E-Rate Funding Year 2026-2027

The Savanna School District is currently accepting Bids for replacement of Network Equipment throughout the district. The quantities of equipment requested and final implementation are contingent on funds being available through the local school board and the E-rate program. 

The PROPOSALS for Wide Area Network services for E‐Rate Funding Year 2026‐2027 must be received prior to but no later than December 9, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. PST, in a sealed envelope labeled with the title and addressed to the Savanna School District at 1330 S. Knott Ave, Anaheim, CA 92804. ATTN: Erin Helenihi. Proposals will be opened at the above time and date.  Proposals received after the above stated time and date will be returned to bidder unopened. Proposal may be submitted via email to erin.helenihi@savsd.org.  However, they must be submitted by the same time and date listed above and signed.

Proposals must be signed. A copy of the request for proposal is available on or after November 7, 2025 from the District website by clicking here, and USAC E-RATE Productivity Center (EPC) at: https://portal.usac.org/suite/ 

Any questions must be provided in writing no later than November 17, 2025 by 1:00 p.m. PST and e-mail to erin.helenihi@savsd.org.  The subject line must read “BID 2026 - WAN RFP - SAVANNA SD”. The responses will be provided in an addendum and posted on the District’s website and on USAC’s EPC portal site by November 20, 2025.

Vendors must submit all required documents prior to the deadline. All proposals shall be complete and final with no additional information required after the close of the submittal date, unless specifically requested by the District. Responses received after the deadline will be returned unopened as not meeting the RFP requirements.

If the Vendor chooses to offer alternative services than described in this proposal, they must describe, in detail, how their proposed services will satisfy the requirements.  

The Board of Trustees of the Savanna School District reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals, to waive any irregularities in the proposals, to be sole judge as to the merit, quality and acceptability of materials proposed and their compliance to the specifications, if it be in the best interest of the District.

No bidder may withdraw a proposal for a period of one hundred and twenty (120) calendar days after the opening of the proposals. Per Public Contract Code Section 20118.2, all bidders must honor their proposals, as submitted, after the date proposals are opened by the District. 

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