School and library opportunity · Solicitation
Internet access, firewalls, network switches and more for Elkhorn Area School District
270001005 · Elkhorn Area School District · E-Rate (USAC)
! Responses due Nov 23, 2026, 1:00 AM ET · 16 days left
- Agency
- Elkhorn Area School District
- Responses due
- Nov 23, 2026, 1:00 AM ET
- Posted
- Oct 26, 2026
- NAICS code
- Not listed
- Set-aside
- None
- Place of performance
- Wi
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation number
- 270001005
- Official notice
- View on E-Rate (USAC) →
What the agency is buying
E-Rate competitive bidding notice (FCC Form 470 #270001005, funding year 2027). Elkhorn Area School District, a school district in WI, asks service providers for bids.
Send your bid by November 22, 2026: the applicant may sign a contract from the allowable contract date, November 23, 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 1, Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access: Internet Access And Data Transmission Service (quantity 7 Each, capacity 50.00 Mbps to 25600.00 Mbps, 7 entities)
• Category 2, Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections: Firewall Service And Components (quantity 4 Each, make Other Or Equivalent, 7 entities)
• Category 2, Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections: Wireless Access Points (quantity 375 Each, make Other Or Equivalent, 7 entities)
• Category 2, Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections: Switches (quantity 147 Each, make Other Or Equivalent, 7 entities)
• Category 2, Internal Connections: Firewall Service, Components, And Necessary Software And Licenses (quantity 4 Each, make Other Or
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Equivalent)
• Category 2, Internal Connections: Switches And Necessary Software And Licenses (quantity 147 Each, make Other Or Equivalent)
• Category 2, Internal Connections: Wireless Access Points And Necessary Software And Licenses (quantity 375 Each, make Other Or Equivalent)
Category 1 details: Please submit all bids to the designated Technical Contact listed on the FCC Form 470. Include the Applicant/School or Library name AND FCC Form 470 number in the subject line of the bid submission.
The Technical Contact listed on this FCC Form 470 is responsible for responding to vendor questions, collecting vendor bids, and coordinating the distribution of bids to the Applicant. All vendor questions, responses, and bid submissions must be communicated in writing via the Technical Contact email address listed on the FCC Form 470.
If a Consultant is listed, the Consultant does not evaluate bids, select vendors, or make decisions regarding the services or equipment sought. The Applicant makes all bid evaluations, vendor selections, and procurement decisions.
The deadline for bid submission is 28 days after the FCC Form 470 certification date, unless a different deadline is specified in an accompanying RFP or the deadline is extended through an amendment made available to all prospective bidders.
Category 2 details: Please see attached BOM.
Please submit all bids to the designated Technical Contact listed on the FCC Form 470. Include the Applicant/School or Library name AND FCC Form 470 number in the subject line of the bid submission.
The Technical Contact listed on this FCC Form 470 is responsible for responding to vendor questions, collecting vendor bids, and coordinating the distribution of bids to the Applicant. All vendor questions, responses, and bid submissions must be communicated in writing via the Technical Contact email address listed on the FCC Form 470.
If a Consultant is listed, the Consultant does not evaluate bids, select vendors, or make decisions regarding the services or equipment sought. The Applicant makes all bid evaluations, vendor selections, and procurement decisions.
The deadline for bid submission is 28 days after the FCC Form 470 certification date, unless a different deadline is specified in an accompanying RFP or the deadline is extended through an amendment made available to all prospective bidders.
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Tibbets Elementary School
W 5218 County Road
Elkhorn WI 53121
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Elkhorn Area Middle School
627 East Court St
Elkhorn WI 53121
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Jackson Elementary School
13 North Jackson St
Elkhorn WI 53121
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Elkhorn Area High School
482 East Geneva St
Elkhorn WI 53121
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Westside Elementary School
222 Sunset Dr
Elkhorn WI 53121
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Options Virtual Charter School
534 Sunset Dr
Elkhorn WI 53121
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Career and College Academy
400 County Road
Elkhorn, WI 53121
State or local procurement rules: Bids and requests for information should reference this FCC Form 470 number and should be submitted by email to the Technical Contact identified on this form. All bids and resulting contracts must comply with applicable federal, state, and local procurement requirements, in addition to applicable E-Rate Program rules.
Contract Terms
The Applicant may consider month-to-month, single-year, multi-year, and/or contracts containing voluntary extension options and may consider proposals offering varying contract terms.
Any voluntary contract extension options must be specifically identified in the awarded contract and must state the number and duration of the available extensions.
Contracts containing automatic or evergreen renewal provisions will not be considered.
The Applicant may consider contracts containing flexible terms that permit services, quantities, locations, bandwidth, and/or service levels to be added, removed, increased, decreased, or otherwise modified as the Applicant's needs change, subject to applicable E-Rate rules and state and local procurement requirements.
E-Rate Requirements
Service Providers submitting proposals in response to this FCC Form 470 must comply with all applicable FCC and E-Rate Program rules and requirements.
Service Providers must comply with the E-Rate Lowest Corresponding Price (LCP) requirements.
Any promotional pricing, discounts, credits, free products, free services, or other incentives included with a proposal must be clearly identified and must comply with applicable E-Rate rules.
Proposals should clearly identify and separately price any E-Rate ineligible or partially eligible products, services, components, or charges.
Service Providers should include their E-Rate Service Provider Identification Number (SPIN) in their proposal.
Additional Procurement Requirements
Additional state or local procurement requirements applicable to the Applicant may apply and, when applicable, will be identified in an attachment to this FCC Form 470 or associated procurement document.
CATEGORY ONE BID REQUIREMENTS
Proposals should clearly identify the proposed service, bandwidth/speed, recurring charges, non-recurring charges, installation or construction charges, and any other applicable fees or charges.
Any applicable installation, construction, equipment, maintenance, taxes, fees, or other charges should be separately identified.
If multiple service options, bandwidths, or contract terms are proposed, pricing for each option should be clearly identified.
The Applicant may consider proposals for higher or lower bandwidths and/or alternative service configurations when such options are within the scope of this FCC Form 470 and meet the Applicant's needs.
Any E-Rate ineligible or partially eligible products, services, components, or charges associated with the proposed solution should be clearly identified and separately priced or cost allocated.
The Applicant reserves the right to consider and accept proposals in whole or in part and may award individual products, services, line items, or portions of the requested solution separately, as permitted under E-Rate and applicable procurement requirements
CATEGORY TWO BID REQUIREMENTS
Proposals should identify the manufacturer, make/model, SKU or part number, quantity, unit price, and extended price for each proposed product or service.
Installation, configuration, licenses, support, maintenance, shipping, taxes, fees, and other charges, when applicable, should be separately itemized.
Where a specific manufacturer, make, model, SKU, or part number is identified on this FCC Form 470 or an associated procurement document, equivalent products will be considered in accordance with E-Rate requirements.
Vendors proposing equivalent products should clearly identify the proposed equivalent manufacturer and model and provide sufficient information for the Applicant to evaluate functional equivalency and compatibility with the Applicant's existing environment.
Any E-Rate ineligible or partially eligible components associated with the proposed solution should be clearly identified and separately priced or cost allocated.
If licenses, subscriptions, support, maintenance, or other associated services are required for the proposed equipment to function as intended, the proposal should identify the applicable term and separately itemize the associated costs.
The Applicant reserves the right to consider and accept proposals in whole or in part and may award individual products, services, line items, or portions of the requested solution separately, as permitted under E-Rate and applicable procurement requirements
Eligible entities: 7.
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