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Joliet Public Schools, District 86 E-rate: who serves it, contracts ending, C2 budget left

USAC committed $2.5M to Joliet Public Schools, District 86 (Illinois) over FY2024-2026 across 9 funding requests from 4 providers; $55K 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 Joliet Public Schools, District 86? USAC committed $2.5M to it over FY2024-2026, $1.5M 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.

Illinois · FY2026 · updated nightly from USAC open data
For providers and resellersSelling to Joliet Public Schools, District 86
0open 470s

No 470 open today

When Joliet Public Schools, District 86 posts a Form 470 it takes bids for 28 days. The alert below tells you the day it does.

$55KC2 budget left

Money still to spend

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

Budget $1.8M
0contracts ending

Within 12 months

E-rate contracts at Joliet Public Schools, District 86 that reach their end date in the next year.

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0 of 4 FY2026 requests had a single bidder90% discount rate: pays 10 cents on the dollarIncumbents: AT&T Enterprises, LLC, Sentinel Technologies, Inc.Email me when Joliet Public Schools, District 86 opens a 470
$2.5M
committed FY2024-2026
9
funding requests
4
providers
$55K
C2 left, FY2026-2030

Commitments by year

Funding yearCommittedFunding requestsProviders
FY2026$1,525,72842
FY2025$947,25053

Who serves Joliet Public Schools, District 86

Every provider with a funded request at Joliet Public Schools, District 86 in the last three funding years: the incumbents a bid has to displace.

ProviderServicesYearsCommitted FY2024-2026
Sentinel Technologies, Inc.Internal connectionsFY2026$1,502,158
Low Voltage Solutions, Inc.Internal connectionsFY2025$887,301
AT&T Enterprises, LLCData and internetFY2025, FY2026$47,341
CDW Government LLCInternal connections, MaintenanceFY2025$36,179

What is already installed

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

ManufacturerLine itemsQuantityCostModelsLatest
Cisco252,138$1,564,796LIC-CW-E, CW9174I-CFG, STACK-T1A- 50CMFY2026
Panduit22$392,724CablingFY2025
APC (Schneider)3106$92,066AP9625, SMX1500RM2UCNC, SMX2000RMLV2UNCFY2026
Various Connectors11$60,798Various ConnectorsFY2025
Various Racks22$53,552Various RacksFY2025
Palo Alto Networks22$39,463PAN-PA-3410, PAN-PA-3410-BND-CORESEC-3YRFY2025
Connectors11$32,139Various ConnectorsFY2025
Various Modules22–Various ModulesFY2025

Category 2 budget

CycleBudgetLeftStatusConsultant on file
FY2026-2030$1,822,394$55,150ConfirmedClientFirst Technology Consulting

Common questions

Who provides E-rate services to Joliet Public Schools, District 86?

Sentinel Technologies, Inc. (Internal connections, $1.5M); Low Voltage Solutions, Inc. (Internal connections, $887K); AT&T Enterprises, LLC (Data and internet, $47K); CDW Government LLC (Internal connections, Maintenance, $36K).

How much E-rate Category 2 budget does Joliet Public Schools, District 86 have left?

$55K of a $1.8M budget in the FY2026-2030 cycle (Confirmed), as of Nov 5, 2026.

What network equipment does Joliet Public Schools, District 86 use?

Cisco (25 line items); Panduit (2 line items); APC (Schneider) (3 line items); Various Connectors (1 line items); Various Racks (2 line items), from Form 471 line items FY2024-2026.

Does Joliet Public Schools, District 86 have an E-rate Form 470 open right now?

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.