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school Lebanon School District R3
IFCB Posted : Dec 10, 2015
Bid Deadline : Thursday, Jan 7, 2016

Questions Due By : Thursday, Dec 31, 2015
Applicant Address : Lebanon, MO 65536
IFCB ID : 160009785

IFCB Requirements :
 ·         All Questions and Bids must be submitted using the on-line IFCB system. If for some reason the system is down before the respective deadline, please email your bid to info@crwconsulting.com or fax it to 918.445.0049. Bids or questions submitted in this fashion will be disqualified if the on-line system is active at the time of submission.
 
·         Bidder must agree to participate in USF Program (AKA “E-rate”) for the corresponding funding year.
 
·         Please include the correct Service Provider Identification Number (SPIN) on your bid.
 
·         By submitting a bid, bidder certifies that the bidder does have a valid (non-red light status) SPIN for the E-rate program at the time of submission. Should the Applicant discover that the bidder is on red light status, or if the FCC classifies the bidder as on red-light status before work is performed and invoices are paid, the contract will be null and void and the applicant will have no payment obligations to the bidder.
 
·         Bidder is expected to provide the lowest corresponding price per E-rate rules.  See http://www.usac.org/sl/service-providers/step02/lowest-corresponding-price.aspx for details.
 
·         Bidders for all services and products (except for tariffed telecommunications services or month-to-month services which do not have a related contract) must also submit a contract for products or services.
 
·         Contracts must not prohibit SPIN changes.
 
·         Bidder must agree to provide the Applicant the choice of discount methods (SPI or BEAR).
 
·         Bidder will be automatically disqualified if the District determines that the bidding company has offered any employee of the District any individual gift of more than $20 or gifts totaling more than $50 within a 12 month period.
 
·         All contracts awarded will be contingent upon E-rate funding and final board approval.  The applicant may choose to do all or part of the project upon funding notification.
 
·         All contracts awarded under this IFCB bidding process may be voluntarily renewed by the applicant, upon written notice to the provider, for five consecutive one year terms.
 
·         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.
 
·         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.
 
·         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 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.

Services and Equipment Requested :
 Local Phone Service including 1 PRI Circuit – Approx. 170 DID lines and 111 analog/POTS lines. The PRI circuit address is 777 Brice St, Lebanon, 65536 (417) 532. 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. 1,400 minutes used per month.
 
Cellular Phone Service – Approx. 26 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.
DSL Internet Access – 256k/512k bandwidth. 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 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.
 
WAN Connections – 9 x 10 GB, Fiber loop, daisy chained;  The starting point is 777 Brice, and then to 500 N Adams Ave, 301 Hoover, 901 Maple Lane, 695 Millcreek Road, 1200 Clark Ave, 1310 East Route 66, 1015 N Jefferson, 757 Brice, and then back to 777 Brice.

Questions Received with Applicant Answers   ( Ask Questions? )




The RFP asks for (111) analog/POTS lines. Please provide the quantity of lines by address?

Answer:
 

Location Address Lines
Alternative Center 1015 N Jefferson 5
Boswell 695 Millcreck Road 6
Central Office 1310 E Route 66 8
Esther 1200 Clark Ave 11
Food Service 416 N Adams 1
High School 777 Brice 52
Hillcrest 301 Hoover 4
Jr. High 500 N Adams 5
Maintenance & Transportation 1020 Clark Ave 5
Maplecrest 901 Maple Lane 5
Tech Center 757 Brice 9
     
  Total 111