# E-Rate #270004181

Claymont City School District network switch replacement and installation

**Posted:** November 11, 2026
**Respond By:** December 09, 2026
**Identifier:** 270004181
**NAICS:** 423690, 238210, 541519

Claymont City School District is seeking replacement network switches and implementation services for district sites.
- Government buyer: Claymont City School District (also identified as Claymont City Schools), Dennison, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
- **Named OEM:** Aruba is specified for the switches and most related components, with equivalent equipment allowed. **Mitel** is named as the manufacturer of the district’s existing MiVoice Business phone system; Aruba 3810m core switches, Aruba 2930f access switches, and Aruba AP-615, AP-635, and AP-677 access points are also identified in the existing environment.
- Equipment requested: 39 access switches and 2 Layer 3 core switches (41 total), plus connecting components and cabling. Access switches must provide PoE+ with at least 370W PoE capacity; core switches need Layer 3 routing, dual power supplies, and minimum 10 Gbps fiber connections. Requirements also include fiber-compatible uplinks, redundancy, and compatibility with existing infrastructure.
- Location breakdown: 2 Central Office access switches, 1 Central Office core switch, 3 Field House access switches, 6 Primary School access switches, 5 Elementary School access switches, 7 Middle School access switches, 16 High School access switches, and 1 High School core switch.
- Related items include 9,000 feet of cabling and components listed in the Form 470 as 1, 35, and 1,800 units. Transceiver, DAC cable, patch cable, and other connection-component quantities are estimates; bidders must determine and specify the actual compatible quantities. Two Central Office access switches and one Primary School access switch serve NIF locations and are E-Rate-ineligible.
- Services include shipping, installation, configuration, reconnection with appropriate VLAN settings, testing of connectivity/routing/redundant uplinks, outage coordination, documentation, and basic administrator training. Bidders must record and label existing connections before removal and provide configuration backups, administrator credentials, an updated network diagram, and an equipment inventory.
- Provide separate pricing without cloud-management licensing and with five years of licensing. Equipment must be new and include a manufacturer’s warranty. A mandatory site walkthrough is required.

### Description

Claymont City School District seeks proposals to replace its network switches, including 39 access switches and 2 core switches, with installation desired during summer 2027. Proposals must cover compatible equipment and necessary connection hardware, installation, configuration, testing, documentation, and training; bidders must provide quotes with and without five-year cloud management licensing. All bidders must attend the required site walkthrough on December 2, 2026, at 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time in Dennison, Ohio; failure to attend results in disqualification. Proposals are due December 16, 2026, at 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time.

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