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Request for Proposal: Classroom Technology Project

The Manchester Community School District (MCS) is looking to upgrade our classroom technology including moving from existing projector infrastructure to touch panel displays.  MCS is also looking to upgrade the audio systems in each of the classrooms.  The work will be broken out into multiple buckets and proposals can be any combination of the following.

1. Classroom Video - Google Certified Touch Displays with (minimum) 5 year warranty and management software.

   1. Twenty-Two 75 inch screens for classroom and conference spaces.

   2. One 86 inch screen on a cart for the Media Center (B132)

   3. One 75 inch screen on a cart for B141

   4. One 65 inch screen for breakout B130

2. Classroom Audio - Audio Enhancement solution for classroom spaces with a minimum one aux audio input, and support for up to 2 pendant microphones.

   1. 24 Classroom Audio Systems

   2. 2 Pendant Microphones per room and all necessary charging accessories.

   3. 4 speakers per classroom space.

3. Gym Audio Solution

   1. Two wireless microphones including speakers.

   2. The system needs to be able to project device (laptop, chromebook) audio from the center of the room wirelessly.

      1. Example done via USB-C connection.

4. Cafeteria Audio Solution

   1. Two wireless microphones and speakers near the stage.

   2. The system needs to be able to project device (laptop, chromebook) audio from the center of the room wirelessly.
      
      
      

      Milestone	Date/Time
      Release of RFP	Friday, January 9th, 2026
      Pre-Bid Site Walk (Optional)	Wednesday, January 21st 2026 at 3:00 PM EST.
      Technical Question Deadline	Monday, January 26th, 2026, 2:30 PM EST
      Answers to Questions Due (Posted)	Tuesday, January 27th, 2026, 2:30 PM EST
      Proposal Due	Friday, January 30th, 2026 3:00 PM EST
      Bid Opening	Friday, January 30th, 2026, 3:30 PM EST
      Board Action	February Board Meeting (Tentative 2/16/2026)
      Notification of Award	Day after board approval.

We are actively working on getting these answers out as quickly as possible.  All Questions/RFI's will be responded to.  All requests will be responded too today and documented in the tracking sheet.  I apologize for the delay.

The Manchester Community School District (MCS) is looking to upgrade our school clock technology by syncing our clocks to a single system and adding hallway clocks. MCS is interested in looking at IP based solutions to add the potential for alert notifications. 1. New IP based clock system for all classrooms and hallways with alerting capabilities for future development.

The schedule for this proposal is as indicated below. It may be modified at the discretion of the Manchester Community Schools Director of Technology.