·         All Questions and Bids must be submitted using the on-line RFP 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 should be contingent upon E-rate funding unless stated otherwise.

·         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.

·         Depending on E-rate funding, the district may choose to proceed with all or part of the projects, at the district’s discretion.

·         All contracts awarded under this RFP bidding process may be voluntarily renewed by the applicant, upon written notice to the provider, for five consecutive one year terms.

BIDS WILL BE OPENED THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2013, AT 10:00AM CST AT 500 S. TRINITY ST., GILMER TX 75644.

Local phone service including 2 PRI circuits - Approx 154 lines and approx 300 DID lines

Long distance phone service - Approx 154 lines

Cellular phone service including internet access/data plans - Approx 43 lines

Internet Access - Minimum 10Mb bandwidth, maximum 100Mb bandwidth.  Please provide scalable quotes, approx 10Mb increments is preferred.  The terminating address for the circuit is 450 S. Buffalo Street.  The area code and prefix for the service address (or terminating point) are (903) 841.