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

school Jessieville School District
IFCB Posted : Nov 21, 2013
Bid Deadline : Thursday, Dec 19, 2013

Questions Due By : Thursday, Dec 12, 2013
Applicant Address : Jessieville, AR 71949
IFCB ID : 652410001168976

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 41 lines

Long distance service - Approx 41 lines; applicant currently averages 3,204 minutes per month

Email service - For approx 105 staff and 550 students

Questions Received with Applicant Answers   ( Ask Questions? )




Are they interested in looking at a Hosted Exchange environment? Do they need calendaring for all accounts? Do they need a document sharing solution for the Faculty?

Answer:
 Hosted Exchange - no

calendaring - no, 
unsure about the document sharing - please proivde that as an option in your bid

Would the District entertain quotes for PRI service? If yes, how many 2-way trunks and DID numbers?

Answer:
 Yes, approx. 16-20 trunks, approx. 100 DIDs