E-Rate

Erate Year 25 (2022-2023) Category 2

CONTRACT TO PROVIDE DISTRICTWIDE NETWORK SWITCHES AND WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS,

INCLUDING INSTALLATION (NETWORK SWITCHES) AND MAINTENANCE

Bassett Unified School District

904 N. Willow Ave., La Puente, California 91746

December 15, 2022

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR PROCUREMENT OF DISTRICTWIDE CATEGORY 2

DISTRICT EDGE AND CORE NETWORK SWITCHING EQUIPMENT AND EDGE SWITCHING INSTALL AND WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS.

The Bassett Unified School District (“District”) invites your firm (“Firm”) to provide a detailed proposal (“Proposal”) pursuant to this Request for Proposal (“RFP”) to provide DISTRICT EDGE AND CORE NETWORK SWITCHING EQUIPMENT AND EDGE SWITCHING INSTALL AND WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS, in accordance with E-rate funding rules, including installation at multiple school sites throughout the District (“Project”) as further described in Attachment A to this RFP. The District intends to award this Project pursuant to Public Code section 20118.2.

The project herein is contingent upon the approval of funding from the Universal Service Fund’s Schools and Libraries Program, otherwise known as E‐rate. The District expects Service Providers to make themselves thoroughly familiar with any rules or regulations regarding the E-rate program.

Proposal Submittal.  Please submit your sealed Proposal as in the RFP Schedule, to [email protected] Attn: Edwin Lee, Director of Technology. Firm shall be solely responsible for submitting its Proposals by the deadline. No late, corrected or resubmitted Proposals will be accepted after the deadline. Faxed, emailed and/or late Proposals will not be accepted or considered. No exceptions will be allowed.

All sealed Proposals must be received by Friday January, 27, 2023 no later than _4_:00 PM

RFP Schedule.  The District shall follow this schedule for the review and selection process.  The District reserves the right to modify this schedule at its sole discretion.

Questions. Questions regarding this RFP must submitted in writing to Edwin Lee at [email protected]. must be submitted in writing to no later than [4:00 PM December 28, 2022]. Firms must specify “RFP for Network Switches and Wireless Access points RFP#2022/23-005” in the subject line. Only questions submitted through this process will be accepted. All questions received will be posted at www.bassettusd.org/erate FIRMS WITH QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS RFP, THE CONTRACT, OR THE PROJECT SHOULD NOT CONTACT ANY DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE, BOARD MEMBER, CONSULTANT, OR EMPLOYEE.