ADDENDUM N0. 1 RFP26-0084 ERATE PROVIDER SERVICE(1.30. 2026)
| Agency: | New Orleans Public Schools |
|---|---|
| State: | Louisiana |
| Type of Government: | State & Local |
| Posted Date: | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Due Date: | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Solicitation No: | 26-0084 |
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NOLA Public School
Procurement Department
2401 Westbend Parkway, Suite 5076,
New Orleans, LA 70114
Paul A. Lucius, Executive Director of Procurement
January 30, 2026
Addendum No. 1
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. 26-0084
E-RATE PROVIDER SERVICE
This Addendum and Clarification item forms a part of the RFP Documents and modifies the original
RFP Documents issued January 16, 2026. Acknowledge receipt of this Addendum on the
Addendum Form of the Request for Proposal. Failure to do so may subject proposal to
disqualification.
This Addendum consists of 1 Page(s).
CLARIFICATION:
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OVERVIEW
1.1 Introductions to Proposers
One signed original proposal shall be submitted electronically and clearly marked:
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. 26-0084 ON FEBRUARY 19, 2026 AT 10:00 A.M. to Paul
A. Lucius, Executive Director of Procurement: procurement@nolapublicschools.com.
The Orleans Parish School Board will not be responsible for the opening of, post-opening of, or
failure to open a Proposal not properly addressed or identified.
The Orleans Parish School Board will not assume the responsibility for any delay as a result of
failure of any entity to deliver Proposals on time.
The Proposal Submission Checklist is provided in Appendix A of this RFP. The checklist contains
the required documents needed to be submitted with vendor proposal. All vendors shall refer to the
checklist while preparing their proposals to ensure all required documents are submitted (See
Appendix A & B). Failure to submit required documents shall result in rejection and proposals will
not be reviewed by the Evaluation Committee.
No Proposal will be accepted after February 19, 2026 @ 10:00 A.M. under any conditions unless
in the best interest of NOLA-PS by an addendum notification.
Pre-Proposal Meeting (via Virtual)
RFP 26-0084 E-Rate Provider Service
Monday
February 2, 2026 @
10:00 A.M.
Addendum No.1
Last Day for Questions@ 4:00 P.M. (CST)
Friday
Last Day for Addendum
Wednesday
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE no later than 10:00 A.M.
Oral Presentations (if applicable)
Evaluation Committee Meeting
Award Notification (approximate)
Execution of Agreement (approximate)
February 6, 2026
February 11, 2026
February 19, 2026
February 25-February 26, 2026
February 25-February 26, 2026
TBD
TBD
CODE OF SILENCE:
From the date the RFP is issued; through the time the Agreement is finally awarded by NOLA-PS
Elected Officials, Proposers shall not contact any Representatives of NOLA-PS, nor the District
Staff, nor their Advisors or Consultants with respect to this RFP, or RFP process, other than to submit
questions or protest in accordance with the Instructions to Proposers therein. This prohibition does
not apply to questions or comments sent in writing to the Director of Procurement, or questions made
at Pre-Proposal conferences, in presentations before evaluation committees, or during contract
negotiations. Proposers who violate this Code of Silence may be deemed non-responsive, and their
proposal may be rejected for cause.
REPLACE WITH:
OVERVIEW
1.1 Introductions to Proposers
One signed original proposal shall be submitted electronically and clearly marked:
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. 26-0084 ON MARCH 3, 2026 AT 10:00 A.M. to Paul A.
Lucius, Executive Director of Procurement: procurement@nolapublicschools.com.
The Orleans Parish School Board will not be responsible for the opening of, post-opening of, or
failure to open a Proposal not properly addressed or identified.
The Orleans Parish School Board will not assume the responsibility for any delay as a result of
failure of any entity to deliver Proposals on time.
The Proposal Submission Checklist is provided in Appendix A of this RFP. The checklist contains
the required documents needed to be submitted with vendor proposal. All vendors shall refer to the
checklist while preparing their proposals to ensure all required documents are submitted (See
Appendix A & B). Failure to submit required documents shall result in rejection and proposals will
not be reviewed by the Evaluation Committee.
No Proposal will be accepted after March 3, 2026 @ 10:00 A.M. under any conditions unless in the
best interest of NOLA-PS by an addendum notification.
RFP 26-0084 E-Rate Provider Service
Addendum No.1
Pre-Proposal Meeting (via Virtual)
Thursday
Last Day for Questions@ 4:00 P.M. (CST)
Friday
Last Day for Addendum
Tuesday
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE no later than 10:00 A.M.
Oral Presentations (if applicable)
Evaluation Committee Meeting
Award Notification (approximate)
Execution of Agreement (approximate)
February 19, 2026 @
10:00 A.M.
February 20, 2026
February 24, 2026
March 3, 2026
March 9-March 10, 2026
March 9-March 10, 2026
TBD
TBD
CODE OF SILENCE:
From the date the RFP is issued; through the time the Agreement is finally awarded by NOLA-PS
Elected Officials, Proposers shall not contact any Representatives of NOLA-PS, nor the District
Staff, nor their Advisors or Consultants with respect to this RFP, or RFP process, other than to submit
questions or protest in accordance with the Instructions to Proposers therein. This prohibition does
not apply to questions or comments sent in writing to the Director of Procurement, or questions made
at Pre-Proposal conferences, in presentations before evaluation committees, or during contract
negotiations. Proposers who violate this Code of Silence may be deemed non-responsive, and their
proposal may be rejected for cause.
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ADDENDUM TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL: NOLA-PS reserves the right to revise and
amend the specifications prior to the date set for the opening. Proposers are requested to clarify any
ambiguity, conflict, discrepancy, omission or other error(s) in this RFP in writing and request the
modification or clarification desired. NOLA-PS will issue an addendum to evidence any revisions
or amendments made to this RFP. As a courtesy, every effort will be made to send an issued
addendum to the parties known to have been furnished a complete copy of this RFP. Addenda are
made available on the NOLA-PS website under community/business resources/solicitations. Please
acknowledge receipt of addendum on Signature Page. Failure to acknowledge all Addenda will
result in the proposal being rejected.
All questions must be in writing and electronically submitted to the Executive Director of
Procurement at procurement@nolapublicschools.com no later than 4:00 P.M. on Friday,
February 6, 2026. No addendum will be issued later than Wednesday, February 11, 2026 or 72
hours prior to proposal due date, except an addendum withdrawing the proposal or postponing
the opening of the proposal. It is the responsibility of each Proposer, prior to submitting the
qualifications response, to determine if addenda were issued and, if so, to acknowledge the
addendum on the applicable form.
Times and dates are final unless there is an unexpected “emergency” beyond NOLA-PS’s control.
RFP 26-0084 E-Rate Provider Service
Addendum No.1
ORAL PRESENTATIONS via ZOOM: (Optional)
PRESENTATION DATES: February 25 - February 26, 2026
NOLA-PS, at its sole discretion may invite the top two to four (2-4) Proposers to provide oral
presentations and justify how they propose to meet the Districts’ objectives with RFP No. 26-0084.
Commitments, if any, made by the Proposer at the oral presentation will be considered binding. The
evaluation committee has the option to conduct initial reviews of proposals and only host oral
presentations of the top 1 to 4 firms in the best interest of the District.
Each firm selected should be prepared to conduct a presentation to the NOLA-PS Evaluation
Committee. The presentations must be shown that the firm clearly understands the requirements of
the solicitation and possesses the knowledge, skills, and capacity to complete the work. Firms
presenting for the oral presentation process will be notified of their allotted presentation time with
the District on Friday, February 20, 2026. The time frame for the presentations will follow the
schedule provided below:
• 10 minutes for vendor set-up and brief Introductions
• 20 minutes for presentations to NOLA-PS Evaluation Committee demonstrating firms’
Qualifications and Expertise with the requirements as it relates to the RFP services
• 15 minutes for question/answer session
• 5 minutes for closing
NOLA-PS is requesting firms respectfully adhere to the assigned time allotted for presentations.
REPLACE WITH:
ADDENDUM TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL: NOLA-PS reserves the right to revise and
amend the specifications prior to the date set for the opening. Proposers are requested to clarify any
ambiguity, conflict, discrepancy, omission or other error(s) in this RFP in writing and request the
modification or clarification desired. NOLA-PS will issue an addendum to evidence any revisions
or amendments made to this RFP. As a courtesy, every effort will be made to send an issued
addendum to the parties known to have been furnished a complete copy of this RFP. Addenda are
made available on the NOLA-PS website under community/business resources/solicitations. Please
acknowledge receipt of addendum on Signature Page. Failure to acknowledge all Addenda will
result in the proposal being rejected.
All questions must be in writing and electronically submitted to the Executive Director of
Procurement at procurement@nolapublicschools.com no later than 4:00 P.M. on Friday,
February 20, 2026. No addendum will be issued later than Tuesday, February 23, 2026 or 72
hours prior to proposal due date, except an addendum withdrawing the proposal or postponing
the opening of the proposal. It is the responsibility of each Proposer, prior to submitting the
qualifications response, to determine if addenda were issued and, if so, to acknowledge the
addendum on the applicable form.
Times and dates are final unless there is an unexpected “emergency” beyond NOLA-PS’s control.
RFP 26-0084 E-Rate Provider Service
Addendum No.1
ORAL PRESENTATIONS via ZOOM: (Optional)
PRESENTATION DATES: March 9 – March 10, 2026
NOLA-PS, at its sole discretion may invite the top two to four (2-4) Proposers to provide oral
presentations and justify how they propose to meet the Districts’ objectives with RFP No. 26-0084.
Commitments, if any, made by the Proposer at the oral presentation will be considered binding. The
evaluation committee has the option to conduct initial reviews of proposals and only host oral
presentations of the top 1 to 4 firms in the best interest of the District.
Each firm selected should be prepared to conduct a presentation to the NOLA-PS Evaluation
Committee. The presentations must be shown that the firm clearly understands the requirements of
the solicitation and possesses the knowledge, skills, and capacity to complete the work. Firms
presenting for the oral presentation process will be notified of their allotted presentation time with
the District on Thursday, March 5, 2026. The time frame for the presentations will follow the
schedule provided below:
• 10 minutes for vendor set-up and brief Introductions
• 20 minutes for presentations to NOLA-PS Evaluation Committee demonstrating firms’
Qualifications and Expertise with the requirements as it relates to the RFP services
• 15 minutes for question/answer session
• 5 minutes for closing
NOLA-PS is requesting firms respectfully adhere to the assigned time allotted for presentations.
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SCOPE OF SERVICES:
The work itself will consist of all aspects of technology acquisition, installation, and integration for
which Orleans Parish School Board shall wish to contract with an eligible service provider or
providers. The current technology program calls for the provision of network access services and
support of technology equipment, software and services on an on-going basis. The Orleans Parish
School Board will only consider firms with experience in providing the services specified.
The Internet, firewall and filter bundle should be able to handle the following functions:
Internet Service
1. Committed rate (bandwidth) can change upon request.
2. Accommodate VOIP traffic and cloud computing.
3. 100% availability/up-time
4. Offers burstable speeds
5. Includes DDoS as a standard component of internet service
6. /22 IP Address Block
REPLACE WITH:
SCOPE OF SERVICES:
RFP 26-0084 E-Rate Provider Service
Addendum No.1
This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.
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