2027 470 Maine Indian Education

Updated Oct 21, 2026

An E-Rate Form 470 from Maine Indian Education in Calais, ME. Providers can bid until Nov 6, 2026.

Internet access (Category 1)

MAINE INDIAN EDUCATION is a school district made up of multiple schools. However, they are only looking for quotes for internet at the following sites:Internet at INDIAN TOWNSHIP SCHOOL, 13 School Dr, Princeton, ME 04668 Fiber or equivalent 1 gig to 5+ gigInternet at MAINE INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE site, 39A Union Street, Calais, ME 04619 cable internet or equivalent 1 gig to 5 gigPlease provide quotes for cable and/or fiber or equivalent in addition to whatever other options you can offer within this range. Please include quotes for whatever contract lengths/options you can offer. Please include any installation/configuration and/or special construction/build-out costs as well as quotes for any network components that are necessary to deliver your service that will be billed separately.As per E-Rate rules, all equivalent solutions will be accepted and evaluated. Vendors - Please include your SPIN and the 470 number with your proposal. Please be advised that the numbers above are approximate. Please list all assumptions used in creating your proposals. The preferred mode of contact is email. The applicant takes no responsibility for phone inquiries. Please email all bid responses to this 470 Application to both the applicant contact person listed under Contact Information on the 470 Application and the consultant ([email protected]). If a separate proposal is not received from the incumbent service provider, bills from the incumbent service providers may be considered bids for this E-Rate year. All proposals must comply with FCC LCP rules as well as state and local laws. By submitting a bid on the requested services herein, the vendor certifies that its proposed prices are consistent with the FCCs Lowest Corresponding Price (LCP) requirements and that its equipment and services are compliant with the FCCs Security Rules Order (FCC 19-121) prohibiting the sale, provision, maintenance, modification, or other support of equipment or services provided or manufactured by Huawei, ZTE Corporation, or any other covered company deemed a national security threat.

Networks and Wi-Fi (Category 2)

MAINE INDIAN EDUCATION is looking for a managed services agreement, or equivalent for their INDIAN TOWNSHIP SCHOOL. The school would like a MIBS leased agreement, or equivalent, with a provider and for that provider to provide, install, and manage this leased equipment.5 - switches 24 port POE switches, MS120-24 or equivalent and all related components, including any software or licenses19 - WAPS, MR36 or equivalent and all related components, including any software or licensesIf applicable, please provide the SKUs or manufacturer part numbers for the products/services listed in your quote. As per E-Rate rules, all equivalent solutions will be accepted and evaluated. Vendors - Please include your SPIN and the 470 number with your proposal. Please be advised that the numbers above are approximate. Please list all assumptions used in creating your proposals. The preferred mode of contact is email. The applicant takes no responsibility for phone inquiries. Please email all bid responses to this 470 Application to both the applicant contact person listed under Contact Information on the 470 Application and the consultant ([email protected]). All proposals must comply with FCC LCP rules as well as state and local laws. By submitting a bid on the requested services herein, the vendor certifies that its proposed prices are consistent with the FCCs Lowest Corresponding Price (LCP) requirements and that its equipment and services are compliant with the FCCs Security Rules Order (FCC 19-121) prohibiting the sale, provision, maintenance, modification, or other support of equipment or services provided or manufactured by Huawei, ZTE Corporation, or any other covered company deemed a national security threat.

What they are asking for

Their E-Rate history

In funding year 2026, Maine Indian Education had $53,630 of E-Rate services before discount, with a 85% E-Rate discount, from Charter Communications Operating, LLC, Consolidated Communications Enterprise Services, Inc..

From USAC funding request data (FCC Form 471). Costs are the amounts requested before the E-Rate discount.

Read the full Form 470 on USAC (PDF)

All open E-Rate requests

Source: E-Rate FCC Form 470 data published by USAC (Universal Service Administrative Company) on opendata.usac.org, read once a day and shown as published, without warranty. Always read the full Form 470 and any RFP before you respond, and follow the competitive bidding rules of the E-Rate program.