RFP 26-B06-01 E-Rate Eligible Category 2 Products/Services
| Location: | California |
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| Posted: | Dec 20, 2025 |
| Due: | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Agency: | Cupertino Union School District |
| Type of Government: | State & Local |
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RFP 26-B06-01 E-Rate Eligible Category 2 Products/Services
- Scope of Work: E-Rate Applicant requires switches, switch modules, and associated licenses for its schools.
- Term of Contract: 1-year, aligned with the E-Rate funding year requirements for Category 2 products/services.
- Last day for Questions: Jan. 8, 2026
- Bid Due Date: Jan. 23, 2026
- Click here to download the RFP
- Click here to download Form 470
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Cupertino Union School District
FY2026 E-Rate Request for Proposals
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
E-Rate Eligible Category 2 Products and Services
Funding Year 2026: 7/1/2026 – 6/30/2027
PART 2 – SPECIFIC INFORMATION
Applicant
Billed Entity Number
Establishing Form 470
CUSDK8 RFP #
Cupertino Union School District
144278
260005242 (Nickname: cusdk8_2026_470_c2)
26-B06-01
Submit QUESTIONS about this RFP or associated Form 470 by email to:
erate.cusdk8@learningtech.org
Unless indicated elsewhere (e.g., by amendment to this RFP),
the deadline for submission of QUESTIONS is 12pm PST,
20 calendar days from the Certified Date
shown on the associated Form 470.
SEALED BIDS ARE REQUIRED
Submit SEALED PROPOSALS, including Signature Page and Pricing Form, to:
Attn: RFP #26-B06-01
Cupertino Union School District
Purchasing Department, Door #10
10301 Vista Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014
Delivery Days/Hours: M-F 8am – 4pm (PT)
Unless indicated elsewhere (e.g., by amendment to this RFP),
the deadline for submission of PROPOSALS is 12pm local time,
35 calendar days from the Certified Date
shown on the associated Form 470.
All documents for SEALED BIDS must be provided on a USB drive as well.
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Cupertino Union School District
FY2026 E-Rate Request for Proposals
PART 2 – SPECIFIC INFORMATION
This REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS consists of TWO (2) sections:
1. GENERAL INFORMATION, TERMS AND CONDITIONS
2. SPECIFIC INFORMATION, TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Together, the GENERAL and SPECIFIC sections constitute the full REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS.
PLEASE NOTE (per https://www.usac.org/e-rate/applicant-process/competitive-bidding/):
Requests for Proposal
The entity filing an FCC Form 470 can issue a request for proposal (RFP) in addition to the FCC Form 470.
In general, an RFP is a formal bidding document that describes the project and requested services in
sufficient detail so that potential bidders understand the scope, location, and any other requirements.
However, we use “RFP” or “RFP document” generically to refer to any bidding document that describes
your project and requested services in more detail than in the fields provided on the FCC Form 470.
Thus, a formal response to each paragraph of this RFP is neither required nor desired.
The GENERAL INFORMATION, TERMS, AND CONDITIONS section is uploaded to the
Universal Service Administrative Company [USAC] E-Rate Productivity Center [EPC] for the
associated Form 470 and is included with this SPECIFIC INFORMATION, TERMS AND
CONDITIONS document by reference. The GENERAL section instructs the respondent about
general information, and general terms and conditions.
This SPECIFIC section provides:
• Applicant-specific details (e.g., Name, Billed Entity Number [BEN], entity address(es),
Form 470 number, background about the current situation and desired solutions)
• Proposal submission details:
o Questions email and deadline
o Submission mechanism and deadline
o Vendor meeting dates and times (if applicable)
• Description of Products and Services Sought, with minimum requirements for:
o Relevant technical specifications
o Quantities of products/services sought
• Evaluation criteria
• Other specifics (if applicable)
If a conflict exists between the SPECIFIC and GENERAL sections of this REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS, the SPECIFIC section overrides the GENERAL document.
All critical dates (e.g., the deadline for submission of questions, site walks (if any), and deadline
for submission of proposals) are noted on the first page of the SPECIFIC document.
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Cupertino Union School District
FY2026 E-Rate Request for Proposals
SPECIFIC INFORMATION, TERMS AND CONDITIONS
A. Applicant Background
The following background information about the Applicant may be helpful in preparing a
responsive bid.
Any resulting contract will be with:
Applicant Name
Applicant Authorized Signer
Applicant Implementation
Contact
REMINDER 1
REMINDER 2
Cupertino Union School District
Mahmoud Abed, Chief Technology Officer
408-252-3000 x61338, abed_mahmoud@cusdk8.org
ALWAYS cc: erate.cusdk8@learningtech.org
Khoa Nguyen, Network Manager
408-252-3000 X61330, nguyen_khoa@cusdk8.org
ALWAYS cc: erate.cusdk8@learningtech.org
Do NOT contact these individuals directly until an award
has been made to your organization
The E-Rate consultant is NOT the Customer
General Description
Cupertino Union School District [CUSDK8] is a district in California with 26 sites: 18
elementary schools, 5 middle schools, 0 annexes, 3 NIFs (District Office, Maintenance and
Operations, Meyerholz), and serves approximately 13,526 students.
For E-Rate purposes, CUSDK8 is urban.
Network Topology
CUSDK8 currently uses a hub and spoke topology:
• Santa Clara County Office of Education [SCCOE] (1290 Riddler Park Drive, San Jose)
provides 10 Gbps dark fiber WAN to CUSDK8’s hub, the Data Center (10301 Vista
Drive, Cupertino).
o SCCOE Consortium manages E-Rate for this dark fiber. SCCOE’s Internet is via
CENIC, and provided to CUSDK8 for a fee that is not part of E-Rate
• From the Data Center hub (aka Maintenance & Operations), CUSDK8 has:
o 1 Gbps WAN connections to 1 NIF (Meyerholz) from Crown Castle Fiber, LLC
[CCF]
o 10 Gbps WAN connection to each of 18 Elementary Schools from CCF
o 10 Gbps WAN connections to each of 5 Middle Schools from CCF
o 1 Gbps WAN connection to the District Office (1309 S Mary Avenue, Sunnyvale)
from Pacific Bell
The total number of circuits is 28.
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Cupertino Union School District
FY2026 E-Rate Request for Proposals
Entities
Entities included in this RFP are listed below; bidders should rely on this RFP list of entities as
the definitive list of entities participating in this RFP. (Note that due to EPC data discrepancies,
the Form 470 Billed Entity or Recipients of Service or Number of Eligible Entities sections
may differ from those listed below).
Site Name
# Address
Cupertino Union School District
10301 Vista Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014
CUSD District Office
1
1309 S. Mary Avenue, Suites 150, Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Blue Hills Elementary School
2 12300 De Sanka Ave., Saratoga, CA 95070
Collins Elementary School
3 10300 N. Blaney Ave., Cupertino, CA 95014
Cupertino Middle School
4
1650 S Bernardo Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94087
5 De Vargas Elementary School
5050 Moorpark Ave., San Jose, CA 95129
6
Dilworth Elementary School
1101 Strayer Dr., San Jose, CA 95129
Eaton Elementary School
7 20220 Suisun Dr., Cupertino, CA 95014
Eisenhower Elementary School
8
277 Rodonovan Dr., Santa Clara, CA 95051
9
Faria Elementary School
10155 Barbara Ln., Cupertino, CA 95014
Garden Gate Elementary School
10
10500 Ann Arbor Ave., Cupertino, CA 95014
Hyde Middle School
11 19325 Bollinger Rd., Cupertino, CA 95014
Kennedy Middle School
12 821 Bubb Rd., Cupertino, CA 95014
Lawson Middle School
13
10401 Vista Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014
14
Lincoln Elementary School
21710 McClellan Rd, Cupertino, CA 95014
McAuliffe School (K-8)
15
12211 Titus Ave., Saratoga, CA 95070
Meyerholz
16
6990 Melvin Dr., San Jose, CA 95129
17 Miller Middle School
6151 Rainbow Dr., San Jose, CA 95129
18
Montclaire Elementary School
1160 St. Joseph Ave., Los Altos, CA 94024
Muir Elementary School
19 6560 Hanover Dr., San Jose, CA 95129
Murdock-Portal Elementary School
20 1188 Wunderlich Dr., Cupertino, CA 95129
Nimitz Elementary School
21 545 Cheyenne Dr., Sunnyvale, CA 94087
BEN
144278
16077332
109926
109718
108112
110189
110197
202011
109878
109721
109717
109728
109729
16035825
109726
109927
17034930
110196
107932
110195
109720
108111
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Cupertino Union School District
FY2026 E-Rate Request for Proposals
Site Name
#
Address
Sedgwick Elementary School
22
19200 Phil Ln., Cupertino, CA 95014
23 Stevens Creek Elem School
10300 Ainsworth Dr., Cupertino, CA 95014
24
Stocklmeir Elementary School
592 Dunholme Way, Sunnyvale, CA 94087
West Valley Elementary School
25
1635 Belleville Way, Sunnyvale, CA 94087
CUSD Maintenance and Operations
26 10301 Vista Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014
BEN
109725
109716
108107
108109
16077331
Project Overview
Applicant requires:
• 40 x 4-port switch SFP modules (listed in both Related Components and Switches, to
ensure all possible Function Types are listed on the Form 470). Only 40 units are needed
• 57 x 48-port Layer 3 Switches and Necessary Software and Licenses (listed in both the
Internal Connections and the Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections Service Type on
Form 470, to ensure all possible Service Types are listed on the Form 470 for the
Licenses). Only 57 units are needed
• 34 x 8-port Layer 3 Switches and Necessary Software and Licenses (listed in both the
Internal Connections and the Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections Service Type on
Form 470, to ensure all possible Service Types are listed on the Form 470 for the
Licenses). Only 34 units are needed
• 7 x ICX7550-PREM licenses for switches (listed in both the Internal Connections and the
Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections Service Type on Form 470, to ensure all
possible Service Types are listed on the Form 470). Only 7 units are needed
• 4 x stacking cables, each 3 feet, for total of 12 feet of cabling
• 91 Switch Controller Licenses (listed in both the Internal Connections and the Basic
Maintenance of Internal Connections Service Type, to ensure all possible Service Types
are listed on the Form 470)
Following are the preferred specifications.
B. Products And Services Sought
Vendors may bid on the entire RFP or any numbered group of this section.
In the event that alternative technologies, topologies, or pathways would improve functionality
or reduce cost, bidders are encouraged to propose recommended alternatives in addition to
estimating as indicated in this RFP.
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