·        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.

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.

·        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.

·        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.

·          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: Service providers are required to bid the entire hardware project/upgrade.  Bids for individual components of the project/upgrade will be disqualified.

·        DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR C2: Vendors wishing to submit bids for category 2 projects must attend one of two mandatory site visits.  Bids from vendors who did not attend either of the site visits will be disqualified.

  ·        DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR C2: Vendors must complete and include the C2 Cover Page with their bid. Bids received without the cover page will be disqualified.

Long Distance – Approx. 5 lines

Cellular Service – 4 lines

CATEGORY TWO MANDATORY SITE VISIT FOR PROJECTS E AND F ONLY:

PROVIDERS WISHING TO BID ON THE CATEGORY TWO PROJECTS E AND F MUST ATTEND ONE OF TWO MANDATORY WALKTHROUGHS SCHEDULED ON DECEMBER 7, 2016 AND DECEMBER 14, 2016 FOR THE WIFI/CABLING PROJECT.  BOTH DATES THE TIME FOR VISITS IS FROM 1:00PM – 2:00PM. BIDS RECEIVED FROM VENDORS FOR WIFI/CABLING WHO DID NOT ATTEND EITHER MEETING WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

CATEGORY TWO PROJECT DETAILS:

The district will be adding district wide wireless access for internet and LAN access. The district will be replacing existing Extreme switches to handle increased bandwidth required for online testing, online curriculum and the PoE requirements of Wi-Fi.

There is another document associated with this IFCB available for download that details the equipment the applicant wishes to purchase.  The document lists equipment that the applicant prefers – they will also accept functional equivalents of said items. 

Please provide separate pricing for any installation, activation, or initial configuration.

CATEGORY TWO DISQUALIFICATION FACTORS:

DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR C2: Service providers are required to bid the entire Erate eligible hardware projects.  Bids for individual components of a single project will be disqualified.

DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR C2: Vendors must complete and include the C2 Cover Page with their bid. Bids received without the cover page will be disqualified.