Fresno Unified School District — FresnoUSD470FY2027 - C2 (270000507)

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Notice is hereby given that the governing board of Fresno Unified School DISTRICT will receive sealed responses for RFP # 27-08, Network Equipment for Internal Connections. This solicitation includes network switches and VoIP Phones. A MANDATORY Virtual Pre-proposal conference is scheduled Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM. Contractors interested in responding to this RFP must attend in or

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270000507

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Fresno, CA

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Notice is hereby given that the governing board of Fresno Unified School DISTRICT will receive sealed responses for RFP # 27-08, Network Equipment for Internal Connections. This solicitation includes network switches and VoIP Phones. A MANDATORY Virtual Pre-proposal conference is scheduled Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM. Contractors interested in responding to this RFP must attend in order to have their proposal accepted as responsive. The virtual Pre-Proposal conference will be hosted via Microsoft Teams with options to join in online or over the phone. Instructions are posted on Procureware. Proposals will be received prior to 2:00 P.M. on October 2, 2026 on Procureware, the DISTRICTs online purchasing portal https://fresnousdpurchasing.procureware.com/home. Proposals received later than the designated time and date will not be accepted. Facsimile (FAX) or e-mailed copies of submittals will not be accepted. Fresno Unified School DISTRICT reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals or any combination thereof and to waive any informality or irregularity in the RFP process. Copies of the RFP documents may be downloaded from Procureware at: https://fresnousdpurchasing.procureware.com/home. Final questions regarding this RFP are to be submitted in Procureware. Questions must be submitted by 5:00 P.M. on September 18, 2026, to allow sufficient time for release of any final addendum prior to the RFP closing date and time. Questions and answers will be posted to the Form 470. Tentative Timeline: RFP Schedule of Events Dates RFP release date/Form 470 Filing 9/2/2026 MANDATORY Pre-Proposal conference 9/16/2026 at 10:00 AM Deadline to receive final questions 9/18/2026 at 5:00 PM Last Day for Addendum 9/25/2026 Proposal due date 10/2/2026, prior to 2:00 pm Evaluation of Proposals 10/5/2026 10/9/2026 Anticipated Board Award Date November 18, 2026 Due to the way EPC has been created with the service category questions, please consider information drafted into quantities, fields, and units as an educated guess at a minimum for the issuance of this Form 470 and RFP. All quantities are estimates as solutions proposed by vendors to meet the minimum specifications required may necessitate differing quantities. Please refer to the RFP for details on equipment/services being requested and all requirements. NOTE that the service types "Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections" (BMIC) and "Managed Internal Broadband Services" (MIBS) are only as applicable with the Internal Connections solution proposed meeting the RFP requirements. The District is not soliciting separate bids for BMIC or MIBS. To ensure that all Service Providers receive the same RFP information, it is required that you download the RFP directly from USACs EPC website , Procureware, or from the link in the posted Form 470. Please Follow this Form 470 to receive updates. SPAM and/or robotic responses will not be considered valid bid responses and will be disqualified from consideration. All specifications are located in the RFP attached to this Form 470. Official bidders information is located at https://fresnousdpurchasing.procureware.com/home. Applicant may consider multi-year and/or contracts with voluntary extensions. Any voluntary contract extensions must be identified within the awarded contract and must be of a specified number and duration. Contracts with automatic or evergreen contract extension terms will not be considered. Applicant may consider contracts with flexible terms to allow for growth/reduction in services to accommodate an increase/decrease in the number of sites, users, and/or bandwidth. Service Providers submitting proposals in response to this FCC Form 470 must be in compliance with the rules and orders governed by the Federal Communications Commission. Failure to be in compliance and remain in compliance may result in the denial of discount funding, and/or cancellation of funding commitments and/or contracts, and/or could result in civil or criminal prosecution by law enforcement authorities. Service Providers submitting proposals must do so in good faith of compliance with the Lowest Corresponding Price (LCP) Rule (see 47 CFR Part 54 Section 54.500(f)). Service Providers submitting proposals must be in full compliance with USACs Free Services Advisory https://www.usac.org/e-rate/applicant-process/competitive-bidding/free-services-advisory/. Any offering of free services must be clearly identified in service providers bids. Service Provider invoicing to USAC must be completed within 120 days from the last day of service. Should the Service Provider fail to invoice USAC timely, Applicant will only be responsible for paying its non-discounted share. The Service Provider acknowledges that all pricing and technology infrastructure information in its contract shall be considered as public and non-confidential pursuant to CFR Part 54 Section 504 (2)(i)(ii). FCC Form 470 270000507; funding year 2027. Earliest contract date reported by USAC: 2026-10-12. This is not a bid submission deadline. Check the official Form 470 and any RFP for the submission deadline, current availability, requirements and amendments.