCC Form 470 also lists equivalent categories for 3 wireless access points, 2 switches, 1 firewall, and 3 UPS/battery backups, plus renewal-related categories for 1 firewall, 2–9 switches, and 3–20 access points. These category-level entries overlap with the specifically itemized equipment and renewals and should not be treated as additional quantities without clarification.
- **Notable requirements:** Vendors must be authorized resellers; grey-market products are not accepted. Quotes should price eligible items individually, identify manufacturer SKUs and eligibility percentages, and confirm the equipment will operate as a complete system. The RFP does not provide populated specifications for cabling or basic maintenance requests.

### Description

St. Joseph Catholic School seeks bids for Category 2 managed internal broadband services and related network equipment and support for funding year 2027. Requested items include Wi-Fi access points, switches, firewall equipment, UPS units, renewal licenses, and managed services for existing and new network equipment. The attached RFP and vendor bidding instructions specify bid submission requirements; vendors must respond by email to the technical contact and provide complete, individually priced proposals. The response deadline is December 7, 2026.

[View original listing](https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/270004084/37676/22910364-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_270004084_CERTIFIED.pdf)