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USAC committed $1.8M to Lamar County School District (Mississippi) over FY2024-2026 across 74 funding requests from 5 providers; $775K Category 2 budget is left in the FY2026-2030 cycle, 1 contract ends in the next 12 months and 0 Form 470s are open.
Selling to Lamar County School District? USAC committed $1.8M to it over FY2024-2026, $1.2M 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 Lamar 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 (Preliminary).
Budget $2ME-rate contracts at Lamar County School District that reach their end date in the next year.
Next: Business Communications, Inc., Jun 29, 2027| Funding year | Committed | Funding requests | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $1,159,574 | 48 | 3 |
| FY2025 | $398,913 | 4 | 2 |
| FY2024 | $281,424 | 22 | 4 |
Every provider with a funded request at Lamar County School District in the last three funding years: the incumbents a bid has to displace.
| Provider | Services | Years | Committed FY2024-2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Communications, Inc. | Internal connections, Maintenance | FY2024, FY2026 | $994,996 |
| Southern Light, LLC | Data and internet | FY2024, FY2025, FY2026 | $465,328 |
| CDW Government LLC | Internal connections, Maintenance | FY2024, FY2025 | $310,105 |
| Telepak Networks, Inc. | Data and internet | FY2026 | $41,280 |
| Network Cabling Solutions, Inc. | Internal connections | FY2024 | $28,201 |
Contract end dates as filed on the Form 471; June 30 funding-year boundaries are left out.
| Provider | Service | Committed | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Communications, Inc. | Internal connections | $29,995 | Jun 29, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vertiv | 17 | 167 | $309,258 | GXT5LI-1500LVRT2UXLN, GXT5LI | FY2025 |
| Extreme Networks | 26 | 100 | $22,493 | AP410C-FCC, XCIQ-PT0-CEW-5YR-K12 | FY2024 |
| Racks | 4 | 4 | $5,830 | Wall & Rack mounts | FY2024 |
| Connectors | 4 | 4 | $2,614 | Corning Fiber optic LC & 1" EMT or PVC | FY2024 |
| Corning | 4 | 4 | $2,135 | Cabling | FY2024 |
| Cycle | Budget | Left | Status | Consultant on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026-2030 | $1,993,326 | $774,678 | Preliminary | – |
Business Communications, Inc. (Internal connections, Maintenance, $995K); Southern Light, LLC (Data and internet, $465K); CDW Government LLC (Internal connections, Maintenance, $310K); Telepak Networks, Inc. (Data and internet, $41K); Network Cabling Solutions, Inc. (Internal connections, $28K).
$775K of a $2M budget in the FY2026-2030 cycle (Preliminary), as of Nov 5, 2026.
Business Communications, Inc., Internal connections, ends Jun 29, 2027.
Vertiv (17 line items); Extreme Networks (26 line items); Racks (4 line items); Connectors (4 line items); Corning (4 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.