Local phone service – Approx. 15 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. minutes used per month 450.
Cellular phone service – Approx. 3 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 100 Mb bandwidth. Applicant considering upgrading to 160 Mb bandwidth and may consider other bandwidths. The terminating address is 501 Oakland Ave. Oakland, IA 51560. 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.
Category 2:
Project A – Wireless Access Points and Controller:
DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR project a: Because USAC now requires data-entry of every line item on a contract, vendors bidding on the Category Two Internal Connections request are REQUIRED to submit bids using the “Year 18 Required IC Template.” Vendors that submit bids that do not use this template will have their bids disqualified. Please be aware that this a new requirement of CRW Consulting. Please see the instructions tab on the document for more detail.
Approx. 25 – Cisco Aironet access points or functional equivalent.
Approx. 1 – Cisco wireless controller or functional equivalent to handle a minimum of 60 access points.
Voluntary Walkthroughs allowed and may be scheduled from January 5, 2015 through January 12, 2015 between 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. Please email chamilton@riverside.k12.ia.us to schedule a time for one of these dates. This email is to RSVP only. All questions and bids must still be submitted via the IFCB.
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.
Project B - Switches:
DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR project b: Because USAC now requires data-entry of every line item on a contract, vendors bidding on the Category Two Internal Connections request are REQUIRED to submit bids using the “Year 18 Required IC Template.” Vendors that submit bids that do not use this template will have their bids disqualified. Please be aware that this a new requirement of CRW Consulting. Please see the instructions tab on the document for more detail.
Applicant prefers HP and Cisco brands however bids for functional equivalents will be accepted:
Approx. 5 - 24 Port PoE Gigabyte switches
Approx. 4 - 24 Port Gigabyte switches
Approx. 3 - 48 Port PoE Gigabyte switches
Approx. 3 - 48 Port Gigabyte Switches
Voluntary Walkthroughs allowed and may be scheduled from January 5, 2015 through January 12, 2015 between 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. Please email chamilton@riverside.k12.ia.us to schedule a time for one of these dates. This email is to RSVP only. All questions and bids must still be submitted via the IFCB.
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.
Project C – UPS devices :
DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR project C: Because USAC now requires data-entry of every line item on a contract, vendors bidding on the Category Two Internal Connections request are REQUIRED to submit bids using the “Year 18 Required IC Template.” Vendors that submit bids that do not use this template will have their bids disqualified. Please be aware that this a new requirement of CRW Consulting. Please see the instructions tab on the document for more detail.
Approx 4 – APC UPS devices or functional equivalent.
Voluntary Walkthroughs allowed and may be scheduled from January 5, 2015 through January 12, 2015 between 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. Please email chamilton@riverside.k12.ia.us to schedule a time for one of these dates. This email is to RSVP only. All questions and bids must still be submitted via the IFCB.
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.