$335 Million in E-rate funds available for 吃瓜大本营Members

Maximize your Category 2 E-rate funding and skip the Form 470 process by utilizing OETC鈥檚 Form 470

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USAC + E-Rate Central + OETC

We’ve completed the busywork

吃瓜大本营filed a Form 470 on behalf of the consortium, followed the 28-day waiting period, scored bids and awarded contracts to suppliers.

You start here.

吃瓜大本营has completed the first steps of the E-Rate application process on behalf of the consortium, meaning you can go straight to mini-bid.


E-Rate Application Checklist
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File form 470. Hold a competitive bid process.

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Wait 28 days, score bids and award contracts.

吃瓜大本营members start here

 
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Conduct a 鈥渕ini-bid鈥 with OETC鈥檚 awarded vendors using our template

Download and complete OETC鈥檚 mini-bid template and submit it to all applicable e-rate vendors for your state.

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Complete USAC鈥檚 application review process.

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Receive the funding decision.

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Invoice USAC.

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Need more guidance? Watch our webinar.

Our expert consultant at E-Rate Central gives a step-by-step breakdown of how to use 吃瓜大本营Contracts for E-rate.

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Awarded Suppliers by 470

Form 470 #200010936 Awarded Suppliers

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CompuNet

Ednetics oetc e-rate

Ednetics

PNW Security oetc e-rate

PNW Security

Right! Systems oetc e-rate

Right! Systems

SonicWall oetc e-rate

SonicWall

When submitting your mini-bid, you must submit to every supplier that provides the services you鈥檙e looking for within your state.

Form 470 #220004403 Awarded Suppliers

CompuNet oetc e-rate

CompuNet

ConvergeOne oetc e-rate

ConvergeOne

Ednetics oetc e-rate

Ednetics

Extreme Networks oetc e-rate

Extreme Networks

Fortinet oetc e-rate

Fortinet

Presidio oetc e-rate

Presidio

WWT oetc e-rate

WWT

When submitting your mini-bid, you must submit to every supplier that provides the services you鈥檙e looking for within your state.

Webinar: Utilizing 吃瓜大本营Contracts for E-rate

Watch their 吃瓜大本营E-rate webinar to learn more about the mini-bid process.

The webinar consists of a 20 minute presentation and will cover the following:

  • What is the E-rate program?
  • Utilizing OETC鈥檚 Form 470 and resulting contracts
  • The 鈥淢ini-bid鈥 process
  • Creating a contract record in EPC
  • Filing your Form 471

Simplified bid process

Skip the time and effort that goes into negotiating the contracts, running the advertisements and hosting the RFP.

Hassle-free purchasing

We have established relationships with the awarded partners so purchasing is smooth and straightforward.

Specialized support

Our E-Rate consultant is available to 吃瓜大本营members to answer any questions you might have about the process.