GOVERNMENT

DOWNEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

NOTICE INVITING BIDS

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Education for the DOWNEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, Downey, CA (Los Angeles County), will receive bids for the procurement of the following:

Bid Number 25/26-16

Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections (BMIC) Extreme and Cisco

Bid documents are available on the District’s Online Vendor Portal on PlanetBids (click on “Bid Opportunities”) or by visiting the District’s Purchasing website:

https://web.dusd.net/purchasing/#bids and clicking on the “PlanetBids” logo.

Questions related to this solicitation are to be submitted electronically through PlanetBids only using the “Q&A” tab and will be due on January 28, 2026 at 10:00 AM. Any RFI submitted in any other format or in any other method shall go unanswered.

Bids are to be submitted and uploaded electronically via the District’s Online Vendor Portal on PlanetBids on or before 9:00 AM on February 12, 2026.. Bidder assumes full and sole responsibility for timely receipt of its Bid and any other documents required to be submitted with the Bid, by the District at the Online Vendor Portal.

PLEASE NOTE that the Project is funded in part by the Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as part of “E-Rate” Universal Service Fund (USF) (the “E-Rate Program”). Therefore, all Proposers must be knowledgeable of, and comply with, all E-Rate requirements including those applicable to Technology Equipment and work provided by service providers including any and all reporting requirements and compliance with all applicable federal laws. Proposers must provide a permanent SLD Service Provider Identification Number (SPIN) and FCC Registration Number with their proposal.

The Downey Patriot

1/8/26, 1/15/26