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school Steamboat Springs School District
IFCB Posted : Jan 21, 2016
Bid Deadline : Friday, Mar 11, 2016

Questions Due By : Monday, Feb 29, 2016
Applicant Address : Steamboat Springs, CO 80477
IFCB ID : 160020532

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.
 
·        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.
 
·        Prices must be held firm for the duration of the associated E-rate Funding Year(s) or until all work associated with the project is complete (including any contract and USAC approved extensions).

Services and Equipment Requested :
UPDATE 3/10/16: We have updated the IFCB today with a bid schedule for the self-provisioned fiber project. Vendors are not required to complete the bid schedule to submit a bid.

UPDATE 2/19: A NEW ZIP FOLDER HAS BEEN ADDED. THE OLD RFP HAD THE WRONG DUE DATE ON THE COVER PAGE. THAT IS THE ONLY CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS ZIP FOLDER. THE CORRECT DUE DATE IS 3/11/2016.

UPDATE 2/15/16: A SPREADSHEET FOR LIT FIBER PRICING HAS BEEN ADDED.

UPDATE 2/12/2016: FOR THE LIT AND DARK FIBER REQUESTS, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE BIDS WITH A 3, 5 AND FULL 10 YEAR TERM.

UPDATE 2/1/16: THERE IS ANOTHER DOCUMENT AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD WITH A PRELIMINARY DRAWING OF THE LARGER ROUTT COUNTY PROJECT.  AND ONE QUESTION FROM 1/29 MEETING:

Would the school district be responsible for Joint Use pole attachment fees for things aerial?  The answer is yes.


UPDATE 1/25: DARK FIBER MAINT. SPECS HAVE BEEN ADDED AS AN ATTACHMENT

 Facility Locations
 
Facility
Address
SSSDRe-2 District Office (CNL, Carrier Netural Location)
325 7th St., Steamboat Springs, CO 80487
Soda Creek Elementary (SCE)
220 Park Avenue, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487
Strawberry Park Elementary (SPE)
39620 Amethyst Dr., Steamboat Springs, CO 80487
Steamboat Springs High School (SSHS)
45 E Maple St., Steamboat Springs, CO 80487
SSSD Transportation Center
923 Critter Crt., Steamboat Springs, CO 80487
Steamboat Springs Middle School
(Not Required for Self Provisioned as currently designed)
39610 Amethyst Dr., Steamboat Springs, CO 80487
 
There is an additional zip file with information to download for all three parts of this project.

Lit Fiber – 5 connections. Please provide bids for 1 GB and 10 GB bandwidths. Please detail how lit service is offered.  Will you provide us with a port on  your equipment or a “GBIC” or “SFP” that we plug into our switches?  We use Avaya 96xx series switches for connection.  Please provide separate pricing for any installation, activation, or initial configuration by connection. Please also provide separate pricing for any maintenance and technical support. Applicant is requesting a payment plan of 4 years for construction costs of circuit.

Dark Fiber – 5 connections. Please include a variety of IRU terms. Please provide what you willing to offer. Please provide separate pricing for any installation, activation, or initial configuration by connection. Please also provide separate pricing for any maintenance and technical support. Applicant is requesting a payment plan of 4 years for construction costs of circuit.
 
Self-Provisioned Fiber – Applicant will accept bids for functional equivalents when a preferred make/manufacturer is listed. Applicant is requesting a payment plan of 4 years for construction costs of circuit.
There will be a pre-bid conference on January 29, 2016 at the Steamboat Springs School District board room at 325 7th Street, Steamboat Springs, CO.  Those who cannot make this meeting should contact Tim Miles, (tmiles@ssk12.org) and arrange another visit. The pre-bid conference will begin at 10:00 AM and will take as long as needed to satisfy questions.  All questions will be recorded and shared as an addendum to RFP.  It will be posted for all to access. 

Vendors are asked to submit an Intent to Submit Notification by February 1st, 2015.  This notification should be emailed to Tim Miles at tmiles@ssk12.org and indicate if the respondent intends to submit a proposal for Lit, Dark or Self Provisioned.   A vendor may submit more than one bid if it is bidding more than one solution.

Questions Received with Applicant Answers   ( Ask Questions? )




What is the accurate due date? The cover of the RFP says 2/19. The schedule of timelines says March 11. thanks,

Answer:
 Thank you for catching that. The correct due date is 3/11. We have uploaded a revised RFP with a corrected cover page. 

could you confirm the address for the transportation center please.

Answer:
 923 Critter Court, Steamboat Springs CO 80487