E-Rate #270003460

Mexia ISD seeks Category Two network equipment, licenses, maintenance, and installation

Mexia Independent School District is seeking Category Two network equipment and related support for district locations. - Government buyer: Mexia Independent School District (Mexia ISD), Texas; no sub-agency or office is identified. - Named OEMs: Cisco Systems, Aruba, Fortinet, and American Power Conversion (APC). Equivalent products are acceptable; no reseller is named. - Wireless: 117 Cisco C9120AXI-B or equivalent access points, compatible with the district’s existing Cisco Catalyst 9800-40 controller, with Air Network Essentials or equivalent software and licenses. - Field House and Weight Room connectivity: Approximately 1,000 feet of single-mode fiber with the rack, connectors, and jumpers needed for a working connection; four Aruba CX-6200F 48-port PoE switches; six 10 Gbps single-mode GBICs; six 1-meter single-mode fiber patch cables (20 feet total); and one 6U wall-hanging rack. - Firewall and power protection: One Fortinet FortiGate 900G or equivalent firewall and four 10 Gbps single-mode GBICs for it; one APC SMX3000LVNC and three APC SMX120BP UPS/battery backups. Quoted UPS units must have a NEMA L5-30P wall connection. - Related work and support: Installation and initial configuration are requested for specified equipment. Basic maintenance software and licenses are requested for 117 access points, four switches, one firewall, and four UPS units. Managed internal broadband services may be proposed if needed. - Notable terms: Proposals may offer equivalent, better, different-quantity, or more cost-effective solutions and should distinguish eligible from ineligible costs. Eligible installation payments are requested to be spread over four years. The source also lists an E-rate switch category quantity of 10, which appears to aggregate four switches and six GBICs; it is not an additional 10 switches.

Description

Mexia Independent School District is requesting proposals for Category 2 internal connections and related basic maintenance. Requested equipment and services include wireless access points, cabling, switches and components, racks, a firewall, UPS/battery backups, and associated software and licenses. Vendors must submit proposals electronically through the RFP system and review the specifications and requirements in the associated RFP. Installation and configuration are requested for specified equipment, with eligible installation payments requested over four years.

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