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1. UPS/Battery Backup, Switches, Software, Licenses, and related components to provide broadband connectivity. Equipment will AUGMENT EXISTING PUESD network infrastructure. See "NETWORK EQUIPMENT", ITEM 470-NW1-27, APPENDIX 3 in RFP for details. Equipment installation & configuration NOT needed. *** IMPORTANT - Quantities and entities stated in Form 470 are approximate. If proposing alternatives or substitutes, vendors should take note of "APPROVAL OF SUBSTITUTIONS AND ALTERNATIVES FOR FUNCTIONALLY EQUIVALENT ITEMS" section RFP for details. PUESD reserves the right to award all network equipment to one vendor. All equipment included in the vendors proposal must be new and from an authorized reseller of the manufacturers product for which they are quoting. No refurbished or grey-market gear will be accepted. The bid documents must be received by Tuesday, January 5, 2027, at 2:00:00 PM (Pacific) or earlier, in a sealed envelope, identified by bid identifier PUESD E-Rate Year 2027 RFP Bid # PUESD-ERATE-2027-01, and addressed to Kristi Kingston, District Superintendent Plainsburg Union Elementary School District, 3708 S. Plainsburg Road, Merced, CA 95341. PUESD shall use the official U.S. time that is provided by the website https://www.time.gov to determine if the submission has met the deadline. NOTE: It is the total responsibility of the Vendor to return bids to PUESD by the required date, time, and place. The PUESD District Office hours are 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday. The PUESD District Office is closed on weekends and holidays, November 11, 25 through 27, 2026; December 24 and 25, 2026; January 1, 18, 2027; and February 19, 2027. PUESD cannot receive bids after office hours or when the office is closed. If bids are to be delivered via common carrier or delivery services, vendors are cautioned that express next day am delivery is generally not guaranteed in Merced. LATE BIDS WILL BE REJECTED.