• All Questions and Bids must be submitted using the on-line IFCB system. If the IFCB system is down before the 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 or your bid will be disqualified. 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. If the applicant discovers that fees, taxes or surcharges apply but are not listed on the bid (after the time of bid awards) those charges will be the responsibility of the bidding company.

 

• DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR CATEGORY ONE: Vendors must complete and include the C1 Cover Page with their bid. Bids received without the cover page will be disqualified.

 

• 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 an entire Project A, Project B, Project C, or Project D.  Bids for individual components of a single project 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.

 

• DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR BMIC: Service providers are required to bid an entire Project E, or Project F.  Bids for individual components of a single project 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.  

 

 

(1)-Network switch equivalent to Aruba 5406R ZL2 switch with the following ports and features;

Minimum 120 ports 10/100/1000Base-T PoE+

Minimum 8-port 1G/10GbE SFP+

(2) Power supplies

(2) 10G SFP+ LC LR transceiver (single-mode fiber-optic cable up to 10km compatible)

(1) 10G SFP+ LC LRM transceiver (62.5/125 um multimode fiber-optic cable compatible)

 

 

(1)-Network switch equivalent to Aruba 5406R ZL2 switch with the following ports and features;

Minimum 140 ports 10/100/1000Base-T PoE+

Minimum 4-port 1G/10GbE SFP+

(2) Power supplies

(1) 10G SFP+ LC LRM transceiver (62.5/125 um multimode fiber-optic cable compatible)

 

DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR CATEGORY ONE: Vendors must complete and include the C1 Cover Page with their bid. Bids received without the cover page will be disqualified.

 

 

 

 

 

Vendors wishing to bid on internal connections can attend a voluntary site visit either November 13th or November 18th at 9AM.  Vendors will meet at Carl Junction Instructional Services Center located at 201 Broadway, Carl Junction, MO 64834, Room 34, enter through exterior door C7. 

 

 

Carl Junction School is seeking bids for network switch hardware to increase access to network services provided to high school and junior high students by the District.  The District currently utilizes Aruba Networks switch hardware, Aruba Networks wireless access points, and ESI phones.  All proposals must maintain compatibility and support with currently installed network hardware. 

All proposals need to include an itemized list, per project, of equipment, materials, mounting hardware, licensing, activation, and any other related fees.  Indicate any deviations from the RFP in your bid.  The District is not requesting installation.

 

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 applicant prefers – they will also accept functional equivalents of said items.

  

NOTE:  The BMIC box has been checked on the 470 in the event that your licenses are considered BMIC (not IC) by USAC.  Bid those costs, if any, under Internal Connections on the cover page.

 

 

Switch hardware must be fully compatible with existing Aruba/HP ProCurve 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: Service providers are required to bid an entire Project A, Project B, Project C, or Project D.  Bids for individual components of a single project will be disqualified.

 

DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: Applicant will not accept bids for refurbished equipment. Any bids containing refurbished equipment will be disqualified.

 

 

BASIC MAINTENANCE OF INTERNAL CONNECTIONS:  There is another document associated with this IFCB available for download that lists the equipment to be maintained.

  

 

The Palo Alto Networks support bids should include 1-year premium support renewal, as well as a 1-year threat prevention subscription, and 1-year URL filtering subscription.  The threat prevention and URL filtering subscriptions are not eligible for category two reimbursement.  Device serial number will be provided upon request.  This is not a bid for firewall hardware. 

 

DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR BMIC: Service providers are required to bid an entire Project E, or Project F.  Bids for individual components of a single project 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.