All bid deadlines are 11:59pm Pacific Time the date of the bid deadline listed unless otherwise noted.

school Lamar Public School District
IFCB Posted : Sep 26, 2013
Bid Deadline : Thursday, Oct 24, 2013

Questions Due By : Thursday, Oct 17, 2013
Applicant Address : Lamar, AR 72846
IFCB ID : 987270001147357

IFCB Requirements :

·         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 http://www.usac.org/sl/service-providers/step02/lowest-corresponding-price.aspx 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.

 

·         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.


Services and Equipment Requested :
Local phone service - Approx 55 lines

Long distance service - Approx 55 lines; applicant currently uses approx 750 minutes per month

Cellular phone service - Approx 11 lines with internet access/data plans

Wireless internet access/data plan - Approx 1 hot spot/air card/data card (service only)

Internet Access - Minimum 45Mb bandwidth; applicant is considering upgrading up to 200Mb bandwidth.  Service providers are encouraged to submit bids/quotes with scalable bandwidth pricing.  Applicant would like to see bids for 45Mb, 50Mb, 100Mb, 150Mb, and 200Mb.  The terminating address for this circuit is 301 Elberta Street, Lamar, AR 72846; (479) 885.

Questions Received with Applicant Answers   ( Ask Questions? )




There are several buildings located at 301 Elberta Street, Lamar, AR. Which building is Internet Access being requested for? Where in that building is the demark closet located? Would it be possible for a tech to gain internal access to the building in order to survey?

Answer:
 Yes, please call Roy Hester, Superintendent at 479.979.2265 to obtain access to the building. Vendors should note that this is only for access to the closet where the dmarc is located for IA.