E - Rate

2026-11-03

A . WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS 1 . Vendors will provide and install up to 1000 new wireless access points each year of the contract that will be installed into the district ’ s existing wireless environment . 2 . The proposed access points will be replacing existing older models currently in use , but must include any required licensing for a period of five ( 5 ) years .. 3 . Cisco 9800 series Wireless LAN Controllers ( WLC ) are currently in use and will remain in service to support the current install base of Cisco 2700 and 3700 series access points . If proposed access points require updating the 9800 series controllers to a software revision that no longer supports the 2700 and 3700 series access points , then new controllers will be required . a . If new controllers are proposed , district preference is virtual servers , which would reside in the existing virtual environment . b . Controllers should be sized to support the district ’ s current install base of 4000 access points that are terminating traffic locally , plus possible growth over the next 5 years . c . Any non - Cisco solutions proposed should support authentication via Cisco ’ s ISE platform . d . Must include any required licensing for a period of five ( 5 ) years . 4 . Installation services should include staging new access points with MPS provided barcode / label and hostname , physical installation including removing existing access points , installing new access points , and connecting to network . 5 . Equipment specifications should meet or exceed the following : a . Access points should be Cisco Catalyst 9174I series or equivalent . District manufacturer preference is Cisco to allow existing licensing to be used for proposed access points . Non - Cisco solutions will be considered , but proposers must include all equipment and licensing required to provide a fully functional system . b . Access points shall be installed below the ceiling grid . The District intends for all access points to be reachable with a standard 8 ’ ladder . Pricing shall include the daily price for a lift for any locations that may require to be mounted higher ( as an optional price ). c . Access points ( APs ) shall be IEEE 802 . 11be ( WiFi 7E ) compliant . d . Access points shall have at a minimum one ( 1 ) 2 . 4GHz radio supporting 2x2 , one ( 1 ) 5GHz radio supporting 4x4 , and one ( 1 ) 6GHz radio supporting 4x4 . e . Access points shall support beamforming . f . Access points shall support maximal ratio combining ( MRC ). g . Access points shall support 20 , 40 , 80 and 160 MHz channels for 5GHz and 6GHz . h . Access point radios shall be fully functional with 802 . 3at PoE +. i . Access points shall provide one ( 1 ) 1000 / 2 . 5G / 5G BASE - T Ethernet port and one ( 1 ) 10 / 100 / 1000 BASE - T Ethernet console port . j . Access points shall include mounting hardware for ceiling grid mounting ( tile rail ). k . Access points shall include five ( 5 ) Year Licensing and support . l . Provide configuration optimization once access points are installed . m . The quantity may change prior to implementation . The District expects to pay the quoted unit price ( including labor ) for each additional AP required , or to be credited the quoted unit price ( including labor ) for each unneeded AP . B . CAMPUS ACCESS SWITCHES 1 . Vendors will provide and install up to 150 new Campus Access switches to replace existing models that have reached the end of their planned lifecycle . Switches should be Cisco Catalyst 9200 - 48 series switches or equivalent . Please see specifications below for minimum requirements . Installation costs should be listed as a separate line item . 2 . Vendors will configure the Campus Access switches at their respective campus , using existing switch configurations as a baseline , and only making changes to account for software variations or best practices . 3 . Configuration details will be verified and approved by district personnel prior to implementation . 4 . Vendors will coordinate cutover with district to ensure minimum downtime . 5 . Vendors are to propose a turn - key solution including any equipment , licenses , cables and services required for a fully functional system upon completion . 6 . Campus Access switches should meet the following requirements : a . Campus Access switches shall be configured with 48x Ethernet and 4x 10Gb ports in a one rack unit ( 1U ) configuration . b . Campus Access switch shall provide a minimum of 176Gbps switching capacity for a single switch or 336Gbps switching capacity for a switch stack . c . Campus Access switch shall support 4096 total VLANs . d . Campus Access switch shall provide 4x 1Gb / 10Gb SFP + uplink ports . e . Campus Access switch shall have resilient power supplies . f . Campus Access switch shall have appropriate stacking modules and cables to allow logical stacking with up to 8 switch members per stack . g . Campus Access switch shall include Cisco DNA Advantage licensing , or equivalent , for a period of no less than 5 years . h . Campus Access switch shall include 8x5xNBD manufacturer support for a period of no less than 5 years . i . Switches must support the IEEE 802 . 3bt standard and be able to provide up to 1440W of available PoE power per switch .

Minnesota

2026-05-13