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

school South Haven USD 509
IFCB Posted : Oct 9, 2014
Bid Deadline : Thursday, Nov 6, 2014

Questions Due By : Thursday, Oct 30, 2014
Applicant Address : South Haven, KS 67140
IFCB ID : 265430001242929

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.

 

·         E-rate rules require applicants to evaluate the cost of eligible goods and services, and to cost-allocate out the amount for data plans and text messaging from their funding request. If your company will be bidding bundled data and voice plans, please identify the amount to be cost-allocated out for the ineligible data and text messaging functions.


Services and Equipment Requested :

Local phone service – Approx 8 lines

Long distance service – Approx 2,000 minutes per month

Cellular phone service including data plans – Approx 3 lines, including 1 line with data plan.  E-rate rules require applicants to evaluate the cost of eligible goods and services and to cost-allocate out the amount for data plans and text messaging from their funding request. If your company will be bidding bundled data and voice plans, please identify the amount to be cost-allocated out for the ineligible data and text messaging functions.

INTERNAL CONNECTIONS:

Approx 16 Unify UAP Pro access points by Ubiquity or functional equivalent.  These will be for 36 classrooms, two commons, two gymnasiums and a shop facility.  There are two voluntary site visits scheduled at the district, 229 Kickapoo Street.  The first visit will be Friday, October 17, 2014, from 9am to noon; the second visit will be Friday, October 24, 2014, from 9am-Noon. 

Questions Received with Applicant Answers   ( Ask Questions? )




1) Does the school have Power over Ethernet switches to support the Wireless Access Points? If not, do PoE injectors need to be included in the bid? 2) Are we supposed to include labor to install the Wireless Access Points? 3) Are we supposed to include labor to install low voltage cabling to support the Wireless Access Points?

Answer:
 Answers: 1) Yes, it is PoE. 2) No labor. 3) No labor. 

We will install these ourselves and we are just bidding the devices.