This procurement concerns a district‑wide upgrade of network switching infrastructure under the federal E‑Rate FY 2023 program. The objective is to replace existing routers and switches with E‑Rate‑eligible equipment and provide associated installation and configuration services. Multiple vendors submitted proposals; SureLock Technology emerged as the highest‑ranked proposer with a total bid of $2,482,361.06 and the highest written‑proposal scores. The evaluation worksheet indicates the district is in the final selection phase, but no formal award, start, or end dates are disclosed. The contract will likely be a firm‑fixed‑price award covering hardware procurement, installation, configuration, and integration services.
• Scope: procurement and deployment of new network switches/routers for the school district’s backbone.
• Funding: E‑Rate FY 2023, with a total estimated cost to the district of roughly $2.5 M for the selected vendor.
• Competition: open solicitation with at least ten respondents; evaluation based on written‑proposal scores.
• Vendor: SureLock Technology (selected as highest‑ranked).