# E-Rate #270004620

New Castle Community School Corporation Category 2 network equipment and installation

**Posted:** November 13, 2026
**Respond By:** December 11, 2026
**Identifier:** 270004620
**NAICS:** 238210, 541519, 423690

New Castle Community School Corporation is seeking Category 2 network equipment and installation for its eligible school locations, subject to E-Rate funding.
- Buyer: New Castle Community School Corporation, an Indiana public school district.
- **OEM: Ubiquiti** is specified for the network equipment; equivalent products may be proposed with technical justification.
  - 136 UniFi U6 Enterprise wireless access points.
  - 16 UniFi USW-Pro-HD-48-PoE 48-port PoE switches and 2 UniFi USW-Pro-HD-24-PoE 24-port PoE switches.
- Additional requested materials: 300 antennas, connectors, and related components; 200 feet of cabling. No manufacturer or part numbers are specified for these materials.
- Services: equipment staging and preparation, removal of existing equipment, installation, configuration and firmware coordination, testing of access to internal resources and the Internet, and installation/configuration documentation.
- Equipment must be new, factory-sealed, currently available from the manufacturer, and covered by original manufacturer warranties. Used, refurbished, discontinued, gray-market, and equipment requiring recurring licenses is not accepted.
- The project is contingent on E-Rate funding; quantities or project scope may be adjusted or canceled based on funding availability.

### Description

New Castle Community School Corporation is soliciting proposals to supply and install eligible Category 2 network equipment at its eligible locations, contingent on obtaining E-Rate funding. The RFP’s Appendix A lists 136 wireless access points, 16 48-port PoE switches, and 2 24-port PoE switches, with Ubiquiti or equivalent specified. Equipment must be new and factory-sealed, and bids must include staging, installation, testing, and documentation, including removal of existing equipment. Proposals are due by email to Dustin Chew by January 7, 2027, at 2:00 p.m. EST; the source metadata separately gives a response deadline of December 11, 2026.

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