The Commonwealth of Kentucky is seeking state master contract(s) to establish contract pricing for a procurement vehicle for E-rate eligible networking hardware, software, and services. Details are set forth in the RFP. Eligible entities of 175 represents all KY K-12 public school districts, not school buildings. Listed quantities of 1 are placeholders. Specific quantities needed are unknown at this time as this procurement is to intended to establish statewide pricing vehicles to be available to all public K-12 districts (170+ school districts comprised of 1700+ school buildings and non-instructional facilities) in the Commonwealth rather than a contract for a specific purchase. EPC does not allow for distinction between different types of eligible equipment under C1. See RFP for details on equipment and functionality sought. EPC's 2000 character limit does not allow for the inclusion of all mandatory requirements. Instead, see attached "Attachment E Mandatory Requirements Checklist RFP 758 2700000070". The installment payment plan option is selected to indicate that leasing options are also being sought as a part of this procurement. See Attachment A for details. The number of entities listed is an indicator of the number of K-12 public school districts which will be eligible to utilize the contract(s) awarded based on this process. There is no guarantee, implied or expressed, of the actual number of devices or services to be procured by the eligible entities under any contract awarded. Procurement activity schedule is as follows: Release of RFP August 28, 2026; Certification of USAC Form 470 August 31, 2026; Optional (but highly recommended) vendor conference Sept 3, 2026, 8am-10am EDT. Vendors MUST email Dianne.Lee@ky.gov by 8:00am EDT on Sept 2, 2026, with their company name, contact name and email address to confirm attendance for the Vendor Conference to receive an email invitation for the MS Teams meeting. Vendor written questions are due Sept 4, 2026, by 9:00 PM EDT and shall be recorded on "Attachment D Vendors Question Form RFP 758 2700000070" and submitted via email to Dianne.Lee@ky.gov); Commonwealth responses to vendors written questions will be posted September 11, 2026; Proposals are due no later than 3:30 PM EDT, September 28, 2026. Minimum and maximum capacities for C1 equipment listed reflect the range of connections currently provided by the state to each public school district via the Next Generation Kentucky K-12 Internet (NGKI) connection. Actual speed of connection varies between districts. User Access and maintenance licenses for Category 1 eligible equipment are also included in this request.

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is seeking state master contract(s) to establish contract pricing for a procurement vehicle for E-rate eligible networking hardware, software, and services. Details are set forth in the RFP. Eligible entities of 175 represents all KY K-12 public school districts, not school buildings. Listed quantities of 1 are placeholders. Specific quantities needed are unknown at this time as this procurement is to intended to establish statewide pricing vehicles to be available to all public K-12 districts (170+ school districts comprised of 1700+ school buildings and non-instructional facilities) in the Commonwealth rather than a contract for a specific purchase. EPC does not allow for distinction between different types of eligible equipment under C1. See RFP for details on equipment and functionality sought. EPC's 2000 character limit does not allow for the inclusion of all mandatory requirements. Instead, see attached "Attachment E Mandatory Requirements Checklist RFP 758 2700000070". The installment payment plan option is selected to indicate that leasing options are also being sought as a part of this procurement. See Attachment A for details. The number of entities listed is an indicator of the number of K-12 public school districts which will be eligible to utilize the contract(s) awarded based on this process. There is no guarantee, implied or expressed, of the actual number of devices or services to be procured by the eligible entities under any contract awarded. Procurement activity schedule is as follows: Release of RFP August 28, 2026; Certification of USAC Form 470 August 31, 2026; Optional (but highly recommended) vendor conference Sept 3, 2026, 8am-10am EDT. Vendors MUST email Dianne.Lee@ky.gov by 8:00am EDT on Sept 2, 2026, with their company name, contact name and email address to confirm attendance for the Vendor Conference to receive an email invitation for the MS Teams meeting. Vendor written questions are due Sept 4, 2026, by 9:00 PM EDT and shall be recorded on "Attachment D Vendors Question Form RFP 758 2700000070" and submitted via email to Dianne.Lee@ky.gov); Commonwealth responses to vendors written questions will be posted September 11, 2026; Proposals are due no later than 3:30 PM EDT, September 28, 2026. Minimum and maximum capacities for C1 equipment listed reflect the range of connections currently provided by the state to each public school district via the Next Generation Kentucky K-12 Internet (NGKI) connection. Actual speed of connection varies between districts. User Access and maintenance licenses for Category 1 eligible equipment are also included in this request. The Commonwealth of Kentucky is seeking state master contract(s) to establish contract pricing for a procurement vehicle for E-rate eligible networking hardware, software, and services. Details are set forth in the RFP. Eligible entities of 175 represents all KY K-12 public school districts, not school buildings. Listed quantities of 1 are placeholders. Specific quantities needed are unknown at this time as this procurement is to intended to establish statewide pricing vehicles to be available to all public K-12 districts (170+ school districts comprised of 1700+ school buildings and non-instructional facilities) in the Commonwealth rather than a contract for a specific purchase. EPC does not allow for distinction between different types of eligible equipment under C1. See RFP for details on equipment and functionality sought. EPC's 2000 character limit does not allow for the inclusion of all mandatory requirements. Instead, see attached "Attachment E Mandatory Requirements Checklist RFP 758 2700000070". The installment payment plan option is selected to indicate that leasing options are also being sought as a part of this procurement. See Attachment A for details. The number of entities listed is an indicator of the number of K-12 public school districts which will be eligible to utilize the contract(s) awarded based on this process. There is no guarantee, implied or expressed, of the actual number of devices or services to be procured by the eligible entities under any contract awarded. Procurement activity schedule is as follows: Release of RFP August 28, 2028; Certification of USAC Form 470 August 31, 2026; Optional (but highly recommended) vendor conference Sept 3, 2026, 8am-10am EDT. Vendors MUST email Dianne.Lee@ky.gov by 8:00am EDT on Sept 2, 2026, with their company name, contact name and email address to confirm attendance for the Vendor Conference to receive an email invitation for the MS Teams meeting. Vendor written questions are due Sept 4, 2026, by 9:00 PM EDT and shall be recorded on "Attachment D Vendors Question Form RFP 758 2700000070" and submitted via email to Dianne.Lee@ky.gov); Commonwealth responses to vendors written questions will be posted September 11, 2026; Proposals are due no later than 3:30 PM EDT, September 28, 2026.