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

school Fredericksburg ISD
IFCB Posted : Jan 25, 2018
Bid Deadline : Thursday, Feb 22, 2018

Questions Due By : Saturday, Feb 3, 2018
Applicant Address : Fredericksburg, TX 78624
IFCB ID : 180019194

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.

Services and Equipment Requested :
 Internet Access – 1 GB bandwidth. Terminating address for this circuit is 220 Peach St., Stonewall, TX 78671. 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.

WAN Connection – from 211 West College St, Fredericksburg, TX 78624 to 220 Peach St., Stonewall, TX 78671. Lit Fiber please provide bids for 1 GB bandwidth, Dark Fiber please provide bids for 2 strands. Vendors must identify if they own all of the fiber, including any last-mile connections, with their fiber bids.

 

WAN Connections - Lit Fiber please provide bids for 10 GB bandwidth, Dark Fiber please provide bids for 12 strands. to the following:

1.      HS – 1107 Hwy 16 S, Fredericksburg, TX 78624

2.      MS  - 211 West College St, Fredericksburg, TX 78624

3.      ES – 1608 N Adams St, Fredericksburg, TX 78624

4.      Central Office – 234 Friendship Lane, Fredericksburg, TX 78624

5.      Ag Building – 119 Hollmig Lane, Fredericksburg, TX 78624

Vendors must identify if they own all of the fiber, including any last-mile connections, with their fiber bids.

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