·         Before the listed deadlines, all Questions and Bids must be submitted using the on-line IFCB system. Bids submitted before the bid deadline outside of this system will be disqualified. 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.

·        For all requested services and/or products listed on this IFCB: proposals that include generic/encyclopedic price lists will be considered non-responsive and will be disqualified.

·         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 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 there is a request for Internal Connections (Category Two) equipment, or Category One equipment listed on this IFCB the applicant will accept bids for functionally equivalent equipment.

·         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.

·         INTERNET ACCESS DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Bids submitted for services to an incorrect address will be disqualified.

·         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 PROJECT A DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: If vendors submit a bid missing any connection, we will consider your bid incomplete and disqualify your bid.

·         LEASED LIT FIBER PROJECT B DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: If vendors submit a bid missing any connection, we will consider your bid incomplete and disqualify your bid.

·         LEASED LIT FIBER DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Bids submitted for services to an incorrect address will be disqualified.

CATEGORY ONE

Internet Access-District currently has 2 Gbps bandwidth and would like bids for 5 Gbps and 10 Gbps.  The terminating address is 2900 Mesa Ave. Durango, CO 81301.

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.

INTERNET ACCESS DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Bids submitted for services to an incorrect address will be disqualified.

LEASED LIT FIBER PROJECT A: 9 x 1 Gbps bandwidth. MPLS connections preferred by the district. Contract terms requested to be bid are 3-year, 5 year, and 10 years.

From the Hub 2900 Mesa Ave., Durango, CO 81301 to the following sites:

1.       Needham Elementary School: 2425 W. Third Avenue, Durango, CO 81301

2.       Park Elementary School: 510 E. 6^th Ave., Durango, CO 81301

3.       Florida Mesa Elementary School: 216 Highway 172, Durango, CO 81303

4.       Durango High School: 2390 Main Avenue, Durango, CO 81301

5.       Durango Big Picture High School: 150 Tech Center Dr., Durango, CO 81301

6.       The Hub: 10 Burnett Ct., Suite 300W, Durango, CO 81303

7.       Pathways: 701 S Camino Del Rio, Room #103b, Durango, CO 81301

8.       Miller Middle School: 2608 Junction Street, Durango, CO 81301

9.       Escalante Middle School: 141 Baker Lane, Durango, CO 81303

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 PROJECT A DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Vendors must bid all connections. If vendors submit a bid missing any connection, we will consider your bid incomplete and disqualify your bid.

LEASED LIT FIBER DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Bids submitted for services to an incorrect address will be disqualified.

LEASED LIT FIBER PROJECT B: 2 x 1 Gbps bandwidth. MPLS connections preferred by the district. Contract term requested to be bid is 3 years.

From Hub at 2900 Mesa Ave., Durango, CO 81301 to the following sites:

1.       Animas Valley Elementary School: 373 Hermosa Meadows Road, Durango, CO 81301

2.       Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School: 11274 Highway 140, Hesperus, CO 81326

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 PROJECT B DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Vendors must bid all connections. If vendors submit a bid missing any connection, we will consider your bid incomplete and disqualify your bid.

LEASED LIT FIBER DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Bids submitted for services to an incorrect address will be disqualified.

LEASED LIT FIBER PROJECT C:   1 Gbps bandwidth. MPLS connection preferred by the district. Contract term requested to be bid is 3 year. From 2900 Mesa Ave., Durango, CO 81301 to Sunnyside Elementary School: 75 County Road 218, Durango, CO 81303.

To the best of our knowledge, there are no fiber facilities close to the Sunnyside location currently. This means that most likely there will be special construction charges for that connection (we do understand that some vendors bundle in those construction costs with their monthly reoccurring charges). If you bid the WAN connection to Sunnyside, you are required to list all charges (including any special construction charges) if they apply. If there are no special construction charges listed in your bid, you will need to confirm in your bid that a) those construction charges have been bundled into your monthly costs, or b) you will not be charging any construction costs to provide service to this location.

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 DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Bids submitted for services to an incorrect address will be disqualified.