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USAC committed $2.9M to Effingham County Schools (Georgia) over FY2024-2026 across 17 funding requests from 5 providers; $986K Category 2 budget is left in the FY2026-2030 cycle, 2 contracts end in the next 12 months and 0 Form 470s are open.
Selling to Effingham County Schools? USAC committed $2.9M to it over FY2024-2026, $1.6M 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.
When Effingham County Schools posts a Form 470 it takes bids for 28 days. The alert below tells you the day it does.
Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle (Preliminary).
Budget $2.8ME-rate contracts at Effingham County Schools that reach their end date in the next year.
Next: Lockstep Technology Group LLC, Sep 30, 2027| Funding year | Committed | Funding requests | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $1,565,745 | 6 | 3 |
| FY2025 | $843,090 | 6 | 3 |
| FY2024 | $461,219 | 5 | 2 |
Every provider with a funded request at Effingham County Schools in the last three funding years: the incumbents a bid has to displace.
| Provider | Services | Years | Committed FY2024-2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockstep Technology Group LLC | Internal connections, Maintenance, Managed Wi-Fi | FY2025, FY2026 | $2,011,090 |
| Planters Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | Data and internet | FY2024, FY2025, FY2026 | $364,800 |
| Wescott Technologies LLC | Internal connections, Managed Wi-Fi | FY2024 | $346,019 |
| Aios Group LLC | Internal connections | FY2026 | $137,638 |
| Enerstar Rentals and Services Ltd. | Data and internet | FY2025 | $10,507 |
Contract end dates as filed on the Form 471; June 30 funding-year boundaries are left out.
| Provider | Service | Committed | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockstep Technology Group LLC | Internal connections | $541,822 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Aios Group LLC | Internal connections | $137,638 | Sep 30, 2027 |
Category 2 line items FY2024-2026: the installed base a competing bid has to fit, or replace.
| Manufacturer | Line items | Quantity | Cost | Models | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme Networks | 35 | 3,143 | $532,575 | XCIQ-PTO-C-EW-1YR-K12, USK12-STD-A-S-C-EW, AP305C-FCC | FY2025 |
| Ruckus (CommScope) | 5 | 170 | $260,084 | ICX7150-48PF-2X10G, 7150-48PF, 7150-CZP10P | FY2025 |
| APC (Schneider) | 7 | 101 | $123,712 | SMT750RM2UC, AR3100B2, SMT1500RM2UC | FY2025 |
| Palo Alto Networks | 3 | 3 | $64,074 | PAN-SVC-PREM-5410, PAN-PA-5410-AC, PAN-PA-5410-BND-CORESEC | FY2024 |
| Cycle | Budget | Left | Status | Consultant on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026-2030 | $2,781,666 | $986,485 | Preliminary | K12 Consultants |
Lockstep Technology Group LLC (Internal connections, Maintenance, Managed Wi-Fi, $2M); Planters Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (Data and internet, $365K); Wescott Technologies LLC (Internal connections, Managed Wi-Fi, $346K); Aios Group LLC (Internal connections, $138K); Enerstar Rentals and Services Ltd. (Data and internet, $11K).
$986K of a $2.8M budget in the FY2026-2030 cycle (Preliminary), as of Nov 5, 2026.
Lockstep Technology Group LLC, Internal connections, ends Sep 30, 2027; Aios Group LLC, Internal connections, ends Sep 30, 2027.
Extreme Networks (35 line items); Ruckus (CommScope) (5 line items); APC (Schneider) (7 line items); Palo Alto Networks (3 line items), from Form 471 line items FY2024-2026.
Not as of Nov 5, 2026. Form 470s post most weeks in the fall and winter and take bids for 28 days.
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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.