UPDATED 11/24/15: UPDATED DISQUALIFICATION FACTORS
Local Phone Service – Approx. 5 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 – Approx. 5 lines.
Internet Access – Applicant is considering upgrading from 150 Mb to 250 Mb bandwidth. The terminating address for this circuit is 927 East Walnut, Street, Shawnee, OK 74801. The area code and prefix for the service address (or terminating point) are (405) 273. Please provide separate pricing for any installation, activation, or initial configuration. Please also provide separate pricing for any maintenance and technical support. 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. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Bidders who are not eligible to provide OUSF support will be disqualified.
CATEGORY TWO VOLUNTARY SITE VISIT:
PROVIDERS WISHING TO BID ON THE CATEGORY TWO PROJECTS MAY ATTEND ONE OF TWO VOLUNTARY WALKTHROUGHS SCHEDULED ON DECEMBER 9, 2015 AND DECEMBER 16, 2015 FROM 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
CATEGORY TWO PROJECT DETAILS:
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.”
Below is the equipment the Applicant wants to purchase (Internal Connections):
• Cabling – 4 x Cat 6 drops
• WAPs – 4 x Cisco or functional equivalent
• Wireless Controller – 1 x Cisco or functional equivalent
Below is the equipment the Applicant would like maintained (BMIC):
• Firewall – 1 x Juniper SRX220H
• Switches – 2 x Cisco Catalyst 2960-S PoE+
• Switches – 1 x HP ProCurve 2510-24
• Switches – 1 x Juniper ES3200-48P
• UPS/Battery Backup – 2 x APC SMX1500RM2U
• WAPs – 11 x Cisco
• Wireless Controller – 1 x Cisco
CATEGORY TWO DISQUALIFICATION FACTORS:
SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE REQUIRED TO BID THE ENTIRE HARDWARE PROJECT/UPGRADE. BIDS FOR INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT/UPGRADE WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
MAINTENANCE BIDS LISTING ONLY AN HOURLY RATE AND NOT A MONTHLY OR ANNUAL TOTAL WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. VENDORS QUOTING AN HOURLY RATE ARE REQUIRED TO ALSO A) CONFIRM THAT YOU HAVE THE ABILITY/EXPERTISE TO MAINTAIN ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT LISTED AND B) PROPOSE A NUMBER OF HOURS AT A PARTICULAR RATE MONTHLY TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN THE ENTIRE LIST OF EQUIPMENT. BIDS THAT CONTAIN ONLY HOURLY RATES, WITHOUT CONFIRMATION THAT THE COMPANY CAN SERVICE THE LIST OF EQUIPMENT, OR WITHOUT A MONTHLY TOTAL, 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.