Switches data infrastructure New Trier 2027

Updated Oct 21, 2026

An E-Rate Form 470 from New TRIER High School District 203 in Northfield, IL. Providers can bid until Nov 11, 2026.

Networks and Wi-Fi (Category 2)

PROPOSALS are due Monday, November 16, 2026 by 12:00 noon CST. The district is seeking proposals for switches, power supplies, modules and related components to be installed at its Winnetka High School campus, along with a 1 year parts warranty for all bid items. The selected service provider will provide the necessary hardware only. Labor including design, installation and configuration will be provided by the school district. For technical questions and access to the schools, please contact Michael Valadez at [email protected]. E-rate questions must be emailed to Jerry Steinberg at [email protected]. Please indicate the Form 470 number and the school district name in the subject line. Proposals should be emailed to Michael Valadez at [email protected], Dr. Lauren Owens at [email protected], Karen Applehoff at [email protected] and Jerry Steinberg at [email protected]. Please indicate the Form 470 number and the school district name in the subject line of all responses.DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Responses not received by the due date cited in the RFP and/or Form 470 may be disqualified.DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT DO NOT CLEARLY IDENTIFY INELIGIBLE EQUIPMENTAND PRICING MAY BE DISQUALIFIED.DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Responses that do not address the requirements in the RFP and/or Form 470 will be disqualified.DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: SPAM and/or robotic responses will not be considered valid bid responses and will be disqualified from consideration.DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Responses that do not provide the Lowest Corresponding Price will be disqualified.Service providers submitting proposals in response to this FCC Form 470 must be in compliance with rules and orders governed by the Federal Communications Commission. The vendor must agree to comply with rules and regulations of USAC. Vendors must be familiar with billing methods and timelines associated with USAC. Vendor must be in good standing with the USAC and not red-lighted. The vendor must include their SPIN number on the bid/proposal. Service providers responding to this Form 470 should CLEARLY IDENTIFY E-RATE ELIGIBLE AND INELIGIBLE EQUIPMENT AND PRICING. Any INELIGIBLE products, services or components BUNDLED with ELIGIBLE products or services MUST be listed SEPARATELY from the eligible products or services. Prices for these INELIGIBLE products or services MUST BE ALLOCATED OUT of the price for the eligible services; failure to do so can lead to rejection of the bid. Allocations must comply with USAC rules which specify that the allocation methodology must be based on tangible criteria and reach a realistic result. It is the Service Providers responsibility to access the Portal (EPC) to determine if there are any addenda or changes for this request.

What they are asking for

Their E-Rate history

In funding year 2026, New TRIER High School District 203 had $167,126 of E-Rate services before discount, with a 40% E-Rate discount, from Technology Plus LLC, CDW Government LLC, Comcast Business Communications.

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.