School and library opportunity · Solicitation
Firewalls, network switches, wireless access points and more for Sparta School District 140
270003114 · Sparta School District 140 · E-Rate (USAC)
! Responses due Nov 28, 2026, 1:00 AM ET · 21 days left
- Agency
- Sparta School District 140
- Responses due
- Nov 28, 2026, 1:00 AM ET
- Posted
- Oct 31, 2026
- NAICS code
- Not listed
- Set-aside
- None
- Place of performance
- Il
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation number
- 270003114
- Official notice
- View on E-Rate (USAC) →
What the agency is buying
E-Rate competitive bidding notice (FCC Form 470 #270003114, funding year 2027). Sparta School District 140, a school district in IL, asks service providers for bids.
Send your bid by November 27, 2026: the applicant may sign a contract from the allowable contract date, November 28, 2026. The applicant also issued an RFP, which may set its own deadline on or after that date: read it on the form.
To be paid through E-Rate, a provider needs a SPIN (FCC Form 498).
Services requested:
• Category 2, Internal Connections: Firewall Service, Components, And Necessary Software And Licenses (quantity 1 Each, make No Preference)
• Category 2, Internal Connections: Switches And Necessary Software And Licenses (quantity 4 Each, make No Preference)
• Category 2, Internal Connections: Wireless Access Points And Necessary Software And Licenses (quantity 125 Each, make No Preference)
• Category 2, Internal Connections: Uninterruptable Power Supply/Battery Backup And Necessary Software And Licenses (quantity 6 Each, make No Preference)
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Category 2 details: see RFP for details
equivelent brands will be considered
installation may not be necessary
State or local procurement rules: All bids must reference this 470 number and should be emailed to the technical contact/consultant in this form, Jill Dare [email protected]
All bids must follow local and state procurement guidelines. The applicant may consider multi-year contracts with voluntary extensions and is willing to consider month-to-month arrangements or contracts with varying terms. Any voluntary extensions must be specified in the awarded contract and must have a specified number and duration. Any offering of free services must be clearly identified in service providers' bids, and must be in full compliance with USAC's Free Services Advisory. Language for long-term contracts must include a disclaimer if E-rate funding is discontinued to protect the applicant. The district desires the ability to add or remove services as business needs require. As required by Erate rules, all bids in response to this Form 470 must offer the Lowest Corresponding Price (LCP). See http://www.usac.org/sl/serviceproviders/step02/lowestcorrespondingprice.aspx.
While specific bids specify a particular brand due to the current platform, equivalent or comparable brands will also be considered.
Vendors must have a SPIN and include it on the bid.
Eligible entities: 3.
From the official notice on E-Rate (USAC).
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