Center ISD | 715140001259774

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Center ISD

IFCB Posted : Dec 1, 2014

Bid Deadline : Monday, Feb 2, 2015

Questions Due By : Thursday, Jan 22, 2015

Applicant Address : Center, TX 75935

IFCB ID : 715140001259774

IFCB Requirements :

· 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 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 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.

· CATEGORY 2 PROJECT – SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE REQUIRED TO BID THE ENTIRE HARDWARE PROJECT/UPGRADE. BIDS FOR INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT/UPGRADE WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

· DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Vendors must use the Year 18 Required IC Template when submitting a bid. Vendors that submit bids that do not use this template will have their bids disqualified. See IFCB for details.

· If bidding Category 2: E-rate rules require Category Two budgets to be calculated by each individual school. In order to accurately track those budgets, please break up your bid by each school.

Services and Equipment Requested :

UPDATE 12/9/14: THE BID DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED FROM 12/29/14 TO 2/2/15.

Local phone service – Approx. 35 analog/POTS 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.

VOIP – Minimum 1.5 circuit for voice calls with approx. 100 DID lines. All lines will be for (936)598. Circuit terminates at 404 Mosby St, Center 75935. 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. 250 minutes used per month.

Cellular phone service – Approx 1 line. 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.

Point to Point Circuit - Minimum 1.5 Mb bandwidth; Point A: 404 Mosby Street, Center, TX 75935; Point B: 2514 Hwy 96 North, Center, TX 75935

Category 2 Hardware Project:

DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: VENDORS ARE REQUIRED TO BID THE ENTIRE C2/HARDWARE PROJECT. BIDS FOR INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS OF THE HARDWARE PROJECT A WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Vendors must use the Year 18 Required IC Template when submitting a bid. Vendors that submit bids that do not use this template will have their bids disqualified.

If bidding Category 2: E-rate rules require Category Two budgets to be calculated by each individual school. In order to accurately track those budgets, please break up your bid by each school.

Approx. 10 @ Brocade ICX 6430-48P or functional equivalent.

Approx. 21 @ Brocade ICX 6430-24P or functional equivalent.

Approx. 9 @ Brocade ICX 7750 /w 12 40Gig Licenses or functional equivalent.

Approx. 18 @ Brocade 40Gig Modules for Single Mode Fiber or functional equivalent.

Approx. 15 @ 40GBase-LR4 QSFP+ Ethernet optical transceivers or functional equivalent.

Approx. 10 @ Brocade 40Gb Ports on Demand Licenses or functional equivalent.

Approx. 37 @ APC Back-UPS Pro 1500 + BR24BPG or functional equivalent.

Fiber Pulls

Approx. 4 @ 12 Strand Indoor Single Mode Approx 200 Feet

Approx. 3 for CHS Halls / Approx. 1 for CIS MDF to Old Lib

Approx. 4 @ 12 Strand Indoor Single Mode Approx 150 Feet

Approx. 3 for FLM Halls / Approx. 1 for CIS MDF to Rm 8

Approx. 3 @ 12 Strand Indoor Single Mode Approx 300 Feet

There is an additional document associated with this IFCB. Please click the buttons to download the document.

Year18RequiredICTemplate26.xlsx

Bid deadline has been reached.

Questions Received with Applicant Answers ( Ask Questions? )

How many total phone lines and how many different site are these lines going to?

Answer:
We have one PRI providing service to a single location

Do you already have SIP phones and if so-How many, make & model?

Answer:
We have one SIP phone. Polycom 6000

Is the district looking to implement a new VOIP phone system? Or are you only looking for SIP trunks to replace the current PRI?

Answer:
We are not looking for a new VOIP phone system, nor are we looking to replace our PRI with SIP trunking.

It is stated we must allocate the requested equipment by school, however there is not a breakdown given of where the listed equipment is to be installed. Can there be some information given to allow us to understand how the equipment will be allocated ? Are school maps available ?

Answer:
CHS = Center High School

CMS = Center Middle School

CIS = Center Intermediate School

CES = Center Elementary School

FLM = F L Moffett Primary

NOC = Network Operations Center / Internet DeMarc

10 @ Brocade ICX 6430-48P - 7 to CHS CATE Wing / 3 to CES MDF

21 @ Brocade ICX 6430-24P - 5 to CHS / 4 to CMS / 4 to CIS / 4 to CES / 4 to FLM /

9 @ Brocade ICX 7750 /w 12 40Gig Licenses - 2 to CHS / 1 to CMS / 1 to CIS / 1 to CES / 1 to FLM / 3 to NOC

18 @ Brocade 40Gig Modules for Single Mode Fiber - 2 per 7750 per location above

15 @ 40GBase-LR4 QSFP+ Ethernet optical transceivers - 4 to CHS / 2 to CMS / 2 to CIS / 2 to CES / 2 to FLM / 3 to NOC

10 @ Brocade 40Gb Ports on Demand Licences - 2 to CHS / 1 to CMS / 1 to CIS / 1 to CES / 1 to FLM / 4 to NOC

37 @ APC Back-UPS Pro 1500 + BR24BPG - 10 to CHS / 8 to CMS / 4 to CIS / 6 to CES / 5 to FLM / 4 to NOC

Fiber Pulls

4 @ 12 Strand Indoor Single Mode Approx 200 Feet

3 for CHS Halls / 1 for CIS MDF to Old Lib - CHS has existing underground 4" conduit to each location / CIS will be at/above ceiling in conduit

4 @ 12 Strand Indoor Single Mode Approx 150 Feet

3 for FLM Halls / 1 for CIS MDF to Rm 8 - FLM and CIS will be at/above ceiling in conduit

3 @ 12 Strand Indoor Single Mode Approx 300 Feet

3 for CES Halls - CES has existing underground 4" conduit

1 @ 12 Strand Indoor Single Mode Approx 75 Feet

1 for CHS Offices - at or above ceiling in conduit

*Note: CIS has short runs of less than 50' between building that will need to be underground conduit

Maps for these projects are not currently available.

Question deadline has been reached.