All bid deadlines are 11:59pm Pacific Time the date of the bid deadline listed unless otherwise noted.
· 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 https://www.usac.org/e-rate/service-providers/step-2-responding-to-bids/lowest-corresponding-price/ 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. This does not apply to the recent FCC exemptions of the Gift Rule for the COVID pandemic.
· 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.
· If the applicant is requesting purchases of new equipment, or maintenance of that new equipment, bids for functionally equivalent equipment will be accepted.
· 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.
· LEASED LIT FIBER 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: Bids from companies that include equipment barred by the Federal Communications Commission due to national security risks (such as ZTE or Huawei) will be disqualified.
· 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. Bids for individual components of the 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 INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: Bids that include equipment that was manufactured for use outside of the United States will be disqualified.
· DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR MIBS: Vendors must complete and include the C2 Cover Page with their bid. Bids received without the cover page will be disqualified.
· DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR MIBS: Service providers are required to bid the entire project. Bids for individual components of the project will be disqualified.
UPDATE 11/15/2021: This 470/IFCB# 220003093 has been cancelled and replaced with 470/IFCB# 220004362
UPDATE 11/08/21: The Category Two - MIBS section of this IFCB has been cancelled.
UPDATE 11/05/21: The Category Two- Internal Connections section of this IFCB has been cancelled.
Category One:
Internet Access – Please provide bids for 3 GB bandwidth. The terminating address for this circuit is located at McDonald County High School - 100 Mustang Drive, Anderson MO 65672.
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.
Leased Lit Fiber – 3 x 250 Mb connections from the McDonald County High School hub site located at 100 Mustang Drive, Anderson MO 65672 to the following end points:
· 250 Mb – Noel Elementary 318 Sulphur St, Noel, MO 64854
· 250 Mb – Noel Primary 14762 W. State Hwy 90, Noel, MO 64854
· 250 Mb – Southwest City Elementary 411 Academy Street, Southwest City, MO 64863
LEASED LIT FIBER 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.
Leased Lit Fiber – 1 x 50 Mb connection from the McDonald County High School hub site located at 100 Mustang Drive, Anderson MO 65672 to the following end points:
· 50 Mb – Rocky Comfort School 14814 East State Highway 76, Rocky Comfort, MO 64861
LEASED LIT FIBER 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.
Category Two:
INTERNAL CONNECTIONS
Installation, activation, and configuration must be included with all bids and all cable runs tested.
There is another document associated with this IFCB available for download that details the equipment the district wishes to purchase.
NOTE: We are requesting WAP and switch licenses on this IFCB, which sometimes may be categorized as BMIC or MIBS by USAC (the BMIC and MIBS boxes on the 470 have been checked to cover this scenario).
COMPATIBILITY REQUIREMENT:
Switches and wireless access points must be compatible with existing Aruba equipment.
DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: Bids from companies that include equipment barred by the Federal Communications Commission due to national security risks (such as ZTE or Huawei) will be disqualified.
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. Bids for individual components of the 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 INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: Bids that include equipment that was manufactured for use outside of the United States will be disqualified.
MIBS:
The district would like MIBS service for district owned equipment.
Type of Equipment |
Quantity Vendor Should Bid
|
Preferred Make/Manufacturer |
Switches |
1 |
Aruba 3810M |
Switches |
2 |
Aruba 2930F |
Switches |
2 |
Alcatel OS6350-P10 |
Switches |
64 |
Alcatel OS6350-P24 |
Switches |
9 |
Alcatel OS6450-P10 |
Switches |
12 |
Alcatel OS6450-P24 |
Switches |
14 |
Alcatel OS6450-P48 |
Wireless Access Points |
319 |
Alcatel OAW-AP205 |
Wireless Access Points |
26 |
Alcatel OAW-AP225 |
Wireless Access Points |
28 |
Alcatel OAW-AP305 |
Wireless Access Points |
1 |
Aruba AP-365 |
Wireless Access Points |
28 |
Aruba AP-375 |
DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR MIBS: Vendors must complete and include the C2 Cover Page with their bid. Bids received without the cover page will be disqualified.
DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR MIBS: Service providers are required to bid the entire project. Bids for individual components of the project will be disqualified.
MCDONALD_C2_COVER_PAGE.pdf |
Prevailing_wage.pdf |
McDonald_Y25_C2_Info.xlsx |
2022_C2_Bidding_Instructions78.pdf |
Answer:
1. No, our 470 only covers the specified bandwidth.
2. Please bid the amount specified in the IFCB.
3. I'm open to looking at other contract options.
4. I'm open to looking at voluntary renewal pricing
5. We own the fiber in the ground between the sites. All conduit is in place, not sure if there is room in the conduit for more fiber.
Answer:
You can disregard the answer about the district owned fiber – you should assume there is no existing conduit or fiber that can be used. You are correct, we do lease the fiber.