E-Rate #270004026

Volusia County School Board OM4 Fiber, Category 6A Cabling, and Installation

The School Board of Volusia County is seeking E-Rate Category Two network cabling upgrades and installation services for its school sites. - Government buyer: School Board of Volusia County, Florida — Procurement Department. - Procurement scope: As-needed campus upgrades with OM4 multimode fiber and Category 6A plenum cabling, terminations, patching, testing, labeling, and related pathway and cable-management work. - Named OEMs: Corning (fiber products), CPI (racks and cable management), CommScope (Category 6A cable and patch panels), and Wiremold (in-room wiring kits). Equivalent products may be offered where permitted. - Specified product quantities: The schedule includes 57,000 feet of specified OM4 fiber cable; Corning fiber panels, frames, connectors, and patch cords; CPI racks, runway, cable managers, cabinets, and backboards; Category 6A cable-run installations; and CommScope patch panels. Refer to the product line items for quantities and part numbers. - Other Form 470 quantities: 1,500,000 feet of cabling, 13,000 antennas/connectors/related components, 700 racks, 3,000 wireless access points, 1,000 switches, and 300 UPS units. For access points, switches, and UPS units, the district supplies and configures the equipment; the contractor removes old units and installs and connects replacements. Hardware is not included for those replacements. - Notable requirements: Bidders must provide manufacturer-certified installers for their proposed cabling solutions and certification documentation. Cabling work includes fiber and Category 6A testing and certification, electronic test results, as-built drawings, permanent identification, and new materials. Equivalent products must demonstrate equivalent functionality. - Performance period: Two years following Board approval, with one optional one-year renewal by mutual agreement.

Description

The School Board of Volusia County is seeking bids for E-Rate Category Two network cabling equipment and installation services for funding year 2027. The requested scope includes cabling and related internal connection equipment, as well as installation services; wireless access point, switch, and UPS work is services-only, with the District configuring the equipment. Bidders must be manufacturer-certified installers for proposed cabling solutions and provide certification documentation. Bids must be submitted electronically through VendorLink by December 16, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST; the source also lists a different response deadline of December 10, 2026.

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