Cellular Phone Service - 20 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 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.
Leased Lit Fiber- 2 x 50Mb from Bryan 410 Bethel Lane, Bryan, TX, 77802; (979)774 – one to 1102 Pinemont Dr. Suite P, Houston 77018; (713) 290 and one to 1055 W. Tidwell, Houston 77091; (713) 344. Please include bids for 100Mb.
PINEMONT AND TIDWELL CAMPUS
Local Phone Service – Approx. 15 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 – Approx. 15 lines
BRYAN CAMPUS
Local Phone Service – Approx. 12 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 – Approx. 12 lines
Internet Access –100Mb bandwidth. The terminating address for this circuit is 410 Bethel Ln. Suite 107 Bryan, TX, 77802; (979) 268. 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.
NOTE: Per USAC’s current guidance about applying for Internet access this applicant is checking the Leased Lit Fiber, Internet Access: ISP Service only and Internet Access and Transport Bundled.
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.
INTERNAL CONNECTIONS
MANDATORY SITE VISIT
Vendors wishing to submit bids for internal connection projects must attend one of two mandatory site visits. The first site visit will be held on December 11th, beginning at 2pm. The second visit will be held on December 18th, beginning at 2pm. Vendors will meet at 410 Bethel Lane Bryan, TX 77802. Bids from vendors who did not attend either of the site visits will be disqualified.
PROJECT A-SWITCHES
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Type of Equipment
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School Name
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Specific Quantity
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Possible Range of Quantities
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Preferred Make/Manufacturer
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Switches
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Bryan Campus
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8
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8-10
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Cisco or functional equivalent
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PROJECT B- WIRELESS CONTROLLER
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Type of Equipment
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School Name
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Specific Quantity
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Preferred Make/Manufacturer
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Wireless Controller
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Tidwell Campus
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1
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Cisco or functional equivalent
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PROJECT C- FIREWALL
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Type of Equipment
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School Name
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Specific Quantity
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Preferred Make/Manufacturer
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Firewall Service and Components
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Tidwell Campus
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1
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Cisco or functional equivalent
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PROJECT D- UPS/BATTERY BACKUPS
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Type of Equipment
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School Name
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Specific Quantity
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Possible Range of Quantities
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Preferred Make/Manufacturer
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UPS/Battery Backup
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Tidwell Campus
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6
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6-10
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APC or functional equivalent
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UPS/Battery Backup
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Bryan Campus
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2
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2-3
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APC or functional equivalent
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COMPATIBILITY REQUIREMENT
All equipment must be compatible with existing Cisco products.
DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: It will be the bidder’s responsibility to provide documentation about the compatibility requirements listed in this IFCB. Vendors that submit bids without documentation demonstrating the required compatibility listed in this IFCB will have their bids disqualified, unless that vendor has bid the preferred make/model number listed.
DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: Vendors must complete and include the C2 Cover Page with their bid. Bids received without the cover page will be disqualified.
DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: Applicant will not accept bids for refurbished equipment. Any bids containing refurbished equipment will be disqualified.
DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: Bids that include equipment that was manufactured for use outside of the United States will be disqualified.
BASIC MAINTENANCE OF INTERNAL CONNECTIONS
BASIC MAINTENANCE OF INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: There is another document associated with this IFCB available for download that lists the equipment to be maintained.
DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR BMIC: Service providers are required to bid the entire hardware project/upgrade. Bids for individual components of the project/upgrade will be disqualified.
DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR BMIC: Vendors must complete and include the C2 Cover Page with their bid. Bids received without the cover page will be disqualified.
DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR BMIC - Maintenance bids listing only an hourly rate and not a monthly or annual total will be disqualified. Vendors quoting an hourly rate are required to also a) confirm that you have the ability/expertise to maintain all of the equipment listed and b) propose a number of hours at a particular rate monthly to properly maintain the entire list of equipment. Bids that contain only hourly rates, without confirmation that the company can service the list of equipment, or without a monthly total will be disqualified.
