·        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.

DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR FOR INTERNET ACCESS BIDS – INTERNET ACCESS REQUIRES AN ETHERNET HANDOFF. BIDS THAT DO NOT PROVIDE ETHERNET HANDOFF AT TERMINATION POINT WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

UPDATE 11/12/14: TERMINATING ADDRESS FOR INTERNET ACCESS IS 8207 E 540 RD, CLAREMORE 74019.

Local phone service including 2 PRI circuits  – Terminating address for the PRI circuits – one to 8207 E 540 Road, Claremore, OK 74019 and one to 26501 S 4110 Rd, Claremore, OK 74019. Each of the two addresses also needs approximately 8 POTS lines. Applicant is requesting bids/contracts for a scalable, multi-year contract.

Long distance service – Approx. 16 lines

WAN Connection – 1 GB Metro Ethernet between 8207 E 540 Rd, Claremore 74019 and 26501 S 4110 Rd, Claremore 74019. Applicant is requesting bids/contracts for a scalable, multi-year contract.

DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR FOR INTERNET ACCESS BIDS – INTERNET ACCESS REQUIRES AN ETHERNET HANDOFF. BIDS THAT DO NOT PROVIDE ETHERNET HANDOFF AT TERMINATION POINT WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

Internet Access – Minimum 30 Mb bandwidth. Applicant is considering upgrading to 100Mb bandwidth and will consider additional bandwidths. Applicant is requesting bids/contracts for a scalable, multi-year contract.