Visions In Education is soliciting proposals from Responders for Telecommunications Service for a multi-year contract for Internet Services – Erate Eligible Service: The District is soliciting qualified contractors to submit an installation and ongoing service bid for Internet Service.
RFPs must be submitted by:
January 7, 2026
Before 3:00 PM
Please see answers to frequently asked questions below.
Q: For the installation piece, what exactly are you looking for with that? Swapping out the routers that are currently in the rugged cases? And just curious, with adding the dock/switch to the R1900, will that fit in the case?
A: Installation is an optional charge to assist with building the R1900 units with the dock/modem/SIM cards and placed into a plastic bin/tote provided by Visions In Education. We do not currently have any ruggedized cases, but there were 5x units requested in the RFP that may need to be built. Regarding if it will fit in the current totes we have, yes, they currently fit with the R1900, dock, antennas, and external Meraki MR56 Access Points.
Q: You only listed quantity 5 of the actual kits. Is that accurate or is it supposed to be the full 75 quantity?
A: We are looking for 5 units with the rugged case and 75 without, so 80 total.
Q: Will these 75 devices be permanently installed at a specific physical location? If not, how will they be used?
A: Ideal solution is that these kits are mobile to allow for flexibility, however, we put the address of the external sites in case the solution requires on-site hardware installed. The location of the required installations are noted on pages 18, 19, and 20.
Q: There are 20 site addresses provided on the RFP. To provide the most accurate cost for installation services, please provide a list of all sites that will require physical installation and please note (per site) if old hardware will be replaced or if it will be a new install (requiring wall penetrations, cable runs, etc.).
A: For hard-wired installations, all 20x of the sites provided will require new hardware and new installations that may require wall penetrations and cable runs. For mobile ready solutions, the installation can be in a mobile kit.
Q: Regarding the TG.66.A113 600 Apex TG.66 Miniature 5G/4G Terminal Mount Monopole Antenna: While these antennas work well in a single modem deployment of the 1900, we’ve found that they are not compatible with the dual modem deployment using the RX30-MC Dock. Specifically, there is not enough separation between the two sets of antennas (4 each per modem) to allow for effective use. We typically use 24”-36” of separation between antennas to ensure the best performance and user experience. The 1900 sits on top of the RX30 as you can see it the picture below. The yellow connections are the 5G/LTE antenna leads going to 2 external antennas. If the Apex TG.66 Miniature antennas were used, they would be right next to each other and cause considerable interference, leading to reduced performance and a subpar user experience. Based on this, would you consider an alternate proven (previously deployed) antenna that would provide for a better user experience and increased performance?
A: Yes, we are open to alternative solutions if necessary.
Updated: November 24, 2025
