All bid deadlines are 11:59pm Pacific Time the date of the bid deadline listed unless otherwise noted.
· 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 DID lines from their funding request. If your company will be bidding local phone service, please identify the amount to be cost-allocated out for the ineligible DID lines.
Local phone service including 2 PRI circuits – Approx 120 Plexar type lines and 400 DID lines. E-rate rules require applicants to evaluate the cost of eligible goods and services, and to cost-allocate out the amount for DID lines from their funding request. If your company will be bidding local phone service, please identify the amount to be cost-allocated out for the ineligible DID lines.
Long distance service – Avg minutes used per month 1,600
Internet Access – Minimum 3 x DSL bandwidth, the terminating address for this circuit is 13125 West Highway 29, Liberty Hill, TX 78642.
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Hosted VoIP is not requested on this IFCB.
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Hosted VoIP is not requested on this IFCB.
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We have Plexar for those locations that are not tied into our Cisco VoIP system.