School and library opportunity · Solicitation
Managed Wi-Fi and UPS battery backup for Prairie Heights Comm Sch Corp
270002311 · Prairie Heights Comm Sch Corp · E-Rate (USAC)
! Responses due Nov 17, 2026, 12:00 AM ET · 10 days left
- Agency
- Prairie Heights Comm Sch Corp
- Responses due
- Nov 17, 2026, 12:00 AM ET
- Posted
- Oct 20, 2026
- NAICS code
- Not listed
- Set-aside
- None
- Place of performance
- In
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation number
- 270002311
- Official notice
- View on E-Rate (USAC) →
What the agency is buying
E-Rate competitive bidding notice (FCC Form 470 #270002311, funding year 2027). Prairie Heights Comm Sch Corp, a school district in IN, asks service providers for bids.
Send your bid by November 16, 2026: the applicant may sign a contract from the allowable contract date, November 17, 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, Managed Internal Broadband Services: Existing Equipment (5 entities)
• Category 2, Internal Connections: Uninterruptable Power Supply/Battery Backup And Necessary Software And Licenses (quantity 8 Each, make Other Or Equivalent)
• Category 2, Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections: Uninterruptable Power Supply/Battery Backup (quantity 8 Each, make Other Or Equivalent, 5 entities)
Category 2 details: There is an RFP document that provides greater detail on the scope of this project. It is important that service providers read the attached document to fully understand this project and prepare a more directed bid.
MIBS was listed above in case USAC deems any of the necessary software licenses to fit that category.
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Prairie Heights Community School Corporation (the Applicant) is seeking proposals for a project to supply network equipment at its eligible locations. Bidders are advised that this project will be contingent upon the
successful obtaining of Category 2 E-Rate funding, and the contract agreement between the district and the successful bidder must recognize that contingency. No installation of equipment is needed.
Questions/Site Visits
No informational meetings or building visits will be scheduled. Any questions related to the technical aspects of this document should be directed to Andrew Scheidler, Technology Coordinator at [email protected], no later than 3:00 pm (EST) on 11-09-2026.
Proposal Delivery
Bids should be emailed to the office of Andrew Scheidler, Technology Coordinator, at [email protected], by 12-15-2026 at 3:00 pm (EST).
State or local procurement rules: We will consider multi-year contracts with or without voluntary extensions. All cost proposals must reflect the LCP (Lowest Corresponding Price), GSA pricing, and any available governmental unit discounts including existing state purchasing agreements or contracts when applicable. Any proposal referencing an existing state purchasing agreement or contract must include that information in the proposal. Bid prices must be complete for the services proposed and shall include all associated costs, even if the amounts are estimates based upon current applicable taxes, surcharges, or fees.
Each line item on proposal should clearly list Quantity, Manufacturer, Part Number, Description, Unit Price, and Extended Price. Proposals MUST separate eligible and ineligible services by line item for all services to which service provider responds. No proposal can be submitted that includes equipment or components for equipment from companies deemed to provide a national security risk as defined by FCC Order 19-121.
All bidders are encouraged to:
1. Read and follow the RFP carefully.
2. Adhere to the FCC E-Rate rules.
Eligible entities: 5.
From the official notice on E-Rate (USAC).
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