UPDATE: 12/16 - FLOOR PLANS HAVE BEEN ADDED AS AN ATTACHMENT TO THIS IFCB
UPDATE ON 12/11/15 11:30 AM: THERE WILL BE ONE MORE VOLUNTARY WALKTHROUGH - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2015 FROM 10:00 TO 12:00.
Local Phone Service – Approx. 43 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. 43 lines.
11/25/15 UPDATE: BMIC TEMPLATE ADDED
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.
CATEGORY TWO VOLUNTARY SITE VISIT:
PROVIDERS WISHING TO BID ON THE CATEGORY TWO PROJECTS MAY ATTEND ONE OF THREE VOLUNTARY WALKTHROUGHS SCHEDULED ON DECEMBER 8, 2015, DECEMBER 9, 2015 AND DECEMBER 10, 2015 FROM 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
CATEGORY TWO PROJECT DETAILS -:
There are four projects – Project A, B, C and D:
Project A – Cabling, Racks and Switches
Project B – WAPs and Wireless Controller
Project C – Installation of WAPs
Project D – Maintenance of WAPs and Wireless Controller in Project B
There is another document available for download (East Prairie C2 list) that details the equipment that the applicant would like to purchase and have maintained. Applicant will accept bids for functional equivalents when a preferred make/manufacturer is listed.
CATEGORY TWO DISQUALIFICATION FACTORS:
Vendors are required to submit bids via the template “Internal connections – Template V15 – 1” or “Basic Maintenance 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.
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.
DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Service providers are required to bid an entire Project. Bids for individual components of a single project 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.
