E-rate Form 470 IT & Telecom Bid Radar

Find fresh technology procurement opportunities from US schools, school districts, libraries, and consortia before they disappear into a generic bid database. This Actor turns official USAC E-rate Form 470 service requests into clean, filterable sales leads for internet access, network equipment, managed services, cybersecurity, maintenance, and telecom vendors.

Each dataset item represents one requested service—not merely one form—so a multi-category filing can be routed to the right sales team. Results include the applicant, location, contacts, requested function and quantity, service category and type, important dates, RFP attachment, official Form 470 PDF, and a transparent opportunity score.

Built for

• managed service providers, VARs, telecom carriers, ISPs, and network integrators
• Wi-Fi, switching, firewall, cybersecurity, cabling, and maintenance vendors
• bid-intelligence platforms, proposal teams, CRM enrichment, and territory planning
• scheduled alerts and AI agents monitoring public-sector technology demand

Why Form 470 data matters

Form 470 is how E-rate applicants describe the services for which they are seeking bids. That makes it a demand signal rather than a static list of institutions. The Actor can monitor a state, product niche, service category, buyer type, or keyword set and save only the opportunities relevant to your business.

Useful filters

• recent update window
• form status
• state
• E-rate service category and service type
• keywords across buyer, service, function, manufacturer, and location fields
• minimum requested quantity
• require a reported email
• maximum results

Example input

{
  "daysBack": 21,
  "states": ["TX", "OK", "NM"],
  "serviceCategories": ["Internal Connections"],
  "keywords": ["firewall", "switch", "wireless"],
  "requireContactEmail": true,
  "maxItems": 500
}

Output highlights

Applicant and billed-entity identifiers, applicant type, address, applicant/contact/technical-contact details, service category, service type, function, quantity, capacity, preferred manufacturer, installation and maintenance flags, certification and modification timestamps, allowable contract date, RFP attachment, Form 470 PDF, and source link.

Source and responsible use

Data comes from the official USAC Open Data Form 470 Tool dataset. A Form 470 is a request for competitive bids, not a guarantee of purchase or award. Read the complete filing, RFP, E-rate rules, and applicant instructions before responding. Respect procurement rules and use reported contact information for relevant professional outreach.

For continuous monitoring, create an Apify schedule and connect the resulting dataset to a webhook, CRM, spreadsheet, database, or automation platform.