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Fort Smith Public School
Fort Smith, AR · Billed Entity Number (BEN) 139710
From the latest Form 471 on file (FY2026): 13205 full-time students · NSLP 77% · Category 1 discount 90% · Category 2 discount 85%.
Open Form 470s (FY2027)
No certified FY2027 Form 470 found for this district in the data pulled.
Prior-cycle Form 470s (2)
Category 2 budget
| Cycle | Version | C2 budget (pre-discount) | Funded | Pending | Available | Students | Sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026-2030 | Confirmed | $2,661,732 | $1,325,584 | $0 | $1,336,147 | 13205 | 25 |
| FY2021-2025 | Confirmed | $2,387,432 | $1,776,275 | $0 | $611,157 | 14296 | 27 |
Contract expirations
Upcoming expirations (on or after Oct 16, 2026), from Form 471 FRN data. Latest FRN per contract/provider/service.
| Expires | Provider | Service type | Contract # | Latest FY seen | FRN status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2029 extended | Next Step Group, Inc | Internal Connections | — | FY2024 | Funded |
| Jun 30, 2030 | Cox Arkansas Telecom, LLC | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | FTSM Cox WAN Multiple Bandwidth 2530 | FY2026 | Pending |
| Sep 30, 2030 extended | Next Step Group, Inc | Internal Connections | FTSM C2 NextStep Network Equipment 2526 + 4 EXT | FY2025 | Funded |
| Sep 30, 2031 extended | Next Step Group, Inc | Internal Connections | FTSM C2 538969 Switches NextStep 2627 + 4 EXT | FY2026 | Pending |
| Sep 30, 2031 extended | Next Step Group, Inc | Internal Connections | FTSM C2 538951 Cabling NextStep 2627 + 4 EXT | FY2026 | Pending |
17 additional contract(s) in the data show an expiration date already past.
Past winning providers (Form 471, funded FRNs)
| Provider (SPIN name) | Funded FRNs | Funding years | Service types | Funding requested* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Arkansas Telecom, LLC | 10 | FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023, FY2024, FY2025, FY2026 | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $5,016,757 |
| Next Step Group, Inc | 12 | FY2021, FY2022, FY2023, FY2024, FY2025, FY2026 | Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections, Internal Connections | $2,547,766 |
| CDW Government LLC | 3 | FY2018, FY2019, FY2020 | Internal Connections | $297,516 |
| Blue Sky Technologies, LLC | 1 | FY2019 | Internal Connections | $45,118 |
| Envision Computer Associates Inc., | 2 | FY2017, FY2018 | Internal Connections | $39,447 |
| ConvergeOne, Inc. | 1 | FY2017 | Internal Connections | $316,146 |
| Gov Connection, Inc. | 1 | FY2017 | Internal Connections | $180,005 |
| Vantage Telecom, LLC | 1 | FY2017 | Voice | $12,977 |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | 1 | FY2017 | Voice | $10,074 |
*Sum of funding_commitment_request on FRNs with status Funded — the requested amount, not necessarily the final committed or disbursed amount.
All FRNs on file: 34 pending, 32 funded, 1 cancelled (FY2017–FY2026).
Source: USAC Open Data datasets jt8s-3q52 (Form 470), qdmp-ygft (Form 471 FRN status), 6brt-5pbv (C2 budget), 9s6i-myen (Form 471 basic info). Data pulled 2026-10-16.