RFP 25/26-14 Network Hardware E-Rate Year 2026/2027

Location:	California
Posted:	Dec 18, 2025
Due:	Jan 20, 2026
Agency:	Chula Vista Elementary School District
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	59 - Electrical and Electronic Equipment Components 70 - General Purpose Information Technology Equipment (including software). D - Automatic Data Processing and Telecommunication Services
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CHULA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT

NOTICE INVITING PROPOSALS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Chula Vista Elementary School District of San Diego County,

California (“District”), acting by and through its Board of Education (“Board”), will receive up to but not later

than 11:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST), on January 20, 2026, sealed proposals for: Request for

Proposals (RFP) No. 25/26-14 Network Hardware E-Rate Year 2026/2027.

Each Proposal must conform and be responsive to this Notice Inviting Proposals, the Information to

Proposers, and all other documents comprising the pertinent Contract Documents. Contract documents

are now available via email request to Malia Hall, Lead Buyer at Malia.Hall@cvesd.org with the Subject

Line RFP 25/26-14 or through the relevant Form 470 at www.usac.org.

A mandatory job walk will be held on January 5, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. PST starting at Hilltop

Elementary School, 30 Murray Street, Chula Vista, CA 91910. Late arrivals will not be permitted to

participate, and all attendees are required to sign in and remain for the full duration of the walk at each

location specified in the RFP document.

All questions related to this RFP, including Substitution Requests, are to be submitted in writing on the form

Request for Information or the form Substitution Request, via email with the Subject Line RFP 25/26-14

Questions to Malia.Hall@cvesd.org by 11:00 A.M. PST on January 9, 2026. It is the Proposer’s

responsibility to ensure they have received all addenda. Addenda will be posted on the District website at

https://www.cvesd.org/bids and in the related Form 470 in the EPC Portal.

Proposals shall be submitted in the Purchasing Office, Bldg. 800 of the Chula Vista Elementary School

District located at 84 East J Street, Chula Vista, CA 91910. Proposals will be opened privately to assure

confidentiality and avoid disclosure of the contents to competing proposers prior to and during the review,

evaluation, and negotiation processes. However, to the extent that the submittals are public records under

California law, they may be released to members of the public following award of the contract. All proposals

submitted in response to this RFP become the property of the District. Submittals must be sealed and

clearly marked “RFP 25/26-14 Network Hardware E-Rate Year 2026/2027”. Facsimile or electronic

copies of the RFP will not be accepted. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to ensure its Proposal is received in

the Purchasing Department by the date and time specified above. Any RFP that is submitted after this date

and time shall be deemed non-responsive and returned to the bidder unopened.

The District intends to obtain maximum funding discounts under the Federal Communications

Commission’s E-rate program for eligible services and equipment procured as a result of this RFP. Qualified

vendors must provide a Service Provider Identification Number (SPIN) and Federal Registration Number

(FCC-FRN) with the proposal. Vendors must be willing to work within the requirements of the E-rate

program and must be able to provide all necessary documentation and apply billing per the terms of the E-

rate program.

All required forms must be completed, signed, and returned with the RFP Proposal to be

considered. Missing information may result in a disqualification from the current RFP process. The

Contract, if awarded, will be based on the evaluation criteria, with price being the most heavily weighted

criteria, as identified in the RFP documents. The District reserves the right to reject any, or all Proposals,

to accept or reject any one or more items, or to waive any irregularities or informalities in the RFP or in the

RFP process. No Proposer may withdraw its RFP for sixty (60) days after the date set for the opening of

Proposals. In the event of identical proposals, the Board may determine by lot which RFP shall be accepted

under Public Contract Code § 20117.

The Chula Vista Elementary School District is committed to providing equal educational, contracting and

employment opportunity to all in strict compliance with all applicable State and Federal laws and

regulations. The District’s programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination,

including discrimination against an individual or group based on race, color, ancestry, nationality, national

origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy,

parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender

expression, or genetic information; a perception of one or more of such characteristics, or association with

a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. (CVESD Board Policy

0410.) The District’s Human Resource Services and Support Office monitors compliance with these anti-

discrimination requirements and may be reached at 84 East J Street, Chula Vista, CA 91910, (619) 425-

9600, Ext 181340. Any individual who believes s/he has been a victim of unlawful discrimination in

employment, contracting, or in an educational program may file a formal complaint with the District’s Human

Resource Services and Support Office.

Delia Dominguez Cervantes, Clerk, Board of Education Chula Vista Elementary School District San Diego

County, California

Publication: The Star-News: December 19, 2025, and December 26, 2025

This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

RFP 25/26-14 Network Hardware E-Rate Year 2026/2027

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