Project Information

Bid Title

RFP 26-B06-01 E-Rate Eligible Category 2 Products/Services

Issuing Agency

Cupertino Union School District

Location

California

Published Date

Dec 20, 2025

Closing Date

Jan 23, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

RFP 26-B06-01 E-Rate Eligible Category 2 Products/Services

• Scope of Work: E-Rate Applicant requires switches, switch modules, and associated licenses for its schools.
• Term of Contract: 1-year, aligned with the E-Rate funding year requirements for Category 2 products/services.
• Last day for Questions: Jan. 8, 2026
• Bid Due Date: Jan. 23, 2026
• Click here to download the RFP
• Click here to download Form 470

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Cupertino Union School District

FY2026 E-Rate Request for Proposals

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

E-Rate Eligible Category 2 Products and Services

Funding Year 2026: 7/1/2026 – 6/30/2027

PART 2 – SPECIFIC INFORMATION

Applicant

Billed Entity Number

Establishing Form 470

CUSDK8 RFP #

Cupertino Union School District

144278

260005242 (Nickname: cusdk8_2026_470_c2)

26-B06-01

Submit QUESTIONS about this RFP or associated Form 470 by email to:

erate.cusdk8@learningtech.org

Unless indicated elsewhere (e.g., by amendment to this RFP),

the deadline for submission of QUESTIONS is 12pm PST,

20 calendar days from the Certified Date

shown on the associated Form 470.

SEALED BIDS ARE REQUIRED

Submit SEALED PROPOSALS, including Signature Page and Pricing Form, to:

Attn: RFP #26-B06-01

Cupertino Union School District

Purchasing Department, Door #10

10301 Vista Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014

Delivery Days/Hours: M-F 8am – 4pm (PT)

Unless indicated elsewhere (e.g., by amendment to this RFP),

the deadline for submission of PROPOSALS is 12pm local time,

35 calendar days from the Certified Date

shown on the associated Form 470.

All documents for SEALED BIDS must be provided on a USB drive as well.

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Cupertino Union School District

FY2026 E-Rate Request for Proposals

PART 2 – SPECIFIC INFORMATION

This REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS consists of TWO (2) sections:

1. GENERAL INFORMATION, TERMS AND CONDITIONS

2. SPECIFIC INFORMATION, TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Together, the GENERAL and SPECIFIC sections constitute the full REQUEST FOR

PROPOSALS.

PLEASE NOTE (per https://www.usac.org/e-rate/applicant-process/competitive-bidding/):

Requests for Proposal

The entity filing an FCC Form 470 can issue a request for proposal (RFP) in addition to the FCC Form 470.

In general, an RFP is a formal bidding document that describes the project and requested services in

sufficient detail so that potential bidders understand the scope, location, and any other requirements.

However, we use “RFP” or “RFP document” generically to refer to any bidding document that describes

your project and requested services in more detail than in the fields provided on the FCC Form 470.

Thus, a formal response to each paragraph of this RFP is neither required nor desired.

The GENERAL INFORMATION, TERMS, AND CONDITIONS section is uploaded to the

Universal Service Administrative Company [USAC] E-Rate Productivity Center [EPC] for the

associated Form 470 and is included with this SPECIFIC INFORMATION, TERMS AND

CONDITIONS document by reference. The GENERAL section instructs the respondent about

general information, and general terms and conditions.

This SPECIFIC section provides:

• Applicant-specific details (e.g., Name, Billed Entity Number [BEN], entity address(es),

Form 470 number, background about the current situation and desired solutions)

• Proposal submission details:

o Questions email and deadline

o Submission mechanism and deadline

o Vendor meeting dates and times (if applicable)

• Description of Products and Services Sought, with minimum requirements for:

o Relevant technical specifications

o Quantities of products/services sought

• Evaluation criteria

• Other specifics (if applicable)

If a conflict exists between the SPECIFIC and GENERAL sections of this REQUEST FOR

PROPOSALS, the SPECIFIC section overrides the GENERAL document.

All critical dates (e.g., the deadline for submission of questions, site walks (if any), and deadline

for submission of proposals) are noted on the first page of the SPECIFIC document.

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Cupertino Union School District

FY2026 E-Rate Request for Proposals

SPECIFIC INFORMATION, TERMS AND CONDITIONS

A. Applicant Background

The following background information about the Applicant may be helpful in preparing a

responsive bid.

Any resulting contract will be with:

Applicant Name

Applicant Authorized Signer

Applicant Implementation

Contact

REMINDER 1

REMINDER 2

Cupertino Union School District

Mahmoud Abed, Chief Technology Officer

408-252-3000 x61338, abed_mahmoud@cusdk8.org

ALWAYS cc: erate.cusdk8@learningtech.org

Khoa Nguyen, Network Manager

408-252-3000 X61330, nguyen_khoa@cusdk8.org

ALWAYS cc: erate.cusdk8@learningtech.org

Do NOT contact these individuals directly until an award

has been made to your organization

The E-Rate consultant is NOT the Customer

General Description

Cupertino Union School District [CUSDK8] is a district in California with 26 sites: 18

elementary schools, 5 middle schools, 0 annexes, 3 NIFs (District Office, Maintenance and

Operations, Meyerholz), and serves approximately 13,526 students.

For E-Rate purposes, CUSDK8 is urban.

Network Topology

CUSDK8 currently uses a hub and spoke topology:

• Santa Clara County Office of Education [SCCOE] (1290 Riddler Park Drive, San Jose)

provides 10 Gbps dark fiber WAN to CUSDK8’s hub, the Data Center (10301 Vista

Drive, Cupertino).

o SCCOE Consortium manages E-Rate for this dark fiber. SCCOE’s Internet is via

CENIC, and provided to CUSDK8 for a fee that is not part of E-Rate

• From the Data Center hub (aka Maintenance & Operations), CUSDK8 has:

o 1 Gbps WAN connections to 1 NIF (Meyerholz) from Crown Castle Fiber, LLC

[CCF]

o 10 Gbps WAN connection to each of 18 Elementary Schools from CCF

o 10 Gbps WAN connections to each of 5 Middle Schools from CCF

o 1 Gbps WAN connection to the District Office (1309 S Mary Avenue, Sunnyvale)

from Pacific Bell

The total number of circuits is 28.

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Cupertino Union School District

FY2026 E-Rate Request for Proposals

Entities

Entities included in this RFP are listed below; bidders should rely on this RFP list of entities as

the definitive list of entities participating in this RFP. (Note that due to EPC data discrepancies,

the Form 470 Billed Entity or Recipients of Service or Number of Eligible Entities sections

may differ from those listed below).

Site Name

# Address

Cupertino Union School District

10301 Vista Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014

CUSD District Office

1

1309 S. Mary Avenue, Suites 150, Sunnyvale, CA 94087

Blue Hills Elementary School

2 12300 De Sanka Ave., Saratoga, CA 95070

Collins Elementary School

3 10300 N. Blaney Ave., Cupertino, CA 95014

Cupertino Middle School

4

1650 S Bernardo Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94087

5 De Vargas Elementary School

5050 Moorpark Ave., San Jose, CA 95129

6

Dilworth Elementary School

1101 Strayer Dr., San Jose, CA 95129

Eaton Elementary School

7 20220 Suisun Dr., Cupertino, CA 95014

Eisenhower Elementary School

8

277 Rodonovan Dr., Santa Clara, CA 95051

9

Faria Elementary School

10155 Barbara Ln., Cupertino, CA 95014

Garden Gate Elementary School

10

10500 Ann Arbor Ave., Cupertino, CA 95014

Hyde Middle School

11 19325 Bollinger Rd., Cupertino, CA 95014

Kennedy Middle School

12 821 Bubb Rd., Cupertino, CA 95014

Lawson Middle School

13

10401 Vista Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014

14

Lincoln Elementary School

21710 McClellan Rd, Cupertino, CA 95014

McAuliffe School (K-8)

15

12211 Titus Ave., Saratoga, CA 95070

Meyerholz

16

6990 Melvin Dr., San Jose, CA 95129

17 Miller Middle School

6151 Rainbow Dr., San Jose, CA 95129

18

Montclaire Elementary School

1160 St. Joseph Ave., Los Altos, CA 94024

Muir Elementary School

19 6560 Hanover Dr., San Jose, CA 95129

Murdock-Portal Elementary School

20 1188 Wunderlich Dr., Cupertino, CA 95129

Nimitz Elementary School

21 545 Cheyenne Dr., Sunnyvale, CA 94087

BEN

144278

16077332

109926

109718

108112

110189

110197

202011

109878

109721

109717

109728

109729

16035825

109726

109927

17034930

110196

107932

110195

109720

108111

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Cupertino Union School District

FY2026 E-Rate Request for Proposals

Site Name

#

Address

Sedgwick Elementary School

22

19200 Phil Ln., Cupertino, CA 95014

23 Stevens Creek Elem School

10300 Ainsworth Dr., Cupertino, CA 95014

24

Stocklmeir Elementary School

592 Dunholme Way, Sunnyvale, CA 94087

West Valley Elementary School

25

1635 Belleville Way, Sunnyvale, CA 94087

CUSD Maintenance and Operations

26 10301 Vista Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014

BEN

109725

109716

108107

108109

16077331

Project Overview

Applicant requires:

• 40 x 4-port switch SFP modules (listed in both Related Components and Switches, to

ensure all possible Function Types are listed on the Form 470). Only 40 units are needed

• 57 x 48-port Layer 3 Switches and Necessary Software and Licenses (listed in both the

Internal Connections and the Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections Service Type on

Form 470, to ensure all possible Service Types are listed on the Form 470 for the

Licenses). Only 57 units are needed

• 34 x 8-port Layer 3 Switches and Necessary Software and Licenses (listed in both the

Internal Connections and the Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections Service Type on

Form 470, to ensure all possible Service Types are listed on the Form 470 for the

Licenses). Only 34 units are needed

• 7 x ICX7550-PREM licenses for switches (listed in both the Internal Connections and the

Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections Service Type on Form 470, to ensure all

possible Service Types are listed on the Form 470). Only 7 units are needed

• 4 x stacking cables, each 3 feet, for total of 12 feet of cabling

• 91 Switch Controller Licenses (listed in both the Internal Connections and the Basic

Maintenance of Internal Connections Service Type, to ensure all possible Service Types

are listed on the Form 470)

Following are the preferred specifications.

B. Products And Services Sought

Vendors may bid on the entire RFP or any numbered group of this section.

In the event that alternative technologies, topologies, or pathways would improve functionality

or reduce cost, bidders are encouraged to propose recommended alternatives in addition to

estimating as indicated in this RFP.

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Commodity Codes

• NAICS 541519Other Computer Related Services
• NAICS 541611Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

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