All bid deadlines are 11:59pm Pacific Time the date of the bid deadline listed unless otherwise noted.

school Central ISD 7
IFCB Posted : Nov 15, 2016
Bid Deadline : Tuesday, Dec 13, 2016

Questions Due By : Tuesday, Dec 6, 2016
Applicant Address : Sallisaw, OK 74955
IFCB ID : 170050348

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.
 
·         Bids must identify all fees and charges (including installation charges, if applicable) that will be assessed to the Applicant to procure the services or equipment included in your bid.
 
·         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. Please include this language in your final contract.
 
·         All applicable fees, surcharges, and taxes must be identified on the bid. E-rate rules require the applicants to evaluate the price of eligible goods and services that will be listed on the 471 application during the competitive bidding process. Fees and surcharges that apply but are not listed on the bid will be the responsibility of the bidding company, should their bid be awarded.
  
·         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.
 
·         DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNET: Bidders who are not eligible to provide OUSF support will be disqualified.

·         INTERNET ACCESS DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Any and all installation charges AND special construction costs must be identified on your bid. If you submit a bid indicating that installation charges may apply without listing those charges, we will consider your bid incomplete and disqualify your bid.
 
·         If the Applicant is requesting bids for equipment with specific make and model numbers listed, the Applicant will also accept bids for functionally equivalent equipment.
 
·         The winning vendor will be required to complete the USAC approved Item 21 template for the project within 7 working days after notification that the vendor has won the bid.
 
 
·         DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR C2: Vendors must complete and include the C2 Cover Page with their bid. Bids received without the cover page will be disqualified.
 
 

Services and Equipment Requested :
 Local phone service – Approx 8 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 – Applicant averages 700 minutes per month
 
Internet Access – Minimum 100Mb, maximum 200Mb bandwidth.  The terminating address for this circuit is 108089 S 4670 Rd., Sallisaw, OK,  74955; (479) 650.  Please provide bids for 100Mb, 150Mb and 200Mb bandwidths.  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. 
INTERNET ACCESS DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Any and all installation charges AND special construction costs must be identified on your bid. If you submit a bid indicating that installation charges may apply without listing those charges, we will consider your bid incomplete and disqualify your bid. 
DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNET: Bidders who are not eligible to provide OUSF support will be disqualified.
 
Category Two: Internal Connections – Applicant is seeking a Pfsense SG-8860-1U firewall and will accept bids for functional equivalent of preferred item.  The firewall will serve both the Elementary and High Schools.  Vendors must complete and include the C2 Cover Page with their bid. Bids received without the cover page will be disqualified.

There is an additional document associated with this IFCB. Please click the buttons to download the document.

2017C2BiddingInstructions51.pdf
Central7C2COVERPAGE.pdf

Questions Received with Applicant Answers   ( Ask Questions? )




Are there any subscribed features being requested on the firewall, such as web filtering or intrusion prevention? If so what are the throughput requirements and how many users would it be servicing? Is the district looking for initial configuration and installation or equipment only?

Answer:
 Central will not be subscribing to any additional features, firewall only. We are also just looking for the equipment, no config or installation. Thanks!