Untitled opportunity

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is seeking competitive proposals for Category Two eligible network switches, routers, and associated components as part of its multi-year network infrastructure modernization initiative. Questions are due by November 12, 2026 at 4:00 pm EST. Phase 1 was procured in FY2026. This Form 470 covers the remaining two phases, totaling 557 network devices across 23 school locations. Phase 2 - FY2027 (11 locations): 237 Cisco C9200L-48P-4X-E access switches 11 Cisco C9500-16X-A aggregation switches 11 Cisco C8200L-1N-4T routers Phase 3 - FY2028 (12 locations): 274 Cisco C9200L-48P-4X-E access switches 12 Cisco C9500-16X-A aggregation switches 12 Cisco C8200L-1N-4T routers All equipment references include equivalent products meeting or exceeding CCPS technical requirements. Proposals must include all necessary E-Rate eligible components, accessories, power supplies, network modules, stacking equipment, cables, optics, transceivers, software, licensing, installation, and configuration required for a fully operational solution. CCPS anticipates seven-year Network Essentials licensing for the access switches or equivalent licensing. Vendors must provide itemized pricing by phase and separately identify E-Rate eligible and ineligible costs. Quantities are estimates and may be adjusted based on District needs and available funding. CCPS reserves the right to award and implement the project in phases during FY2027 and FY2028, subject to procurement requirements and E-Rate funding approval. Price of E-Rate eligible products and services will be the primary factor in evaluating responsive proposals.