· 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.
· 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.
Category Two:
INTERNAL CONNECTIONS
The district is looking to update current WAPS throughout the campus. The district currently uses Ubiquity models and would like to continue to utilize their points that are still working and active while updated and non-working systems. Bids should include installation and configuration as well as necessary licensing. No cabling drops needed.
Quantity Vendor Should Bid
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Preferred Make/Manufacturer |
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Wireless Access Points |
50 |
Ubiquiti |
NOTE: We are requesting WAP 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:
Equipment must be compatible with existing Ubiquiti 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.
BLUEJACKET_C2_COVER_PAGE.pdf |
2023_C2_Bidding_Instructions14.docx |
Answer:
Running Unifi controller software from domain controller.
32 Access Points
10 X Model UAP
19X Model UAP-AC-LITE
1X Model UAP-AC-PRO
Answer:
Running Unifi controller software from domain controller.
32 Access Points
10 X Model UAP
19X Model UAP-AC-LITE
1X Model UAP-AC-PRO
Fortinet Firewall
We are looking at replacing and adding additional as suggested. Some may be outdoor, but mostly indoor units.
No, we are not deploying 1:1 per se. Each classroom and building lab has enough devices for all students to be online at the same time. However the devices stay on campus unless checked out, on occasion, through the office.
5 years of licensing.
Answer:
No, they are not required. We already have them with current system.
Answer:
We are not familiar with those model numbers. If you want to submit a new question and describe the differences with those models we will do our best to respond to that question.
Answer:
All existing access points have power supply. We will only need additional power supplies for newly added access points or any power supplies that may be non-functioning. I would budget a minimum amount.
Answer:
Firewall - FortiGate 100F
Firewall Throughput – 20 Gbps
IPsec VPN Throughput (512 byte) - 11.5 Gbps
Threat Protection Throughput - 1 Gbps
Number of Interfaces - Multiple GE RJ45, GE SFP and 10 GE SFP+ slots
2x GE RJ45 MGMT/DMZ Ports
2x GE RJ45 WAN Ports
2x GE RJ45 HA Ports
12x GE RJ45 Ports
2x 10 GE SFP+ FortiLink Slots
4x GE SFP Slots
4x GE RJ45/SFP Shared Media Pairs
Indoor APs - 30
Outdoor APs – 2
APS needed – 29 indoor APs