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APC (Schneider) SMC1500-2UC price on E-rate: what schools and libraries paid

As of Nov 11, 2026, the median unit price applicants entered for the APC (Schneider) SMC1500-2UC on E-rate requests in FY2024-2026 was $768, from 128 line items at 104 schools and libraries; half were between $702 and $887.

Built from 128 Form 471 line items for the APC (Schneider) SMC1500-2UC (Data Protection) in FY2024-2026: the price by funding year, by order size and by state, and the service providers that quoted it.

29 states · 104 applicants · 577 units · updated nightly from USAC open data
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$768median

What districts paid

The middle of 128 unit prices entered on E-rate requests, FY2024-2026.

Half paid $702 to $887
$702or less

The number to beat

A quarter of these line items came in at or under this price.

Lowest tenth: $670 or less
4%lower

Volume pricing

Median on lines of 10 to 49 units, against lines of 1 to 9 units.

$742 vs $772
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15 service providers quoted the SMC1500-2UC on these requestsEvery district running APC (Schneider), and its Category 2 budget left
$768
median unit price
$702 to $887
middle half
128
line items
104
applicants

Price by funding year

Funding yearLine itemsMedianMiddle half
FY202665$847$758 to $960
FY202537$715$675 to $777
FY202426$707$675 to $806

Price by order size

Bigger orders usually price lower; a line's quantity is the number of units the applicant requested on it.

Units on the lineLine itemsMedianMiddle half
1 to 9 units110$772$707 to $885
10 to 49 units18$742$676 to $869

Price by state

States with at least 5 priced line items for this model.

StateLine itemsMedianMiddle half
California16$758$748 to $777
North Carolina13$680$680 to $711
South Carolina10$818$735 to $870
Oregon9$706$700 to $712
Illinois8$732$675 to $880
Missouri7$819$760 to $955
Texas7$811$739 to $882
Florida6$881$755 to $1,110
Michigan6$847$685 to $986
Pennsylvania6$755$667 to $826
New Jersey5$979$780 to $1,061
Oklahoma5$826$776 to $920
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Service providers quoting the SMC1500-2UC

Providers named on the funding requests these line items belong to.

ProviderLine itemsApplicants
CDW Government LLC1310
Applied Network Consulting Group1110
Dynamic Network Solutions, Inc.77
IT Management Corporation52
Team One Networking Inc.51
Encore Technology Group LLC43
Macro Connect, Inc.44
Optimus Technology Company44
Coquina Labs Inc.33
Encore Technology Group. LLC33
GHA Technologies, Inc.33
Questivity Inc.33
SHI International Corpo32
The JDM Group33
Calian Corp.22
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Other APC (Schneider) data protection models

SMT1500RM2UC $849SMT2200RM2UC $1,446SMTL1500RM3UC $1,930SMTL1500RM3UCNC $2,254SMT1500C $608SMX1500RM2UCNC $1,471SCL500RM1UC $438SMT3000RM2UC $1,790SMT1500RM2UCNC $1,232SMX1500RM2UC $961SMX120RMBP2U $1,042SMX3000RMLV2UNC $2,654

Compare with other makers

The most requested data protection models from other manufacturers, with their median unit price.

Ubiquiti UDM-Pro-Max $599Cisco Meraki MX95-HW $2,470Vertiv PSI5-1500RT120N $873Cisco Meraki MX105-HW $3,635Cisco Meraki MX250-HW $5,486Tripp Lite (Eaton) SMART1500LCD $362Vertiv GXT5LI-2000LVRT2UXLN $2,797Minuteman Pro 1000 $580

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Common questions

How much does the APC (Schneider) SMC1500-2UC cost on E-rate?

The median unit price on FY2024-2026 E-rate requests was $768, from 128 line items at 104 schools and libraries; half were between $702 and $887.

Are these prices before or after the E-rate discount?

Before. They are the unit prices applicants entered on their Form 471 line items. USAC then pays its share at the applicant's discount rate, which is 20 to 85 percent for Category 2 equipment.

Why do prices for the SMC1500-2UC vary?

Order size, what is bundled on the line (licenses, support, accessories), the state and the provider all move the price. On these requests, lines of 10 to 49 units had a median of $742, against $772 for lines of 1 to 9 units.

Where is the APC (Schneider) SMC1500-2UC bought most on E-rate?

By line items in FY2024-2026: California (16); North Carolina (13); South Carolina (10).

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Compiled from public records and refreshed nightly; last updated Nov 11, 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.