CATEGORY 2
DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: 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.
DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: VENDORS ARE REQUIRED TO BID THE ENTIRE HARDWARE PROJECT. BIDS FOR INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT WILL BE 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.
Middle School - Switches, cables and wifi access points replaced. 28 regular classrooms, 2 computer labs, 3 offices.
Equipment needed:
Approx. 17 - Aruba Instant 225 Wireless access points or functional equivalent
Approx. 30 - Single Cat6e Riser Cable Drop
Approx. 6 - 48 port POE Switches with GBIC Transceivers
Approx. 5 - 1GB Fiber Gbics
Approx. 9 - Tripp Lite UPS Racks or functional equivalent
Approx. 20 - Single Cat6e Riser Cable Drops for Classrooms and Labs
Approx. 3 - 24 port patch panels
Approx. 1 - 4' Network Wallmount Closet
Approx. 35 - 3' patch cables
Installation and Configuration of all access points and of all Network switches (POE augmentation)
ELC (Lower Elementary) - Switches, cables and wifi access points replaced. 27 regular classrooms, 2 computer labs 3 offices.
Equipment needed:
Approx. 11 - Aruba Instant 225 Wireless access points or functional equivalent
Approx. 11 - Single Cat6e Riser Cable Drop
Approx. 8 - 48 port POE Switches with GBIC Transceivers
Approx. 6 - 1GB Fiber Gbics
Approx. 8 - Tripp Lite UPS Racks or functional equivalent
Approx. 11 - Single Cat6e Riser Cable Drops for Classrooms and Labs
Approx. - 11 3' patch cables
Installation and Configuration of all access points and of all Network switches (POE augmentation)
Upper Elementary - Switches, cables and wifi access points replaced. 34 regular classrooms, 2 computer labs 3 offices.
Equipment needed:
Approx. 13 - Aruba Instant 225 Wireless access points or functional equivalent
Approx. 13 - Single Cat6e Riser Cable Drop
Approx. 7 - 48 port POE Switches with GBIC Transceivers
Approx. 5 - 1GB Fiber Gbics
Approx. 10 - Tripp Lite UPS Racks or functional equivalent
Approx. 13 - Single Cat6e Riser Cable Drops for Classrooms and Labs
Approx. 2 - 24 port patch panels
Approx. 13 - 3' patch cables
Installation and Configuration of all access points and of all Network switches (POE augmentation)