·        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.

 

·        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.

 Internet Access – Applicant is seeking bids for 50 Mb to 100 Mb bandwidth. Please also include bids for 60 Mb, 70 Mb, 80 Mb and 90 Mb bandwidths. The terminating address for this circuit is 210 W. Patton St., Sturgeon, MO 65284. Please provide separate pricing for any installation, activation, or initial configuration. 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.

 

Lit Fiber Connection – 1 GB to 10 GB bandwidth. Between 210 W. Patton, Sturgeon, MO 65284 & 24350 N. Fairgrounds Rd., Sturgeon, MO 65284. Please provide separate pricing for any installation, activation, or initial configuration. Please also provide separate pricing for any maintenance and technical support.

 

Self-Provisioned Fiber  - There are additional documents available to download with details about this project.

Fiber Maintenance is also requested:

Operations and Maintenance Practices:  The Sturgeon School District will require on-going maintenance and operations of the fiber.  When pricing maintenance and operations, the respondent should include an overview of fiber maintenance practices including:

 

-Call before you dig locate services;

-Routine maintenance and inspection,

-Scheduled maintenance windows and scheduling practices for planned outages,

-Fiber monitoring including information on what fiber management software is used, what fiber monitoring system is used, and who performs the monitoring,

-Handling of unscheduled outages and customer problem reports? What service level agreement is included, and what alternative service levels may be available at additional cost,

-What agreements are in place with applicable utilities and utility contractors for emergency restoration,

-Repair of fiber breaks,

-Replacement of damaged fiber,

-Replacement of fiber which no longer meets specifications,

-Policies for customer notification regarding maintenance