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USAC committed $7.9M to Houston County Schools (Georgia) over FY2024-2026 across 24 funding requests from 10 providers; $3.7M Category 2 budget is left in the FY2026-2030 cycle, 3 contracts end in the next 12 months and 0 Form 470s are open.
Selling to Houston County Schools? USAC committed $7.9M to it over FY2024-2026, $4.3M 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 Houston 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 $6ME-rate contracts at Houston County Schools that reach their end date in the next year.
Next: Unite Private Networks, LLC, May 31, 2027| Funding year | Committed | Funding requests | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $4,289,054 | 11 | 5 |
| FY2025 | $2,519,846 | 5 | 4 |
| FY2024 | $1,069,067 | 8 | 7 |
Every provider with a funded request at Houston County Schools in the last three funding years: the incumbents a bid has to displace.
| Provider | Services | Years | Committed FY2024-2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unite Private Networks, LLC | Data and internet | FY2024, FY2025, FY2026 | $3,111,535 |
| Lockstep Technology Group LLC | Data and internet, Internal connections | FY2025, FY2026 | $2,733,456 |
| Aios Group LLC | Internal connections | FY2024, FY2025, FY2026 | $1,392,357 |
| Micro Technology Consultants, Inc. | Internal connections | FY2026 | $135,312 |
| PC Solutions & Integration, Inc. | Data and internet | FY2024 | $130,351 |
| Wescott Technologies LLC | Data and internet | FY2024 | $129,087 |
| Carahsoft Technology Corporation | Internal connections | FY2024 | $127,211 |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | Data and internet | FY2024 | $82,058 |
| Windstream Communications, LLC | Data and internet | FY2024, FY2025 | $25,528 |
| Cox Georgia Telcom, LLC | Data and internet | FY2026 | $11,071 |
Contract end dates as filed on the Form 471; June 30 funding-year boundaries are left out.
| Provider | Service | Committed | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unite Private Networks, LLC | Data and internet | $394,271 | May 31, 2027 |
| Lockstep Technology Group LLC | Internal connections | $1,746,437 | Sep 30, 2027 |
| Aios Group LLC | Internal connections | $193,099 | 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 | 15 | 3,810 | $2,233,882 | S1G43A AP-735, Aruba Central 5 Year License, S1F87A-ANT-328 | FY2025 |
| Nutanix | 2 | 15 | $159,014 | NCI-U-M-2, NX-NODE-ERMF-2 | FY2024 |
| Other - Generic | 2 | 148 | $110,523 | SFP28 - 40km, SFP28 - 10km | FY2024 |
| CAT6A | 1 | 460 | $85,100 | CAT6A | FY2024 |
| Fiber | 1 | 5 | $14,750 | Fiber | FY2024 |
| Cycle | Budget | Left | Status | Consultant on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026-2030 | $6,005,778 | $3,654,778 | Preliminary | Universal Funding Consultants Inc |
Unite Private Networks, LLC (Data and internet, $3.1M); Lockstep Technology Group LLC (Data and internet, Internal connections, $2.7M); Aios Group LLC (Internal connections, $1.4M); Micro Technology Consultants, Inc. (Internal connections, $135K); PC Solutions & Integration, Inc. (Data and internet, $130K).
$3.7M of a $6M budget in the FY2026-2030 cycle (Preliminary), as of Nov 5, 2026.
Unite Private Networks, LLC, Data and internet, ends May 31, 2027; Lockstep Technology Group LLC, Internal connections, ends Sep 30, 2027; Aios Group LLC, Internal connections, ends Sep 30, 2027.
HPE Aruba (15 line items); Nutanix (2 line items); Other - Generic (2 line items); CAT6A (1 line items); Fiber (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.