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E-Rate Elite Services, Inc. (EES), is a registered E-Rate consultant (Registration #: 16024803) with the Schools & Libraries Division of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC.) Our firm has managed E-Rate funding and telecommunications audits in excess of $800 million in 28 states across the country since its inception in 2001. Among our current clients are the Archdiocese of Charleston in South Carolina, Baltimore City Public Schools, Lodi Unified School District and Anne Arundel County Public Schools. For more than twenty years EES has provided E-Rate management consulting, appeal/audit representation and project management services. Our clients range from private organizations to large public school districts and library systems with complex budget and procurements. Several of our clients are listed among the top 100 largest school districts in the United States. Our services include: consulting on technology planning, form preparation/submission, appeals, audit representation, compliance management, monthly newsletters, on-site training sessions, online access to your account, and a designated account manager to a host of other client benefits.
MINORITY OWNED BUSINESS
Bid recommended for approval in April 2025. Contract and extensions possible through May 2029.
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E-Rate Consulting Services
EdTechnologyFunds provides “hands-on” consulting services and innovative cloud- based tools in support of the FCC’s E-Rate Program and other funding resources for schools, libraries, & municipalities. We provide end-to-end services including needs assessments, application submissions, review/compliance support, and record retention support as needed to build technology infrastructures that will enable students and communities to thrive in the digital economy.
Core Services
– Full-Service E-Rate Management – End-to-end handling of Form 470, Form 471, invoicing & appeals.
– Compliance & Audit Support – Future-proof documentation and 10-year FCC record retention.
– AI-Powered Software Tools – Including DocAssist, RFP Generator, Deadline Notify & more.
– Vendor Coordination – Strategic guidance tailored to your district’s infrastructure goals.
WOMEN AND MINORITY OWNED BUSINESS
BID 2025.5
Bid recommended for approval in April 2025. Contract and extensions possible through May 2029.
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Kellogg & Sovereign® Consulting (K&S) provides professional program management services for schools and libraries. Clients range from rural schools and single site libraries to urban school districts, library systems and state-wide consortia. Working with the USF programs since the inception of the E-Rate program in 1997, the dedicated professionals are qualified to assist with funding needs. The Kellogg & Sovereign Consulting team works with schools and libraries to successfully apply for E-Rate discounts on advanced telecommunications and information services.
BID 2025.5
Bid recommended for approval in April 2025. Contract and extensions possible through May 2029.
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Tel/Logic Inc. d.b.a. E-Rate Central is a Corporation registered in the State of New York and was initially incorporated in New York on March 30. 1998. E-Rate Central was established in 1997 for the sole purpose of helping schools, school districts, and libraries successfully navigate the complex and time-consuming rules and procedures of the Federal E-rate Program. The overriding goal that drives our organization is simple: make the E-rate program work for our clients.
E-Rate Central, does not provide, nor does Tel/Logic or any of its employees have a financial or marketing interest in any other organization that provides E-rate eligible services. Most specifically, Tel/Logic does not have a Service Provider Identification Number (SPIN), a basic requirement for doing business as an E-rate vendor. We are a registered consultant with USAC and have been assigned Consultant Registration Number (CRN) 16060891.
Our services traditionally include, but are not limited to, statewide training , program management for projects similar to those requested in this RFP, procurement assistance, E-rate forms preparation, application review, advocating policy on behalf of clients, audit support and appeal preparation.
Our client base includes State Governmental Agencies, large consortiums, libraries, and public-school districts across the nation. E-Rate Central is a member of the State E-rate Coordinators Alliance (SECA) and the only consulting firm representing state interests in more than three states. E-Rate Central is a founding member of the E-rate Management Professionals Association (E-mpa®) E-Rate Central has been an elected member of the E-mpa® board since E-mpa®’s inception. Our employees have professional backgrounds outside of E-Rate Central that include state E-rate Coordination, telecommunications, school district administration, and leadership positions within the Schools and Libraries Division of USAC.
E-rate Central is a leading source of E-rate information, nationwide. Our widely read weekly newsletter demystifies the E-rate program for applicants, service providers, and other consultants. It is distributed via email, our web site, and social media and provides news, tips, and analysis of current events in plain language that program participants can use to solve real E-rate problems. We customize our newsletter for our individual state clients so that relevant state E-rate news is disseminated along with the national news that is a part of our core distribution.
BID 2025.5
Bid recommended for approval in April 2025. Contract and extensions possible through May 2029.
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