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The Harrison County School District in Mississippi is soliciting sealed proposals for the upgrading and replacement of network infrastructure equipment across eight school campuses: Bel-Aire Elementary, River Oaks Elementary, Lyman Elementary, Lizana Elementary, Pineville Elementary, North Gulfport K-8, Woolmarket Elementary, and North Woolmarket K-8. The procurement encompasses new network equipment only, including routers/security appliances, switches, wireless access points, UPS systems, cables, and associated licenses and support packages; used or refurbished items are not acceptable. All equipment must support centralized management through a single web portal and integrate with the district's existing infrastructure, with brand name specifications provided as product standards while allowing equal consideration for equipment meeting or exceeding listed specifications. Sealed, unpriced proposals must be submitted online at www.centralbidding.com by 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 9th, 2026. Qualified vendors will be invited to participate in an electronic reverse auction scheduled for Monday, March 16th, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., with the contract award recommendation targeted for March 23rd, 2026. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder meeting all specifications, with proposals remaining binding for a minimum of thirty days following acceptance and firm prices required with no escalatory clauses. All shipping and delivery costs must be included in the bid price with FOB Destination to the Harrison County School District Central Office warehouse.

No set-aside designations or restrictions limiting organizational types are specified in this procurement, though all bidders must be listed on the System for Award Management (SAM) and comply with debarment and suspension requirements. The district is tax-exempt and will provide tax exemption letters upon request. Bidders must obtain an E-Rate Spin number and assist with E-Rate funding application preparation, as the district has posted Form 470 with USAC for E-Rate discounts; however, if E-Rate discounts are not approved, the district reserves the right to cancel equipment purchases. No incumbent vendors or budget ranges are identified in the procurement documents, and this is an equipment-only procurement with no installation services required, meaning the award will be made to a single vendor for all eight schools as a combined contract.