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Notice is hereby given that a sealed Request for Proposal (RFP) will be received by the Lafayette Parish School System Technology Department located at 113 Chaplin Drive, Lafayette, LA 70508. Delivery to any other department other than the Technology Department is unacceptable and may result in non-consideration of the proposal.
 
Sealed proposals will be received until January 10, 2023 at 2:00 P.M. CST for:
                       
                        E-Rate Category 2 Products and Services:  Wireless Access Points
                        RFP #33-23
                       
The Lafayette Parish School System (LPSS) is seeking proposals from qualified E-Rate firms that can provide E-rate eligible equipment, licenses, and support warranties.  It is the goal of LPSS to provide all schools with campus-wide wireless and wired local area network and high-speed Internet access to all students, faculty, and stakeholders.
 
A Request for Proposal package may be obtained from the Purchasing Department website at https://www.lpssonline.com/departments/business-services/purchasing under ‘Bid Specifications’.  Proposal information may also be viewed online, and electronic proposals may be submitted online at www.centralauctionhouse.com.  Specifications will be available Friday December 9, 2023.
 
The Lafayette Public School System strongly encourages the participation of minority business enterprises in all contracts or procurements let by the Board for goods and services.  To that end, all contractors and suppliers are encouraged to utilize minority business enterprises in the purchase of sub-contracting of materials, supplies, and services in which minority owned businesses are available.
 
The owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. 
 
 
                                                                                    LAFAYETTE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM
                                                                                    Lee Francis
                                                                                    Purchasing Agent
PUBLISH DATES:
 
December 9, 2022
December 16, 2022
December 23, 2022
 
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