Renovation of an educational facility in Petal, Mississippi. Completed plans call for the renovation of a one-story above grade educational facility.

The Laurel School District is accepting sealed bids for the network upgrade project under RFP # ERATE FY 26-27 Equipment and RFP # ERATE FY 26-27 Cabling. Specifications and instructions for bidding can be obtained from the Laurel School District Technology Department at www.lcsdbids.com. The School District Board reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, waive informalities, and accept the lowest and/or best proposal submitted in response to this request. RFP - The Laurel School District (the district) will accept sealed statements of qualifications (SOQ) and proposals from qualified firms/vendors to provide services necessary for installation and configuration of network equipment for the FY 26-27 (E-RATE) cycle. Bidders must have a Service Provider Identification Number (SPIN) and this SPIN must be included in the bid proposal. Those interested shall submit a signed, sealed SOQ and cost proposal to the district by 10:00 AM local time, 01/06/2026 at the address listed on page one of this RFP. Purpose Sites in scope: Laurel Magnet School of the Arts (Laurel School District). Proposals are being sought by the District to provide wireless access points for Laurel Magnet School of the Arts, including associated onsite controller management licensing. Switch upgrades (e.g., ICX 8200 series or equivalent) may be included as needed to support PoE budgets and uplinks for the AP deployment. Note: Cabling (new drops, fiber construction, closet cleanup) is NOT part of this solicitation and will be addressed under a separate RFP. Contract term- July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027 Contact: Albert Galeas, Technology Coordinator Telephone: (601) 649-6391 ext. 1030 E-mail: agaleas@laurelschools.org District URL: www.laurelschools.org Question Deadline Dec 21, 2025 Questions regarding the RFP may be emailed SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS & DETAILS Platform Neutrality: Named models are examples only. Vendors may propose Ruckus (e.g., R670 access points and ICX 8200-48zp2e series switches) or equivalent products that meet or exceed the functional requirements. Final quantities and placements will be confirmed during the walkthrough. Awarded vendor will: Furnish and deliver indoor (and, if applicable, outdoor) Wi-Fi 7 access points with onsite controller and licenses for the proposed term. Provide any required access/aggregation switches to support AP PoE and uplink capacity (e.g., multi-gig and 10/25/40/100Gb uplinks), including transceivers/optics and stacking/virtual chassis accessories. install switches, stacking cables(25g), and updating switches and access points to latest software version; configuration of all equipment will be performed by District staff; provide as-builts and an asset spreadsheet (model, serial, location). Label equipment and provide an asset spreadsheet (model, serial, location); provide as-built documentation and admin handoff. Furnish and deliver access/aggregation switches with required PoE budgets; include necessary optics/transceivers and stacking/virtual chassis accessories.