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Bid Title

ADDENDUM N0. 1 RFP26-0084 ERATE PROVIDER SERVICE(1.30. 2026)

Issuing Agency

New Orleans Public Schools

Location

Louisiana

Published Date

Jan 30, 2026

Closing Date

Feb 19, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

26-0084

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ADDENDUM N0. 1 RFP26-0084 ERATE PROVIDER SERVICE(1.30. 2026)

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NOLA Public School

Procurement Department

2401 Westbend Parkway, Suite 5076,

New Orleans, LA 70114

Paul A. Lucius, Executive Director of Procurement

January 30, 2026

Addendum No. 1

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. 26-0084

E-RATE PROVIDER SERVICE

This Addendum and Clarification item forms a part of the RFP Documents and modifies the original

RFP Documents issued January 16, 2026. Acknowledge receipt of this Addendum on the

Addendum Form of the Request for Proposal. Failure to do so may subject proposal to

disqualification.

This Addendum consists of 1 Page(s).

CLARIFICATION:

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OVERVIEW

1.1 Introductions to Proposers

One signed original proposal shall be submitted electronically and clearly marked:

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. 26-0084 ON FEBRUARY 19, 2026 AT 10:00 A.M. to Paul

A. Lucius, Executive Director of Procurement: procurement@nolapublicschools.com.

The Orleans Parish School Board will not be responsible for the opening of, post-opening of, or

failure to open a Proposal not properly addressed or identified.

The Orleans Parish School Board will not assume the responsibility for any delay as a result of

failure of any entity to deliver Proposals on time.

The Proposal Submission Checklist is provided in Appendix A of this RFP. The checklist contains

the required documents needed to be submitted with vendor proposal. All vendors shall refer to the

checklist while preparing their proposals to ensure all required documents are submitted (See

Appendix A & B). Failure to submit required documents shall result in rejection and proposals will

not be reviewed by the Evaluation Committee.

No Proposal will be accepted after February 19, 2026 @ 10:00 A.M. under any conditions unless

in the best interest of NOLA-PS by an addendum notification.

Pre-Proposal Meeting (via Virtual)

RFP 26-0084 E-Rate Provider Service

Monday

February 2, 2026 @

10:00 A.M.

Addendum No.1

Last Day for Questions@ 4:00 P.M. (CST)

Friday

Last Day for Addendum

Wednesday

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE no later than 10:00 A.M.

Oral Presentations (if applicable)

Evaluation Committee Meeting

Award Notification (approximate)

Execution of Agreement (approximate)

February 6, 2026

February 11, 2026

February 19, 2026

February 25-February 26, 2026

February 25-February 26, 2026

TBD

TBD

CODE OF SILENCE:

From the date the RFP is issued; through the time the Agreement is finally awarded by NOLA-PS

Elected Officials, Proposers shall not contact any Representatives of NOLA-PS, nor the District

Staff, nor their Advisors or Consultants with respect to this RFP, or RFP process, other than to submit

questions or protest in accordance with the Instructions to Proposers therein. This prohibition does

not apply to questions or comments sent in writing to the Director of Procurement, or questions made

at Pre-Proposal conferences, in presentations before evaluation committees, or during contract

negotiations. Proposers who violate this Code of Silence may be deemed non-responsive, and their

proposal may be rejected for cause.

REPLACE WITH:

OVERVIEW

1.1 Introductions to Proposers

One signed original proposal shall be submitted electronically and clearly marked:

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. 26-0084 ON MARCH 3, 2026 AT 10:00 A.M. to Paul A.

Lucius, Executive Director of Procurement: procurement@nolapublicschools.com.

The Orleans Parish School Board will not be responsible for the opening of, post-opening of, or

failure to open a Proposal not properly addressed or identified.

The Orleans Parish School Board will not assume the responsibility for any delay as a result of

failure of any entity to deliver Proposals on time.

The Proposal Submission Checklist is provided in Appendix A of this RFP. The checklist contains

the required documents needed to be submitted with vendor proposal. All vendors shall refer to the

checklist while preparing their proposals to ensure all required documents are submitted (See

Appendix A & B). Failure to submit required documents shall result in rejection and proposals will

not be reviewed by the Evaluation Committee.

No Proposal will be accepted after March 3, 2026 @ 10:00 A.M. under any conditions unless in the

best interest of NOLA-PS by an addendum notification.

RFP 26-0084 E-Rate Provider Service

Addendum No.1

Pre-Proposal Meeting (via Virtual)

Thursday

Last Day for Questions@ 4:00 P.M. (CST)

Friday

Last Day for Addendum

Tuesday

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE no later than 10:00 A.M.

Oral Presentations (if applicable)

Evaluation Committee Meeting

Award Notification (approximate)

Execution of Agreement (approximate)

February 19, 2026 @

10:00 A.M.

February 20, 2026

February 24, 2026

March 3, 2026

March 9-March 10, 2026

March 9-March 10, 2026

TBD

TBD

CODE OF SILENCE:

From the date the RFP is issued; through the time the Agreement is finally awarded by NOLA-PS

Elected Officials, Proposers shall not contact any Representatives of NOLA-PS, nor the District

Staff, nor their Advisors or Consultants with respect to this RFP, or RFP process, other than to submit

questions or protest in accordance with the Instructions to Proposers therein. This prohibition does

not apply to questions or comments sent in writing to the Director of Procurement, or questions made

at Pre-Proposal conferences, in presentations before evaluation committees, or during contract

negotiations. Proposers who violate this Code of Silence may be deemed non-responsive, and their

proposal may be rejected for cause.

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ADDENDUM TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL: NOLA-PS reserves the right to revise and

amend the specifications prior to the date set for the opening. Proposers are requested to clarify any

ambiguity, conflict, discrepancy, omission or other error(s) in this RFP in writing and request the

modification or clarification desired. NOLA-PS will issue an addendum to evidence any revisions

or amendments made to this RFP. As a courtesy, every effort will be made to send an issued

addendum to the parties known to have been furnished a complete copy of this RFP. Addenda are

made available on the NOLA-PS website under community/business resources/solicitations. Please

acknowledge receipt of addendum on Signature Page. Failure to acknowledge all Addenda will

result in the proposal being rejected.

All questions must be in writing and electronically submitted to the Executive Director of

Procurement at procurement@nolapublicschools.com no later than 4:00 P.M. on Friday,

February 6, 2026. No addendum will be issued later than Wednesday, February 11, 2026 or 72

hours prior to proposal due date, except an addendum withdrawing the proposal or postponing

the opening of the proposal. It is the responsibility of each Proposer, prior to submitting the

qualifications response, to determine if addenda were issued and, if so, to acknowledge the

addendum on the applicable form.

Times and dates are final unless there is an unexpected “emergency” beyond NOLA-PS’s control.

RFP 26-0084 E-Rate Provider Service

Addendum No.1

ORAL PRESENTATIONS via ZOOM: (Optional)

PRESENTATION DATES: February 25 - February 26, 2026

NOLA-PS, at its sole discretion may invite the top two to four (2-4) Proposers to provide oral

presentations and justify how they propose to meet the Districts’ objectives with RFP No. 26-0084.

Commitments, if any, made by the Proposer at the oral presentation will be considered binding. The

evaluation committee has the option to conduct initial reviews of proposals and only host oral

presentations of the top 1 to 4 firms in the best interest of the District.

Each firm selected should be prepared to conduct a presentation to the NOLA-PS Evaluation

Committee. The presentations must be shown that the firm clearly understands the requirements of

the solicitation and possesses the knowledge, skills, and capacity to complete the work. Firms

presenting for the oral presentation process will be notified of their allotted presentation time with

the District on Friday, February 20, 2026. The time frame for the presentations will follow the

schedule provided below:

• 10 minutes for vendor set-up and brief Introductions

• 20 minutes for presentations to NOLA-PS Evaluation Committee demonstrating firms’

Qualifications and Expertise with the requirements as it relates to the RFP services

• 15 minutes for question/answer session

• 5 minutes for closing

NOLA-PS is requesting firms respectfully adhere to the assigned time allotted for presentations.

REPLACE WITH:

ADDENDUM TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL: NOLA-PS reserves the right to revise and

amend the specifications prior to the date set for the opening. Proposers are requested to clarify any

ambiguity, conflict, discrepancy, omission or other error(s) in this RFP in writing and request the

modification or clarification desired. NOLA-PS will issue an addendum to evidence any revisions

or amendments made to this RFP. As a courtesy, every effort will be made to send an issued

addendum to the parties known to have been furnished a complete copy of this RFP. Addenda are

made available on the NOLA-PS website under community/business resources/solicitations. Please

acknowledge receipt of addendum on Signature Page. Failure to acknowledge all Addenda will

result in the proposal being rejected.

All questions must be in writing and electronically submitted to the Executive Director of

Procurement at procurement@nolapublicschools.com no later than 4:00 P.M. on Friday,

February 20, 2026. No addendum will be issued later than Tuesday, February 23, 2026 or 72

hours prior to proposal due date, except an addendum withdrawing the proposal or postponing

the opening of the proposal. It is the responsibility of each Proposer, prior to submitting the

qualifications response, to determine if addenda were issued and, if so, to acknowledge the

addendum on the applicable form.

Times and dates are final unless there is an unexpected “emergency” beyond NOLA-PS’s control.

RFP 26-0084 E-Rate Provider Service

Addendum No.1

ORAL PRESENTATIONS via ZOOM: (Optional)

PRESENTATION DATES: March 9 – March 10, 2026

NOLA-PS, at its sole discretion may invite the top two to four (2-4) Proposers to provide oral

presentations and justify how they propose to meet the Districts’ objectives with RFP No. 26-0084.

Commitments, if any, made by the Proposer at the oral presentation will be considered binding. The

evaluation committee has the option to conduct initial reviews of proposals and only host oral

presentations of the top 1 to 4 firms in the best interest of the District.

Each firm selected should be prepared to conduct a presentation to the NOLA-PS Evaluation

Committee. The presentations must be shown that the firm clearly understands the requirements of

the solicitation and possesses the knowledge, skills, and capacity to complete the work. Firms

presenting for the oral presentation process will be notified of their allotted presentation time with

the District on Thursday, March 5, 2026. The time frame for the presentations will follow the

schedule provided below:

• 10 minutes for vendor set-up and brief Introductions

• 20 minutes for presentations to NOLA-PS Evaluation Committee demonstrating firms’

Qualifications and Expertise with the requirements as it relates to the RFP services

• 15 minutes for question/answer session

• 5 minutes for closing

NOLA-PS is requesting firms respectfully adhere to the assigned time allotted for presentations.

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SCOPE OF SERVICES:

The work itself will consist of all aspects of technology acquisition, installation, and integration for

which Orleans Parish School Board shall wish to contract with an eligible service provider or

providers. The current technology program calls for the provision of network access services and

support of technology equipment, software and services on an on-going basis. The Orleans Parish

School Board will only consider firms with experience in providing the services specified.

The Internet, firewall and filter bundle should be able to handle the following functions:

Internet Service

1. Committed rate (bandwidth) can change upon request.

2. Accommodate VOIP traffic and cloud computing.

3. 100% availability/up-time

4. Offers burstable speeds

5. Includes DDoS as a standard component of internet service

6. /22 IP Address Block

REPLACE WITH:

SCOPE OF SERVICES:

RFP 26-0084 E-Rate Provider Service

Addendum No.1

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