Local Phone Service including 1 PRI Circuit – Approx. 400 DID lines and 7 analog/POTS lines. The PRI circuit address is 700 East Street, Lathrop, MO; (816) 528.
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 – Approx. 30 lines.
Cellular Phone Service – Approx. 6 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.
CATEGORY TWO PROJECT DETAILS:
There are four separate projects - Project A, Project B, Project C and Project D. Applicant will accept bids for functional equivalents when a preferred make/manufacturer is listed. Service providers are required to bid the entire project – Project A, Project B, Project C and/or Project D. Bids for individual components of any projects will be disqualified.
Project A – District Equipment:
1 x Dell/SonicWall NSA 4600 or functional equivalent.
Project B – High School Equipment:
2 x HP 2920 24 port POE+ switches or functional equivalent.
4 x HP Multimode Mini GBIC Short Range SX-LC or functional equivalent.
4 x Fiber Patch Cables 10 ft.
2 x Aruba Instant IAP275 outdoor wireless Access Points or functional equivalent.
2 x Aruba 270 series Outdoor AP Short Mount Kit Pole / Wall Mount or functional equivalent.
2 x Cat5E Weatherproof 25 Ft. cable
Project C – Elementary School Equipment:
10 x Aruba Instant IAP 205 Wireless Access Points 802.11n/ac 2X2 or functional equivalent.
1 x Aruba Access Point Mount Kits for flat surface / wall mounting for IAP 205's or functional equivalent.
2 x Aruba IAP 214 Wireless Access Point 802.11n/ac 3X3 or functional equivalent.
2 x Aruba Access Point mounting kit for flat Surface / Wall Mounting for IAP 214's or functional equivalent.
6 x Aruba w.4-2.5 Ghz 4.9-5.875 Ghz Omni Direction Detachable Antennas or functional equivalent.
4 x HP 2920 48 port POE+ switches or functional equivalent.
Project D – UPS/Battery Backup
4 x Tripplite 1500VA UPS Smart LCD Tower Battery Backup 120V or functional equivalent.
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 Internal Broadband Services (MIBS) Template” 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 the entire project – Project A, Project B, Project C and/or Project D. Bids for individual components of any projects will be disqualified.
We would also like for providers bidding on Category Two projects to also submit your bids in normal format – a word/excel/PDF as you normally would. The winning Category Two vendor(s) will be required to complete, for each school and all shared equipment, the 2016 USAC C2 Templates when they become available. Once available, the templates will be due in a 14 day time period.