# E-Rate #270004650

Washington County School District network switches, Wi-Fi 7 access points, UPS equipment, licenses, and support

**Posted:** November 13, 2026
**Respond By:** December 11, 2026
**Identifier:** 270004650
**NAICS:** 423430

Washington County School District is seeking network infrastructure equipment, software, support, and basic maintenance to upgrade its existing network.
- **Buyer:** Washington County School District, Chipley, Florida; RFP contact office: Director of IT/MIS.
- **Named OEMs:** **Extreme Networks, Ubiquiti, Juniper Networks, Tripp Lite (also written Tripplite), Orion Power Systems, CyberPower, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)/Aruba.** Equivalent equipment may be proposed, subject to compatibility with the District’s existing network.
- **Procurement scope:** Switches, indoor and outdoor Wi-Fi 7 access points, UPS/battery backup units, transceivers, direct-attach cables, power supplies and cords, mounting hardware, network licenses/subscriptions, and technical support. The RFP details hundreds of equipment and license line items; quantities and part numbers are listed below. No part numbers are provided for the separate Form 470 category totals.
- **Notable requirements:** The project must be operational by the end of the one-year performance term. Pricing must distinguish E-Rate-eligible from ineligible items. Equipment must be compatible with the installed network; equivalent products are allowed. The RFP also allows extensions by mutual agreement for unforeseen circumstances or Acts of God.
- **Form 470 categories and quantities:** Switches/software/licenses: Extreme Networks 90, Ubiquiti 20, Juniper Networks 400 and 510; wireless access points/software/licenses: Extreme Networks 430, Ubiquiti 160, Juniper Networks 450; UPS/battery backup/software/licenses: Tripplite 20 and Orion Power Systems 20. Corresponding basic-maintenance entries are also listed.

### Description

Washington County School District is seeking bids for Category 2 network infrastructure equipment to upgrade its existing infrastructure. The listed equipment includes switches and other internal-connection equipment, with specified manufacturers or equivalent products; the notice lists 450 Juniper Networks switches. The attached RFP requires sealed proposals and states a proposal due date of December 15, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. CST, while the notice lists a bid response deadline of December 11, 2026. The RFP states that state and local procurement requirements are included in the RFP.

[View original listing](https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/270004650/127631/22934145-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_270004650_CERTIFIED.pdf)