# E-Rate #270004613

Morley-Stanwood Community Schools Category 2 Network Equipment and Installation

**Posted:** November 13, 2026
**Respond By:** December 11, 2026
**Identifier:** 270004613
**NAICS:** 238210, 541512, 423690, 541519

Morley-Stanwood Community Schools is seeking E-rate Category 2 network equipment and installation for its Morley, Michigan schools.
- **Buyer:** Morley-Stanwood Community Schools, a public school district in Mecosta County, Michigan.
- **Named OEMs:** **HPE Aruba** for switches and management licenses; **Fortinet** for the FortiGate firewall license; and **Vertiv** for UPS units. Equivalent products are permitted. No reseller is named.
- **Equipment requested:**
  - Approximately 12 48-port HPE Aruba 6200M switches (or equivalent), with multi-gigabit PoE++, load-balancing power supplies, and 10Gb MMF and SMF fiber uplink optics.
  - Approximately 12 five-year Aruba Central switch licenses (or equivalent), plus 1-meter DAC switch-to-switch cables; cable quantity is unspecified.
  - One approximately 12U wall-mounted rack (or equivalent), with backboard, mounting hardware, patch panel, and cable management.
  - One one-year renewal for the existing Fortinet FortiGate 201F firewall (or equivalent), including Advanced Threat Protection.
  - Approximately two 2000VA lithium-ion Vertiv UPS units (or equivalent), with network management and rack-mounting hardware.
  - Approximately 73 Category 6 cable runs, including jacks, termination hardware, patch cables, associated materials, and surface raceway where needed; plus a new fiber connection to the IDF.
- **Services and notable requirements:** Installation and configuration for switches, rack, UPS equipment, cabling, and fiber, plus maintenance for applicable internal connections. Quantities are approximate and may vary; the request is for Category 2 internal connections.

### Description

Morley-Stanwood Community Schools is seeking Category 2 internal connections and related services under FCC Form 470. Listed items include switches and necessary software and licenses (12 each), firewall components, uninterruptible power supplies/battery backups, racks, cabling, antennas, and basic maintenance of internal connections. Specifications include HPE Aruba or equivalent and other equivalent equipment; the source says to see the RFP for details and that quantities may vary. Responses are due December 11, 2026.

[View original listing](https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/270004613/131496/22932165-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_270004613_CERTIFIED.pdf)