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USAC committed $1.2M to Hinds County School District (Mississippi) over FY2024-2026 across 8 funding requests from 3 providers; $140K Category 2 budget is left in the FY2026-2030 cycle, 0 contracts end in the next 12 months and 0 Form 470s are open.
Selling to Hinds County School District? USAC committed $1.2M to it over FY2024-2026, $825K 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 Hinds County 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 (Confirmed).
Budget $976KE-rate contracts at Hinds County School District that reach their end date in the next year.
| Funding year | Committed | Funding requests | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $824,540 | 3 | 2 |
| FY2025 | $193,656 | 2 | 2 |
| FY2024 | $200,910 | 3 | 2 |
Every provider with a funded request at Hinds County School District in the last three funding years: the incumbents a bid has to displace.
| Provider | Services | Years | Committed FY2024-2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Synergetics Diversified Computer Services, Inc. | Internal connections, Managed Wi-Fi | FY2024, FY2025, FY2026 | $891,261 |
| Southern Light, LLC | Data and internet | FY2024, FY2025 | $214,180 |
| Uniti Fiber GulfCo LLC | Data and internet | FY2026 | $113,666 |
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 | 779 | $574,282 | XN-ACPWR-1200W-FB, 10138.0, USK12-STD-A-S-C-EW-5Y | FY2026 |
| Fortinet | 1 | 1 | $30,030 | FG-601F-BDL-950-60 | FY2026 |
| WatchGuard | 1 | 1 | $17,785 | WGM48413 | FY2024 |
| Floor Mount Open Rack | 1 | 11 | $16,555 | SR42UB | FY2026 |
| Wall Mount Cabinet | 1 | 11 | $13,310 | SRW26USDP | FY2026 |
| Cat6 Quad Drops | 1 | 20 | $7,763 | C-CableDrop-Cat 6-4.0 | FY2026 |
| Cat6 Triple Drops | 1 | 20 | $5,993 | C-CableDrop-Cat 6-3.0 | FY2026 |
| Cat6 Double Drops | 1 | 20 | $4,223 | C-CableDrop-Cat 6-2.0 | FY2026 |
| Fiber Cable Run @ 1001'-1200' | 1 | 2 | $4,027 | C-CableDrop-Fiber-1200 | FY2026 |
| Cat6 Single Drops | 1 | 20 | $2,453 | C-CableDrop-Cat 6-1.0 | FY2026 |
| Fiber Cable Run @ 401' - 600' | 1 | 2 | $2,427 | C-CableDrop-Fiber-0600 | FY2026 |
| Eaton | 2 | 2 | $1,389 | SMART1500RM2UN, UPSHDEARKIT | FY2026 |
| 48 Port Patch Panel | 1 | 11 | $917 | C-NSPJ48 | FY2026 |
| 24 Port Patch Panel | 1 | 11 | $605 | C-NSPJ24 | FY2026 |
| Fiber Patch Cable 10m | 1 | 10 | $247 | C-LC-LC-10M-SM-FIBERPATCH | FY2026 |
| Fiber Patch Cable 3m | 1 | 10 | $170 | C-LC-LC-3M-SM-FIBERPATCH | FY2026 |
| Fiber Patch Cable 1m | 1 | 10 | $142 | C-LC-LC-1M-SM-FIBERPATCH | FY2026 |
| Cat 6 Patch Cables 10ft | 1 | 10 | $59 | C-Cat 6-PC-Blue-10 | FY2026 |
| Cat 6 Patch Cables 3ft | 1 | 10 | $32 | C-Cat 6-PC-Blue-03 | FY2026 |
| Cat 6 Patch Cables 1ft | 1 | 10 | $25 | C-Cat 6-PC-Blue-01 | FY2026 |
| Cycle | Budget | Left | Status | Consultant on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026-2030 | $976,405 | $140,083 | Confirmed | Rollins & Sumrall Education Group, Inc |
Synergetics Diversified Computer Services, Inc. (Internal connections, Managed Wi-Fi, $891K); Southern Light, LLC (Data and internet, $214K); Uniti Fiber GulfCo LLC (Data and internet, $114K).
$140K of a $976K budget in the FY2026-2030 cycle (Confirmed), as of Nov 5, 2026.
Extreme Networks (35 line items); Fortinet (1 line items); WatchGuard (1 line items); Floor Mount Open Rack (1 line items); Wall Mount Cabinet (1 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.