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

school Midland ISD
IFCB Posted : Dec 12, 2018
Bid Deadline : Tuesday, Jan 15, 2019

Questions Due By : Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018
Applicant Address : Midland, TX 79701
IFCB ID : 190009619

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.
 
·        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: Bids that include equipment that was manufactured for use outside of the United States 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. 

Services and Equipment Requested :

UPDATE 12/18/18 – Award Criteria is now available to download. The bid deadline has been extended to 1/15/19.

 

UPDATE 12/18/18 - In previous newspaper ads the bid opening date (not the bid deadline) was listed as 1/15/19. That date has been revised and is now 1:30 pm, 1/21/19, 615 W. Missouri.

Internal Connections – District will be seeking 2 of each item below for Option A and Option B for the sites available to download. Quantities of equipment requested may be revised. The totals of the equipment we are requesting will depend upon the bid evaluations of our WAN project. Depending on whether a lit leased fiber, dark leased fiber or self-provisioned project is awarded (or a different option), the equipment totals may substantial change. Functional equivalents of all items listed will be accepted.
 
Option A:
86x WS-C3850-24XS-S
86x Stack-T1-50cm
86x CAB-SPWR-30CM
86x pwr-c1-715WAC
 
Option B:
86x C9500 -16X-EDU
86x C9500 Network Advantage, low density license, K12
86x PWR-C4-950WAC-R
86x C9500-NM-8X
 
COMPATIBILITY REQUIREMENT
All switches must be compatible with existing Cisco switches. 
 
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: Bids that include equipment that was manufactured for use outside of the United States will be disqualified. 

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

SwitchSites.xlsx
MidlandC2COVERPAGE.pdf
2019C2BiddingInstructions9064.docx
AwardCriteria.docx

Questions Received with Applicant Answers   ( Ask Questions? )




1. do you want the vendor to install the equipment? 2. do you want the vendor to program the equipment? 3. do you want the vendor to maintain the equipment?

Answer:
 

"No" to all three questions.