·         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 10/23/2014, 11:09AM CST:  a request for a new firewall (PA3020 or functional equivalent) was added to this IFCB - the question deadline was extended to 11/13/14 and the bid deadline to 11/20/14

Local phone service – Approx 37 lines

Long distance service – Approx 37 lines

Cellular phone service (voice only) – Approx 12 lines

Internet Access – Minimum 100Mb bandwidth; the terminating address for this circuit is 1800 Troy Aikman Drive, Henryetta, OK 74437; (918) 652.

Category Two Network Maintenance –  Firewall maintenance – 1 x Palo Alto PA500         

Category Two Internal Connections - Firewall - 1 x PA3020 or functional equivalent