Erate FY2027 MIBS
Van Buren County CSD
1313 1st Street
Keosauqua, IA 52565
Ph: (319) 293-3334
January 7, 2026
RFP for MIBS [E-rate]
Narrative
We seek Managed Internal Broadband Services on existing equipment for all network switches, wireless APs, firewalls, and applicable servers throughout our three-site district. All responses must be sent via email to dan.druvenga@vbcwarriors.org. Responses must be received by 2/5/26. Multi-year contracts and voluntary extensions accepted. Failure to comply with all items above may be grounds for disqualification.
State and Local Procurement Restrictions
All responses must be received via email only to dan.druvenga@van-burencsd.org. Responses must be received by the Allowable Contract Date. Multi-year contracts and voluntary extensions accepted. Failure to comply with all items above may be grounds for disqualification.
2026 RFP for Network Equipment & Cabling [E-Rate]
Van Buren County CSD 1313 1st Street Keosauqua, IA 52565 Ph: (319) 293-3334 Jan. 13, Narrative -We seek e-rate bids for the following … ❖ 5-year licensing for all network equipment below ❖ A walkthrough is required, and the project may be modified after the walkthrough ❖ 85 access points - Ruckus 901-R670-US00 ❖ Cat 6a cable runs to all APs - 85 runs, yellow colored cables required ❖ Cabling rerouted for high school 3rd floor and 4 cables on 2nd floor to the new 3rd floor switch location - 14 cables rerouted ❖ Network Switches: ➢ *Douds Center - 3x Ruckus ICX8200-48ZP2-E, 2x Ruckus ICX8200-24P ➢ *Harmony Center - 3x Ruckus ICX8200-48ZP2-E ➢ *High School - 5x Ruckus ICX8200-48ZP2-E, 2x Ruckus ICX8200-24P ❖ 3x IDF racks at the high school - 3rd floor, shop wing ceiling, and shop wing closet ❖ 3x patch panels - 3rd floor, shop wing ceiling, and shop wing closet ❖ 24x 20ft patch cables for the shop wing ceiling panel to shop wing closet ❖ 2x Vertiv LIEBERT UPS (Mfr # PSI5-1500RT120LINUPS) - 1 for HS 3rd floor rack and 1 for shop wing rack ❖ 12-strand OM4 multimode fiber run from the MDF to HS 3rd floor switch - Approximately 200 ft. ❖ 2x 10G Optical Transceiver Modules for the new fiber run -Installation and testing is required. -Bids must contain all charges including itemized hardware, labor, and other costs. -Bid submissions must be sent to the contact on this form. -No calls or texts. All responses and/or clarifying questions must be sent via email to dan.druvenga@vbcwarriors.org. Responses must be received by the allowable contract date. Failure to comply with all items above may be grounds for disqualification. -The district reserves the right to award none, some, or all of the proposal. -Applicant reserves the right to reject late submitted bids. Bid evaluations may include points for vendors with a local presence or office within 150 miles. Spam, generic, and/or encyclopedic responses will not be considered legitimate bid inquiries or proposals. 1 -Vendor must be an authorized E-Rate partner of the manufacturer or will agree that no gray market products will be accepted as part of the procurement and must be willing to certify their SPIN via Form 473 SPAC for the related funding year. State and Local Procurement Restrictions -Please include SPIN in the bid. -Inquiries asking the applicant to consider purchasing other services that are not included on the Form 470 will not be considered legitimate inquiries or proposals. -Proposals must separately itemize the cost of E-rate eligible and ineligible services. -Bidder acknowledges their equipment and services are compliant with FCC's recent Order (FCC 19-121) prohibiting the sale, provision, maintenance, modification, or other support of equipment or services provided or manufactured by Huawei, ZTE or any other "covered company" deemed a national security threat. -Any pricing proposed must comply with the FCC Lowest Corresponding Price Rule as required by the Universal Service First Report and Order, and restated in the FCC E-Rate Modernization Report and Order, adopted July 11, 2014. The FCC Lowest Corresponding Price rule prohibits an E-rate services offeror from offering or charging E-rate applicants a price higher than the lowest price the offeror charges to non-residential customers who are similarly situated to a particular school, library, rural health care provider or consortium that purchase directly from the offeror. -Vender is aware and agrees to comply with all applicable Iowa and federal laws and regulations applicable to this filing. All responses must be received via email only to dan.druvenga@van-burencsd.org. Responses must be received by the Allowable Contract Date. -Multi-year contracts and voluntary extensions accepted. -Failure to comply with all items above may be grounds for disqualification. -The bid may be accepted or rejected in part or in total for any reason. Certifications I certify that the applicant includes: I certify that the applicant includes schools under the statutory definitions of elementary and secondary schools found in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, 20 U.S.C. §§ 7801 (18) and (38), that do not operate as for-profit businesses, and do not have endowments exceeding $50 million. Other Certifications: I certify that this FCC Form 470 and any applicable RFP will be available for review by potential bidders for at least 28 days before considering all bids received and selecting a service provider. I certify that all bids submitted will be carefully considered and the bid selected will be for the most cost-effective service or equipment offering, with price being the primary factor, and will be the most cost-effective means of meeting educational needs and technology goals. 2 I certify that I will retain required documents for a period of at least 10 years (or whatever retention period is required by the rules in effect at the time of this certification) after the later of the last day of the applicable funding year or the service delivery deadline for the associated funding request. I certify that I will retain all documents necessary to demonstrate compliance with the statute and Commission rules regarding the form for, receipt of, and delivery of services receiving schools and libraries discounts. I acknowledge that I may be audited pursuant to participation in the schools and libraries program. I certify that I have reviewed all applicable FCC, state, and local procurement/competitive bidding requirements and that I have complied with them. I acknowledge that persons willfully making false statements on this form may be punished by fine or forfeiture, under the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. §§ 502, 503(b), or fine or imprisonment under Title 18 of the United States Code, 18 U.S.C. § 1001. I acknowledge that FCC rules provide that persons who have been convicted of criminal violations or held civilly liable for certain acts arising from their participation in the schools and libraries support mechanism are subject to suspension and debarment from the program. I certify that the services the applicant purchases at discounts provided by 47 U.S.C. § 254 will be used primarily for educational purposes, see 47 C.F.R. § 54.500, and will not be sold, resold or transferred in consideration for money or any other thing of value, except as permitted by the Commissionʼs rules at 47 C.F.R. § 54.513. Additionally, I certify that the entity or entities listed on this form have not received anything of value or a promise of anything of value, other than services and equipment sought by means of this form, from the service provider, or any representative or agent thereof or any consultant in connection with this request for services. I acknowledge that support under this support mechanism is conditional upon the school(s) and/or library(ies) I represent securing access, separately or through this program, to all of the resources, including computers, training, software, internal connections, maintenance, and electrical capacity necessary to use the services purchased effectively. I recognize that some of the aforementioned resources are not eligible for support. I certify that I have considered what financial resources should be available to cover these costs. I certify that I am authorized to procure eligible services for the eligible entity(ies). I certify that I am authorized to submit this request on behalf of the eligible entity(ies) listed on this form, that I have examined this request, and to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief, all statements of fact contained herein are true. NOTICE: In accordance with Section 54.503 of the Federal Communications Commissionʼs (“Commission”) rules, certain schools and libraries ordering services that are eligible for and seeking universal service discounts must file this Description of Services Requested and Certification Form (FCC Form 470) with the Universal Service Administrator. 47 C.F.R. § 54.503. The collection of information stems from the Commissionʼs authority under Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. 47 U.S.C. § 254. The data in the report will be used to ensure that schools and libraries comply with the 3 competitive bidding requirement contained in 47 C.F.R. § 54.503. Schools and libraries must file this form themselves or as part of a consortium. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The FCC is authorized under the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to collect the information requested in this form. We will use the information you provide to determine whether you have complied with the competitive bidding requirements applicable to requests for universal service discounts. If we believe there may be a violation or a potential violation of any applicable statute, regulation, rule or order, the information you provide in this form may be referred to the Federal, state, or local agency responsible for investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or implementing the statute, rule, regulation or order. In certain cases, the information you provide in this form may be disclosed to the Department of Justice or a court or adjudicative body when (a) the FCC; or (b) any employee of the FCC; or (c) the United States Government is a party of a proceeding before the body or has an interest in the proceeding. In addition, information provided in or submitted with this form, or in response to subsequent inquiries, may also be subject to disclosure consistent with the Communications Act of 1934, FCC regulations, the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, or other applicable law. If you owe a past due debt to the federal government, the information you provide in this form may also be disclosed to the Department of the Treasury Financial Management Service, other Federal agencies and/or your employer to offset your salary, IRS tax refund or other payments to collect that debt. The FCC may also provide the information to these agencies through the matching of computer records when authorized. If you do not provide the information we request on the form, the FCC or Universal Service Administrator may return your form without action or deny a related request for universal service discounts. The foregoing Notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. No. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. § 3501, et seq. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 3.5 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, completing, and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the reporting burden to the Federal Communications Commission, Performance Evaluation and Records Management, Washington, DC 20554. We also will accept your comments via the email if you send them to PRA@FCC.gov. DO NOT SEND COMPLETED WORKSHEETS TO THESE ADDRESSES.
Van Buren County CSD has the right to reject or refuse any bids. EOE/AA
