E-Rate Category Two Network Equipment and Installation

IDEA Public Schools is seeking turnkey procurement, delivery, installation, configuration, testing, maintenance, and documentation for E-Rate Category Two network equipment across five Texas campuses, with the proposal deadline extended to November 13, 2026.

IDEA Public Schools


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RFP #2-CAT2PH3-0127
Nov 13, 2026 08:00 PM
Aug 26, 2026 01:00 PM
1 year base + 1 × 1 year option
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Request for Proposal (RFP)
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solicitations@ideapublicschools.org
+19152603096
Weslaco, TX, USA
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IDEA Public Schools, RFP #2-CAT2PH3-0127 E-Rate CAT 2 Phase 3 - Form 470 #270000074, Attn: Purchasing Department, 2115 West Pike Blvd, Weslaco, TX 78596
Description

IDEA Public Schools is soliciting proposals for a turnkey E-Rate Category Two Phase 3 network refresh at five Texas campuses: IDEA Weslaco Pike, IDEA Weslaco, IDEA Frontier, IDEA Riverview, and IDEA Walzem. The scope includes replacement of end-of-life network equipment with functionally equivalent or superior solutions compatible with IDEA's existing network architecture. Vendors must provide equipment procurement, delivery, installation, configuration, testing, performance validation, maintenance, legacy-equipment removal, and required project documentation. Proposed solutions must support scalability, reliability, operational efficiency, and current and future technology needs without requiring replacement of supporting infrastructure or creating unnecessary administrative overhead. Vendors must comply with E-Rate and FCC requirements and submit a valid SPIN, FCC Registration Number, and red-light-status statement. Qualified subcontractors and implementation partners may be proposed, subject to IDEA approval, while the prime respondent remains responsible for all performance and compliance obligations. Equivalent solutions must include all required licensing, subscriptions, management platforms, implementation, migration, support, and transition costs. Addendum No. 2 clarifies that ThousandEyes subscriptions, licenses, cloud services, and agent entitlements are excluded from the solicitation; respondents proposing the specified equipment must separately price the embedded ThousandEyes hardware configuration option, while equivalent-equipment proposals need not include it.

Classification Codes
NAICS541512Computer Systems Design Services
PSC7G21Digital network communications hardware, software, and other equipment used within the core data centers and work areas, connecting end users to the organization's Local Area Network (LAN). Wide Area Network (WAN) digital transmission equipment, supporting hardware and software directly connecting data centers, offices and third parties. Includes 1) external digital network transport equipment (Outside Plant) physical communications infrastructure connecting to LAN/WAN end points 2) copper and fiber communications systems, and 3) cellular infrastructure such as towers, repeaters, switching systems dedicated for cellular communication. Products and tools that enable or distribute voice services through on-premise digital equipment including PBX, VoIP, voicemail and handsets.
Smart Codes
network equipmentnetwork installationnetwork maintenance
Specifications
Supply & Service
No
Timeline
Aug 26, 2026-First Advertisement Date/Issue Date
Sep 2, 2026-Second Advertisement Date
Sep 11, 2026 03:30 PM-Pre-Proposal Meeting (optional)
Microsoft Teams Meeting ID: 241 251 682 912 930; passcode: Ku3re3oG.
Sep 15, 2026 08:00 PM-Respondent Question Cut-Off Date
Sep 23, 2026-IDEA Responses to Vendor Questions
Sep 30, 2026-Addendum No. 2 Issue Date
Nov 13, 2026 08:00 PM-Proposal Due Date
Nov 30, 2026-Evaluation Period
Dec 11, 2026-Evaluation Period Ends
Jan 12, 2027-Board Meeting and Approval
Requirements
Required
  • Automobile Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Cyber Liability and Technology Professional Liability Errors and Omissions — $2,000,000.00
  • Workers' Compensation
  • General Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Professional Liability — $1,000,000.00
Scored
  • Minimum 3 references
  • Within the last 5 years
  • Client point of contact required for each reference
Yes
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