Local phone service – Approx 20 lines.
E-rate rules require applicants to evaluate the cost of eligible goods and services, and to cost-allocate out the amount for ineligible services from their funding request. If your company will be bidding local phone service, please identify the amount to be cost-allocated out for the ineligible services - DID lines, voice mail, caller ID, inside wire maintenance, 900 call blocking, or other bundled ineligible services.
Long distance service – Approx 20 lines
Cellular phone service – Approx 3 lines. E-rate rules require applicants to evaluate the cost of eligible goods and services, and to cost-allocate out the amount for ineligible services from their funding request. If your company will be bidding bundled data and voice plans, please identify the amount to be cost-allocated out for the ineligible data, text messaging functions or other bundled ineligible services.
Point to Point Circuit – 3Mb bandwidth. From 222 Third Street, Lexington, TX 78947 to 4224 TAMU, College Station, TX 77873.
Point to Point Circuit – 6Mb bandwidth. From 222 Third Street, Lexington, TX 78947 to 4224 TAMU, College Station, TX 77873.
Internet Access - DSL bandwidth. The terminating address for this circuit is 121 Third Street, Lexington, TX 78947; (979) 773.
Internet Access – Applicant currently has 60Mb bandwidth and is considering upgrading up to 300Mb. Please bid 100Mb, 200Mb and 300Mb bandwidths. The terminating address for this circuit is 121 Third Street, Lexington, TX 78947; (979) 773. Please include separate pricing for any installation, activation, and/or initial configuration costs. Please also include separate pricing for maintenance and technical support. Applicant is also requesting a two year payment plan for any construction charges that may occur with an upgrade. If your company will be bidding internet access service, please identify the amount to be cost-allocated out for the ineligible services – email service, web hosting, content filtering, or other bundled ineligible services.
CATEGORY TWO DISQUALIFICATION FACTORS:
· Vendors are required to submit bids via the template “Internal connections – Template V15 – 1” or “Basic Maintenance Template V15 – 1” or “Managed Broadband Internal Services Template V15-1” for each individual school that is receiving equipment and a separate template for all shared equipment. Please name each template for the name of the school and project. Example: “Smith Elementary School Wireless Project” or “Wireless project shared equipment for all schools.” Vendors that do not submit bids in the required template format will be disqualified from the process.
· SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE REQUIRED TO BID AN ENTIRE C2 PROJECT (PROJECT A, PROJECT B, AND/OR PROJECT C) BIDS FOR INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS OF ANY PROJECTS WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
CATEGORY TWO SITE VISIT:
· PROVIDERS WISHING TO BID ON THE CATEGORY TWO PROJECTS MAY ATTEND A VOLUNTARY WALKTHROUGH SCHEDULE FOR DECEMBER 8TH FROM 1PM TO 4PM. MEET AT 8731 NORTH HIGHWAY 77, LEXINGTON, TX 78947.
CATEGORY TWO PROJECT DETAILS:
There is another document available for download (Lexington C2 List) that details the equipment the Applicant would like to purchase for each campus. Applicant will accept functional equivalents of items where a preferred manufacturer is listed. There are THREE Category Two Projects
- Project A – Wireless Access Points & Controller
- Project B – Router & Switches
- Project C – Rack & UPS
Do NOT combine Projects on one bid – each project should be bid separately and have its own total. Please include pricing for installation, activation, and/or initial configuration costs. We would also like for you to submit your bids in your normal format – a word/excel/PDF as you normally would (in addition to the required templates). The winning vendor will be required to complete, for each school (and all shared equipment), the 2016 USAC C2 Templates when they become available.
