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

school Waller ISD
IFCB Posted : Jan 3, 2014
Bid Deadline : Friday, Jan 31, 2014

Questions Due By : Friday, Jan 24, 2014
Applicant Address : Waller, TX 77484
IFCB ID : 161510001191685

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 :

Distance learning services/Including bridging service for entire district.

Questions Received with Applicant Answers   ( Ask Questions? )




If the District is interested in a proposal for a private fiber-optic Wide Area Network, please provide the address for the District's Technology Hub and the addresses of the remote sites to be connected to it. Also, what are the make and model of the switching devices at each site to which the transport would be handed off; and is there an available GigE port on each device? Respectfully,

Answer:
 WAN services are not part of this request - we are asking for videoconferencing services, including bridging services.