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USAC committed $1.3M to Meridian School District (Mississippi) over FY2024-2026 across 7 funding requests from 2 providers; $389K 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 Meridian School District? USAC committed $1.3M to it over FY2024-2026, $501K 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 Meridian 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 $870KE-rate contracts at Meridian School District that reach their end date in the next year.
| Funding year | Committed | Funding requests | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $500,584 | 4 | 2 |
| FY2025 | $720,969 | 2 | 2 |
| FY2024 | $82,620 | 1 | 1 |
Every provider with a funded request at Meridian School District in the last three funding years: the incumbents a bid has to displace.
| Provider | Services | Years | Committed FY2024-2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innovative Software, Inc. | Internal connections, Maintenance, Managed Wi-Fi | FY2025, FY2026 | $1,047,134 |
| Telepak Networks, Inc. | Data and internet | FY2024, FY2025, FY2026 | $257,040 |
Category 2 line items FY2024-2026: the installed base a competing bid has to fit, or replace.
| Manufacturer | Line items | Quantity | Cost | Models | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruckus (CommScope) | 29 | 2,099 | $936,258 | CLD-BNDL-SZWA-EDU5, 901-R670-US00, CLD-PROF-APSW-REC5 | FY2026 |
| Interior 6 Strand MMF OM4 I/O Fiber Run with rackmount enclosure -Turnkey | 6 | 6 | $81,485 | Interior Fiber Run Harris, Interior Fiber Run Northwest, Interior Fiber Run Magnolia | FY2026 |
| 600FT Average Interior 6 Strand MMF OM4 Fiber Run with rackmount enclosure -Turn | 2 | 11 | $21,500 | Interior Fiber Run | FY2026 |
| APC (Schneider) | 4 | 14 | $18,422 | SMT2200RM2UC, SMT2200C | FY2026 |
| 100GbE QSFP28 to QSFP28 DirectAttached, Passive Copper Cable, 1m | 2 | 51 | $7,038 | E100G-QSFP-QSFP-P-0101 | FY2026 |
| Cat 6 Quad Drops- Turnkey | 2 | 11 | $5,600 | Cat 6 Quad Drops | FY2026 |
| Cat6 Triple Drops -Turnkey | 2 | 11 | $4,180 | Cat6 Triple Drops | FY2026 |
| Cat 6 Double Drops- Turnkey | 2 | 11 | $2,650 | Cat 6 Double Drops | FY2026 |
| 10GBASE-SR,SFPP MMF LCCONNECTOR (No TAA) | 2 | 30 | $1,920 | 10G-SFPP-SR-S | FY2026 |
| 1000Base-SX SFP optic, MMF, LCconnector, Optical Monitoring Capable | 2 | 20 | $1,850 | E1MG-SX-OM | FY2026 |
| 25Ge Sfp28 Dac, Passive, 1M | 2 | 40 | $1,720 | E25G-SFP28-TWX-P-0101 | FY2026 |
| 25Ge Sfp28 Dac, Passive, 0.5M | 2 | 41 | $1,681 | E25G-SFP28-TWX-P-00501 | FY2026 |
| Cat 6 Single Drops- Turnkey | 2 | 10 | $1,500 | Cat 6 Single Drops | FY2026 |
| Cat 6 AP drops -Turnkey | 2 | 11 | $1,300 | Cat 6 Single AP drops | FY2026 |
| SmartRack 42U Black Enclosure | 2 | 1 | $1,258 | SR42UB | FY2026 |
| 1000Base-LX SFP optic, SMF, LCconnector, Optical Monitoring Capable | 2 | 6 | $1,167 | E1MG-LX-OM | FY2026 |
| SmartRack 18U Wall Mount Enclosure | 2 | 1 | $964 | SRW26US | FY2026 |
| E4DR19FM45U Open 4 Post Rack | 2 | 1 | $719 | Floor Mount Open Rack | FY2026 |
| 100GbE QSFP28 to QSFP28 DirectAttached, Passive Copper Cable 3m | 2 | 4 | $676 | E100G-QSFP-QSFP-P-0301 | FY2026 |
| 10GBASE-LR,SFPP SMF LCCONNECTOR (No TAA) | 2 | 6 | $462 | 10G-SFPP-LR-S | FY2026 |
| E19SWM25U24 Swing Out Rack | 2 | 1 | $366 | Wall Mount Open Rack | FY2026 |
| E25G-Sfp28-Twx-P-0301 25Ge Sfp28 Dac, Passive,3M | 2 | 6 | $348 | E25G-SFP28-TWX-P-0301 | FY2026 |
| 10GbE Direct Attach SFP+ to SFP+Passive copper cable, 5 m | 2 | 6 | $318 | 10G-SFPP-TWX-P-0501 | FY2026 |
| SmartRackRoof Mount Fan | 2 | 1 | $279 | SRFANROOF | FY2026 |
| 10GbE Direct Attach SFP+ to SFP+Passive copper cable, 3 m | 2 | 6 | $252 | 10G-SFPP-TWX-P-0301 | FY2026 |
| Cycle | Budget | Left | Status | Consultant on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026-2030 | $870,178 | $389,255 | Confirmed | Rollins & Sumrall Education Group, Inc |
Innovative Software, Inc. (Internal connections, Maintenance, Managed Wi-Fi, $1M); Telepak Networks, Inc. (Data and internet, $257K).
$389K of a $870K budget in the FY2026-2030 cycle (Confirmed), as of Nov 5, 2026.
Ruckus (CommScope) (29 line items); Interior 6 Strand MMF OM4 I/O Fiber Run with rackmount enclosure -Turnkey (6 line items); 600FT Average Interior 6 Strand MMF OM4 Fiber Run with rackmount enclosure -Turn (2 line items); APC (Schneider) (4 line items); 100GbE QSFP28 to QSFP28 DirectAttached, Passive Copper Cable, 1m (2 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.