·         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.

UPDATE 1/6/2014: ATTACHMENTS FOR FLOOR PLANS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THIS IFCB.

Internet Access - Minimum 500Mb bandwidth; applicant is specifically looking at 1GB bandwidth.  The terminating address for this circuit is 935 Scofin Drive, Monticello, AR 71655; (870) 367.

Internal Connections:

Internal LAN upgrade to 10GB backbone and upgraded switches with:
     HP x 132 10G SFP+ LC LR Transceiver (J9151A) or functional equivalent - Qty 8
     HP x 132 10G SFP+ LC SR Transceiver (J9150A) or functional equivalent - Qty 2
     HP 24 port 10/100/1000 PoE zl Module (J8702A) or functional equivalent - Qty 5
     HP 3500-48G-PoE+ yl(J9311A) 48 port switch or functional equivalent - Qty 6
     HP x 121 1G SFP LC SX Transceiver (J4858C) or functaional equivalent - Qty 12

Internal wireless access points in all classrooms:
     Meraki MR 16-HW Cloud Managed Access Point with 3 year Enterprise Subscription license (warranty) or functional equivalent - Qty 110