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USAC committed $2.3M to Hilliard City School District (Ohio) over FY2024-2026 across 32 funding requests from 5 providers; $2.1M 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 Hilliard City School District? USAC committed $2.3M to it over FY2024-2026, $813K 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 Hilliard City School District 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 $3.3ME-rate contracts at Hilliard City School District that reach their end date in the next year.
Next: Forward Edge, LLC, Sep 30, 2027| Funding year | Committed | Funding requests | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $812,813 | 12 | 4 |
| FY2025 | $900,773 | 11 | 4 |
| FY2024 | $561,152 | 9 | 4 |
Every provider with a funded request at Hilliard City School District in the last three funding years: the incumbents a bid has to displace.
| Provider | Services | Years | Committed FY2024-2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward Edge, LLC | Internal connections, Maintenance, Managed Wi-Fi | FY2024, FY2025, FY2026 | $969,346 |
| Xtek Partners, Inc. | Internal connections, Maintenance, Managed Wi-Fi | FY2024, FY2025, FY2026 | $496,917 |
| Shentel Asset Entity I LLC | Data and internet | FY2025, FY2026 | $302,400 |
| Cerdant, Inc. | Internal connections, Maintenance, Managed Wi-Fi | FY2024, FY2025, FY2026 | $273,011 |
| Crown Castle Fiber LLC | Data and internet | FY2024 | $233,064 |
Contract end dates as filed on the Form 471; June 30 funding-year boundaries are left out.
| Provider | Service | Committed | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward Edge, LLC | Internal connections | $18,283 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Xtek Partners, Inc. | Internal connections | $273,706 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HPE Aruba | 10 | 381 | $314,572 | J9150D - Aruba lOG SFP+ LC SR 300m OM3 MMF Transceiver, J9150D-AO - HP J9150D Compatible TAA Compliant l0GBase-SR SFP+ Transceiver, JL728A#ABA - Aruba 6200F 48G Class4 PoE 4SFP+ 740W Switch | FY2024 |
| SonicWall | 1 | 1 | $14,410 | NSV 870 Secure upgrade Plus Essential 3YR | FY2024 |
| Ruckus (CommScope) | 3 | 12 | $10,084 | 902-0125-0000 - Ruckus Wireless Pole/Wall Mount for Wireless Access Point, 901-T750-USO1 - Ruckus T750 802.11ax Outdoor Wireless Access Point,, 901-T750-USS1 - Ruckus T750SE US51 4X4 Outdoor Sector AP | FY2024 |
| Cycle | Budget | Left | Status | Consultant on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026-2030 | $3,250,518 | $2,147,829 | Preliminary | ABC E-Rate, LLC |
Forward Edge, LLC (Internal connections, Maintenance, Managed Wi-Fi, $969K); Xtek Partners, Inc. (Internal connections, Maintenance, Managed Wi-Fi, $497K); Shentel Asset Entity I LLC (Data and internet, $302K); Cerdant, Inc. (Internal connections, Maintenance, Managed Wi-Fi, $273K); Crown Castle Fiber LLC (Data and internet, $233K).
$2.1M of a $3.3M budget in the FY2026-2030 cycle (Preliminary), as of Nov 5, 2026.
Forward Edge, LLC, Internal connections, ends Sep 30, 2027; Xtek Partners, Inc., Internal connections, ends Sep 30, 2027.
HPE Aruba (10 line items); SonicWall (1 line items); Ruckus (CommScope) (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.