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Montgomery County Public Schools E-rate: who serves it, contracts ending, C2 budget left

USAC committed $7.3M to Montgomery County Public Schools (Maryland) over FY2024-2026 across 20 funding requests from 4 providers; $26.6M Category 2 budget is left in the FY2026-2030 cycle, 0 contracts end in the next 12 months and 1 Form 470 is open.

Selling to Montgomery County Public Schools? USAC committed $7.3M to it over FY2024-2026, $4M 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.

Maryland · FY2026 · updated nightly from USAC open data
For providers and resellersSelling to Montgomery County Public Schools
1open 470s

Taking bids now

Form 470s Montgomery County Public Schools has open; the first window closes Nov 12, 2026.

$26.6MC2 budget left

Money still to spend

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

Budget $31.5M
0contracts ending

Within 12 months

E-rate contracts at Montgomery County Public Schools that reach their end date in the next year.

See its 470s, incumbents and budget →Free account. Opens on Montgomery County Public Schools with every open 470, who holds each service and the Category 2 budget left.
0 of 6 FY2026 requests had a single bidder80% discount rate: pays 20 cents on the dollarIncumbents: CDW Government LLC, DISYS Solutions, Inc., Zayo Group, LLCEmail me when Montgomery County Public Schools opens a 470
$7.3M
committed FY2024-2026
20
funding requests
4
providers
$26.6M
C2 left, FY2026-2030

Form 470s open for bids

The 28-day bidding window; Montgomery County Public Schools cannot sign a contract before it closes.

SeekingWindow closes
Category 1Nov 12, 2026 7 days

Commitments by year

Funding yearCommittedFunding requestsProviders
FY2026$4,033,95763
FY2025$1,664,22773
FY2024$1,580,24173

Who serves Montgomery County Public Schools

Every provider with a funded request at Montgomery County Public Schools in the last three funding years: the incumbents a bid has to displace.

ProviderServicesYearsCommitted FY2024-2026
CDW Government LLCInternal connections, MaintenanceFY2024, FY2025, FY2026$6,227,460
DISYS Solutions, Inc.Internal connectionsFY2026$794,556
Zayo Group, LLCData and internetFY2024, FY2025, FY2026$151,579
Comcast Business CommunicationsData and internetFY2024, FY2025$104,829

What is already installed

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

ManufacturerLine itemsQuantityCostModelsLatest
Juniper Networks253,472$3,714,408SUB-EX48-2S-5Y-COR, EX4100-F-48P, EX-SFP-10GE-DAC-1MFY2025
Extreme Networks76,601$1,566,423XCIQ-PT0-C-EW-1YR-K12, AP410C-FCC, AP4020-WWFY2025
Cisco7261$476,088C9500-DNA-L-E-5Y, C9500-16X-EDU, PWR-C4-950WAC-R/2FY2025
Tripp Lite (Eaton)2120$6,247N252-P24FY2024

Category 2 budget

CycleBudgetLeftStatusConsultant on file
FY2026-2030$31,525,750$26,555,088PreliminaryFunds for Learning

Common questions

Who provides E-rate services to Montgomery County Public Schools?

CDW Government LLC (Internal connections, Maintenance, $6.2M); DISYS Solutions, Inc. (Internal connections, $795K); Zayo Group, LLC (Data and internet, $152K); Comcast Business Communications (Data and internet, $105K).

How much E-rate Category 2 budget does Montgomery County Public Schools have left?

$26.6M of a $31.5M budget in the FY2026-2030 cycle (Preliminary), as of Nov 5, 2026.

What network equipment does Montgomery County Public Schools use?

Juniper Networks (25 line items); Extreme Networks (7 line items); Cisco (7 line items); Tripp Lite (Eaton) (2 line items), from Form 471 line items FY2024-2026.

Does Montgomery County Public Schools have an E-rate Form 470 open right now?

Yes, 1 as of Nov 5, 2026; the first bidding window closes Nov 12, 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.