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Bedford County Public Schools E-rate: who serves it, contracts ending, C2 budget left

USAC committed $1.2M to Bedford County Public Schools (Virginia) over FY2024-2026 across 8 funding requests from 5 providers; $1.4M Category 2 budget is left in the FY2026-2030 cycle, 1 contract ends in the next 12 months and 1 Form 470 is open.

Selling to Bedford County Public Schools? USAC committed $1.2M to it over FY2024-2026, $590K in FY2026. Here is who holds its services today, which contracts end soon, what equipment is already installed, and how much Category 2 budget it still has to spend.

Virginia · FY2026 · updated nightly from USAC open data
For providers and resellersSelling to Bedford County Public Schools
1open 470s

Taking bids now

Form 470s Bedford County Public Schools has open; the first window closes Nov 11, 2026.

$1.4MC2 budget left

Money still to spend

Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle (Confirmed).

Budget $1.8M
1contracts ending

Within 12 months

E-rate contracts at Bedford County Public Schools that reach their end date in the next year.

Next: CDW Government LLC, Sep 30, 2027
See its 470s, incumbents and budget →Free account. Opens on Bedford County Public Schools with every open 470, who holds each service and the Category 2 budget left.
0 of 3 FY2026 requests had a single bidder80% discount rate: pays 20 cents on the dollarIncumbents: CDW Government LLC, Shentel Asset Entity I LLC, ePlus Technology, Inc.Email me when Bedford County Public Schools opens a 470
$1.2M
committed FY2024-2026
8
funding requests
5
providers
$1.4M
C2 left, FY2026-2030

Form 470s open for bids

The 28-day bidding window; Bedford County Public Schools cannot sign a contract before it closes.

SeekingWindow closes
Category 2Nov 11, 2026 6 days

Commitments by year

Funding yearCommittedFunding requestsProviders
FY2026$589,74633
FY2025$314,91832
FY2024$280,78622

Who serves Bedford County Public Schools

Every provider with a funded request at Bedford County Public Schools in the last three funding years: the incumbents a bid has to displace.

ProviderServicesYearsCommitted FY2024-2026
Shentel Asset Entity I LLCData and internetFY2025, FY2026$630,240
Shenandoah Cable Television, LLCData and internetFY2024$274,560
CDW Government LLCInternal connectionsFY2026$270,000
Zones IT Solutions Inc.Internal connectionsFY2024$6,226
ePlus Technology, Inc.Internal connections, MaintenanceFY2025, FY2026$4,424

Contracts ending in the next 12 months

Contract end dates as filed on the Form 471; June 30 funding-year boundaries are left out.

ProviderServiceCommittedEnds
CDW Government LLCInternal connections$270,000Sep 30, 2027

What is already installed

Category 2 line items FY2024-2026: the installed base a competing bid has to fit, or replace.

ManufacturerLine itemsQuantityCostModelsLatest
Cisco11,250$337,500LIC-MR-EFY2026
APC (Schneider)16$7,782SMTL1000RM2UCFY2024
Fortinet24$5,135FC-10-W248E-247-02-60, FS-248E-FPOEFY2026

Category 2 budget

CycleBudgetLeftStatusConsultant on file
FY2026-2030$1,780,468$1,441,686ConfirmedE-Rate Central

Common questions

Who provides E-rate services to Bedford County Public Schools?

Shentel Asset Entity I LLC (Data and internet, $630K); Shenandoah Cable Television, LLC (Data and internet, $275K); CDW Government LLC (Internal connections, $270K); Zones IT Solutions Inc. (Internal connections, $6K); ePlus Technology, Inc. (Internal connections, Maintenance, $4K).

How much E-rate Category 2 budget does Bedford County Public Schools have left?

$1.4M of a $1.8M budget in the FY2026-2030 cycle (Confirmed), as of Nov 5, 2026.

Which of Bedford County Public Schools's E-rate contracts end soon?

CDW Government LLC, Internal connections, ends Sep 30, 2027.

What network equipment does Bedford County Public Schools use?

Cisco (1 line items); APC (Schneider) (1 line items); Fortinet (2 line items), from Form 471 line items FY2024-2026.

Does Bedford County Public Schools have an E-rate Form 470 open right now?

Yes, 1 as of Nov 5, 2026; the first bidding window closes Nov 11, 2026.

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Compiled from public records and refreshed nightly; last updated Nov 5, 2026. Figures are as USAC publishes them; committed amounts are funding commitments, not payments. Contract end dates on June 30 are left out because many applicants enter the funding-year end instead. Check the source before acting. See something wrong? Tell us and we will correct it.