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.

 

 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.

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·        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.

 

·        INTERNET ACCESS DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Any and all installation charges 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.

 

·        The winning C2 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.

 

·         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.

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

UPDATE 11/22/16: FLOOR PLANS FOR WAPs HAVE BEEN ADDED

UPDATE 11/14/2016:  PHYSICAL ADDRESS CORRECTED TO 1399 East Highway 22, Suite B.


 Local Phone Service including a PRI circuit – Approx. 34 analog/POTS lines and 20 DID lines. The terminating address for the PRI circuit is 510 S. Rollins, Centralia, MO 65240 (573)682. 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 – Approx. 57 lines

Internet Access – 60 Mb/4 Mb bandwidth. Terminating address for the circuit is 510 S. Rollins, Centralia, MO 65240 (573)682.

Internet Access – 100 Mb bandwidth. Terminating address for the circuit is 510 S. Rollins, Centralia, MO 65240 (573)682. Applicant would like bids for 100 Mb, 110 Mb, 120 Mb, 130 Mb, 140 Mb and 150 Mb bandwidths. Please provide separate pricing for any installation, activation, or initial configuration. Please also provide separate pricing for any maintenance and technical support.

 

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 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.

 

 

 

CATEGORY TWO VOLUNTARY SITE VISIT:

 

PROVIDERS WISHING TO BID ON THE CATEGORY TWO PROJECTS CAN ATTEND ONE OF TWO VOLUNTARY WALKTHROUGHS SCHEDULED ON NOVEMBER 7, 2016 AND NOVEMBER 14, 2016. THE TIME FOR BOTH DATES IS FROM 12:30PM – 3:00PM.

 

 

CATEGORY TWO PROJECT DETAILS:

District Shared:

Wireless Controller, Qty. 1,  prefer HP MSM 850 or functional equivalent

 

CHS:

WAP – Qty. 3, prefer HP MSM 430 or functional equivalent

 

CBMS:

WAP – Qty 3, prefer HP MSM 430 or functional equivalent

CIS:

WAP – Qty. 3, prefer HP MSM 430 or functional equivalent

 

 

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

 

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.

 

 

CATEGORY TWO DISQUALIFICATION FACTORS:

 

 

DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR C2: Service providers are required to bid the entire Erate eligible hardware project.  Bids for individual components of the Erate eligible 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.