UPDATE 10/30/19: The bid deadline has been extended until 11/26/19.
UPDATE 10/29/19: Questions and answers from the 10/24/19 walkthrough have been added as an attachment.
UPDATE 10/29/19: Maps have been added as an attachment.
UPDATE 10/24/19: Questions and answers from the walkthrough have been added as an attachment.
UPDATE 10/16/19: The question deadline has been extended to 10/31/19.
UPDATE 10/15/19: We are still conducting the walkthroughs on 10/22, 10/23, and 10/24 (as described on the IFCB below) for all Projects. However, we recently learned of a scheduling conflict for the network administrator that was planning on leading the 10/22 and 10/23 Project A Cat6 Cabling walkthroughs. If possible, we encourage vendors to attend a walkthrough for Project A - Cat6 Cabling the following week, on 10/29 from 1pm - 3pm or on 10/30 from 9am - 11am.
UPDATE 10/15 - UPS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS HAVE BEEN ADDED. UPS SPECS HAS BEEN ADDED - BOTH ARE ATTACHMENTS TO THIS IFCB
Internal Connections
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.
MANDATORY SITE VISIT PROJECT A- CAT6A CABLING
Vendors wishing to submit bids for category two projects must attend one of two mandatory site visits. The site visits will be held on October 22nd from 1pm-3pm, and October 23rd from 9am-11am. Vendors will meet at 3401 Renick, St. Joseph, MO 64060. Bids from vendors who did not attend either of the site visits will be disqualified.
Project A Narrative
For each of the schools listed in the attachment as part of the Cat6A cabling project, we want Cat6A cabling run to various areas as indicated per school in the attachment. Cable runs may include any or all of the following: Cat6A to a 2-port drop that will be placed in each classroom and other instructional area (some may have 4-port), a 2-4 port drop placed in each office and non-instructional areas, and an additional Cat6A cable run to the location of the VoIP phone in each classroom, other instructional spaces, and some non-instructional spaces, two Cat6A cable runs to gymnasium for AP. Appropriate raceways and cable tracks shall be used. Amounts listed in the attachment are estimates. This installation of all internal cabling raceways, and patching new into closets, must be done in such a way as to not disrupt teaching and learning.
MANDATORY SITE VISIT PROJECT B-FIBER TO SPORTS FIELD PRESS BOXES
Vendors wishing to submit bids for category two projects must attend one of two mandatory site visits. The site visits will be held on October 22nd from 9am-11am, and October 24th from 1pm-3pm. Vendors will meet at 3401 Renick, St. Joseph, MO 64060. Bids from vendors who did not attend either of the site visits will be disqualified.
Project B Narrative
For each of our 3 high schools, we need fiber run from the high school network closet to the press box on the football field for sports broadcasting classes. This will involve permits, trenching, etc., which will vary by location. This installation must be done in such a way as to not disrupt teaching and learning.
MANDATORY SITE VISIT PROJECT C- UPS DEVICES
Vendors wishing to submit bids for category two projects must attend one of two mandatory site visits. The site visits will be held on October 23rd from 1pm-3pm, and October 24th from 9am-11am. Vendors will meet at 3401 Renick, St. Joseph, MO 64060. Bids from vendors who did not attend either of the site visits will be disqualified.
Project C Narrative
For this project, we are wanting to install new, managed UPS devices in each of our network closets. Three of our sites will require the installation of a rack. We also would like to install a new, managed UPS device for our data center. The amounts listed in the attachment are estimates of the number of UPSs we will need. We will also need removal of any existing UPSs, however we do want to keep batteries from any existing UPSs. Installation and initial set-up/configuration of new UPSs and racks will be needed.
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: Vendors who wish to bid must attend one of two mandatory site visits. Vendors who submit a bid but have not attended a meeting 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 were manufactured for use outside of the United States will be disqualified.
DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: Service providers are required to bid an entire Project A, Project B or Project C. Bids for individual components of a single project will be disqualified.
