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Kent Isd E-rate: who serves it, contracts ending, C2 budget left

USAC committed $1.3M to Kent Isd (Michigan) over FY2024-2026 across 16 funding requests from 8 providers; $271K Category 2 budget is left in the FY2026-2030 cycle, 2 contracts end in the next 12 months and 1 Form 470 is open.

Selling to Kent Isd? USAC committed $1.3M to it over FY2024-2026, $413K 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.

Michigan · FY2026 · updated nightly from USAC open data
For providers and resellersSelling to Kent Isd
1open 470s

Taking bids now

Form 470s Kent Isd has open; the first window closes Nov 16, 2026.

$271KC2 budget left

Money still to spend

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

Budget $796K
2contracts ending

Within 12 months

E-rate contracts at Kent Isd that reach their end date in the next year.

Next: Sentinel Technologies, Inc., Sep 30, 2027
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0 of 5 FY2026 requests had a single bidder60% discount rate: pays 40 cents on the dollarIncumbents: Allied Electric, Inc., dba Shareco Communications, Metronet Telecom, Inc., People Driven Technology, Inc., Sentinel Technologies, Inc.Email me when Kent Isd opens a 470
$1.3M
committed FY2024-2026
16
funding requests
8
providers
$271K
C2 left, FY2026-2030

Form 470s open for bids

The 28-day bidding window; Kent Isd cannot sign a contract before it closes.

SeekingWindow closes
Category 2Nov 16, 2026 11 days

Commitments by year

Funding yearCommittedFunding requestsProviders
FY2026$412,90654
FY2025$351,94633
FY2024$533,45186

Who serves Kent Isd

Every provider with a funded request at Kent Isd in the last three funding years: the incumbents a bid has to displace.

ProviderServicesYearsCommitted FY2024-2026
People Driven Technology, Inc.Data and internet, Internal connections, MaintenanceFY2024, FY2025, FY2026$371,524
Sentinel Technologies, Inc.Internal connectionsFY2024, FY2026$352,667
Vector Tech GroupInternal connectionsFY2024$169,764
Fiber link Inc.Data and internetFY2024$145,194
Fiber Optic Management, LLCData and internetFY2024, FY2025$120,418
Allied Electric, Inc., dba Shareco CommunicationsData and internetFY2026$76,005
Comcast Business CommunicationsData and internetFY2024, FY2025$40,770
Metronet Telecom, Inc.Data and internetFY2026$21,960

Contracts ending in the next 12 months

Contract end dates as filed on the Form 471; June 30 funding-year boundaries are left out.

ProviderServiceCommittedEnds
Sentinel Technologies, Inc.Internal connections$290,308Sep 30, 2027
People Driven Technology, Inc.Maintenance$24,633Sep 30, 2027

What is already installed

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

ManufacturerLine itemsQuantityCostModelsLatest
Juniper Networks16188$484,098JUN QSFP-100GER4L, CX7024-AC2PSU, S-EACX-400G-A-3FY2025
Ruckus (CommScope)1301$282,940901-R670-US00FY2024
Cisco9161$103,931SFP-H10GB-CU3M=, C9300-DNA-E-48-3Y, C9300-48UXM-EDUFY2024
People Driven22$70,380PS-FF, PS-ffFY2025
Vertiv547$63,112GXT5-2000LVRT2UXLN, GXT5-EBC48VRT2U, GXT5-1500LVRT2UXLNFY2024

Category 2 budget

CycleBudgetLeftStatusConsultant on file
FY2026-2030$795,597$270,695PreliminaryTriple R Consultants

Common questions

Who provides E-rate services to Kent Isd?

People Driven Technology, Inc. (Data and internet, Internal connections, Maintenance, $372K); Sentinel Technologies, Inc. (Internal connections, $353K); Vector Tech Group (Internal connections, $170K); Fiber link Inc. (Data and internet, $145K); Fiber Optic Management, LLC (Data and internet, $120K).

How much E-rate Category 2 budget does Kent Isd have left?

$271K of a $796K budget in the FY2026-2030 cycle (Preliminary), as of Nov 5, 2026.

Which of Kent Isd's E-rate contracts end soon?

Sentinel Technologies, Inc., Internal connections, ends Sep 30, 2027; People Driven Technology, Inc., Maintenance, ends Sep 30, 2027.

What network equipment does Kent Isd use?

Juniper Networks (16 line items); Ruckus (CommScope) (1 line items); Cisco (9 line items); People Driven (2 line items); Vertiv (5 line items), from Form 471 line items FY2024-2026.

Does Kent Isd have an E-rate Form 470 open right now?

Yes, 1 as of Nov 5, 2026; the first bidding window closes Nov 16, 2026.

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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.