Community ISD | 180003769

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Community ISD

IFCB Posted : Nov 7, 2017

Bid Deadline : Monday, Dec 18, 2017

Questions Due By : Friday, Nov 17, 2017

Applicant Address : Nevada, TX 75173

IFCB ID : 180003769

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.

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

· 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: Applicant will not accept bids for refurbished equipment. Any bids containing refurbished equipment will be disqualified.

Services and Equipment Requested :

UPDATE 12/6/2017: The new public bid opening date is 12/21 at 10AM time. Same location as previously advertised.

UPDATE: 12/4/17 3:39PM- The bid deadline has been extended to 12/18/17.

Category One

Leased Lit Fiber – Applicant currently has 300Mb bandwidth connection and is considering upgrading up to 5GB bandwidth. The connection is from 615 FM 1138 North, Nevada, TX 7517, (972) 843, to 801 Presidents Blvd, Lavon, TX, (972) 843. Please provide 1 year and 3 year pricing in 500Mb increments from 500Mb up to 5GB (500Mb, 1GB, 1.5GB, 2GB…5GB). Please include separate pricing for any installation, activation, and/or initial configuration costs. Please also include separate pricing for maintenance and technical support.

Internet Access – Minimum 100Mb bandwidth, maximum 300Mb bandwidth. The terminating address for this circuit is the NE Smith Elementary School, 801 Presidents Blvd, Lavon, TX 75166; (972) 843. Please provide pricing for 100Mb, 150Mb, 200Mb, 250Mb, and 300Mb 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.

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.

DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNET ACCESS: 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

INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: 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 application prefers – they will also accept functional equivalents of said items.

Project Narrative: The network switches are for our Campus Aggregation and Wireless network. The WS-C3850-24XS (or functional equivalent) should contain module C3850-NM-2-40G (or functional equivalent). All switches should have a redundant power supply option. All switches should contain stacking modules and cables appropriate for a 2U separation between switches. Please indicate on your proposal if you are a Cisco Certified Partner.

Compatibility Requirements: All switches must be compatible with Cisco 9K and Cisco 5520 wireless.

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

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: Applicant will not accept bids for refurbished equipment. Any bids containing refurbished equipment will be disqualified.

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

CommunityC2Attachment4.xlsx
CommunityISDC2COVERPAGE61.pdf
2018C2BiddingInstructions58.docx

Bid deadline has been reached.

Questions Received with Applicant Answers ( Ask Questions? )

Is stacking required for any of the switches. If so, how many in each stack?

Answer:
If the switch supports stacking (all requested do) please include a stacking module with appropriate stacking cables to cover a 2U distance between the switches

Can I submit a bid that uses a microwave solution?

Answer:
Yes we will accept a bid of a microwave solution

Question deadline has been reached.