·        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.

·        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.

UPDATE 11/14/14: For each campus we listed part # SFP-10G-SR it will need to be replaced with part #SFP-10G-LRM.

UPDATE 11/13/14: There is now a document for download listing the IDF's by location.

Local phone service including 6 PRI circuits – Approx. 3400 DID lines and approx. 241 analog/POTS lines. Service address for all 6 PRI circuits is 14705 Woodforest Blvd.,  Houston,  77015.  PRI's function as a single trunk group. 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.

Cellular phone service including data plans – Approx. 426 lines. 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.

PTP Circuits - Minimum 4 x T1 bandwidth to connect the following four buildings to 14705 Woodforest Blvd, Houston 77015:

Force Street Bldg. - 13710 Alderson, Houston 77015
GPISD Maint. - 1101 Holland Ave, Galena Park, 77547
FFA Bldg. - 2000 Holland, Galena Park, 77547
Region IV - 7145 West Tidwell Rd, Houston 77092

Internet Access - Minimum 2 x 10 Mb, district may consider other bandwidths. Terminating address for circuits, Becker Early Childhood Center, 1908 2nd St, Galena Park, 77547 (832)386 and 1101 Holland, Galena Park, 77547 (832)386.

Category 2 - There is another document associated with this IFCB available for download that details the equipment the applicant wishes to purchase.  The document lists equipment that the applicant prefers – they will also accept functional equivalents of said items. The school would like a per school quote with installation and configuration quoted separately from the equipment per site. The district would also like a 2 year contract timeline.