E-Rate #270002541

Managed Wi-Fi and maintenance for Providence Cristo Rey High School’s existing Fortinet network

Providence Cristo Rey High School is seeking managed Wi-Fi and maintenance for its existing Fortinet network in Indianapolis, Indiana. - Buyer: Providence Cristo Rey High School; no agency, sub-agency, or office is identified. - OEM: Fortinet; the Form 470 allows Fortinet or equivalent switches and wireless access points. - Requested services: Operate, manage, and monitor the existing LAN/WLAN equipment as managed internal broadband services, with eligible basic maintenance and technical support as needed. This can include hardware repair, cable maintenance, configuration changes, support, software upgrades, bug fixes, and security patches. - Existing equipment in scope: 4 FortiSwitch 148F-FPOE, 4 FortiSwitch 648F-FPOE, 1 FortiSwitch-110G-FPOE Layer 2, 1 FortiSwitch-1024-E, 1 FortiSwitch-124G-FPOE, 54 FortiAP-231G, 6 FortiAP-431G, and 3 FortiAP-433G. These quantities describe equipment to be managed, not new equipment purchases. The Form 470 also groups the scope as 11 switches and 63 wireless access points, with associated software and licenses. - Notable requirements: Provide per-unit pricing for managing similar equipment added later, distinguish eligible from ineligible costs, and describe service levels and trouble reporting. The work is contingent on successful Category 2 E-Rate funding. - Term: Three years for managed internal broadband services, with voluntary extensions possible; no start or end dates are specified.

Description

Providence Cristo Rey High School is seeking a third party to operate, manage, and monitor eligible broadband LAN/WLAN components (managed Wi-Fi) on school-owned equipment. The work may also include eligible basic maintenance and technical support necessary to provide managed internal broadband service; purchase of new equipment is not being considered. The requested agreement is for three years, with the option of voluntary extensions for eligible MIBS services, and other terms will be considered. Proposals should address eligible and ineligible costs separately and are contingent on successful Category 2 E-Rate funding.

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