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 ineligible services 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, text messaging functions or other bundled ineligible services.
· E-rate rules require applicants to evaluate the cost of eligible goods and services, and to cost-allocate out the amount for ineligible services 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 services - DID lines, voice mail, caller ID, inside wire maintenance, 900 call blocking, or other bundled ineligible services.
· E-rate rules require applicants to evaluate the cost of eligible goods and services, and to cost-allocate out the amount for ineligible services from their funding request. If your company will be bidding internet access service, please identify the amount to be cost-allocated out for the ineligible services – email service, web hosting, content filtering, or other bundled ineligible services.
Local phone service – Approx. 75 lines. E-rate rules require applicants to evaluate the cost of eligible goods and services, and to cost-allocate out the amount for ineligible services 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 services - DID lines, voice mail, caller ID, inside wire maintenance, 900 call blocking, or other bundled ineligible services.
Long distance service – Approx. 585 minutes used per month
Cellular phone service – Approx. 2 lines. E-rate rules require applicants to evaluate the cost of eligible goods and services, and to cost-allocate out the amount for ineligible services 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, text messaging functions or other bundled ineligible services.
Internet Access - Minimum 100Mb, district considering increasing to 125 Mb and may consider other bandwidths; the terminating address for this circuit is 500 Apache Drive, Pottsville, AR 72858; (479) 986. E-rate rules require applicants to evaluate the cost of eligible goods and services, and to cost-allocate out the amount for email, web hosting, and content filtering. If your bids for Internet access include any ineligible services, please identify the amount to be cost-allocated out for email, web hosting, and content filtering or other bundled ineligible services.
Category 2:
DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Vendors are required to attend one of two site visits to bid on the Category 2 fiber run. The first is 11/17/14, the second is 11/24/14. Both will be from 9am – noon at Pottsville Middle Grades, 6926 SR 247, Pottsville, AR 72858. Bids submitted from vendors who have not attended one of the meetings will be disqualified.
Fiber run – Basic conduit access to building that houses Elementary and Middle Grades PE classroom.
Answer:
under 100 yards
Answer:
Pottsville Middle Grades
6926 SR 247
Pottsville, AR 72858
to
Pottsville Middle Grades Gym
6926 SR 247
Pottsville, AR 72858
One fiber line from School to Gym. We suggest you bid one line per location and we'll do the math.
Answer:
Yes - we would like to see pricing for both options.
Answer:
1. 100meg\100meg Fiber
2. We have one at high school that networks to the other campuses via MPLS.
3.1Gps
4. 1PRI
5. 15
6. Administration 7000 SR 247 Pottsville, AR 6
Elementary 87 S B Pottsville, AR 13
Middle Grades 6926 SR 247 Pottsville, AR 10
Jr High 250 Apache Drive Pottsville, AR 8
High School 500 Apache Drive Pottsville, AR 19
7. 7 lines
8. 49 lines
9. 0 lines