All bid deadlines are 11:59pm Pacific Time the date of the bid deadline listed unless otherwise noted.
· 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.
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10 Gb to 100 Gb are the correct speeds
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This is a new connection that does not currenly exist.
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6 years
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No
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We would require poll attachments, much of our existing network is above ground. We do not have conduit available.
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Meraki MS 320 or 420 with a 10 GBIC.
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Presuming we ever went to 100Gb, we would plan on having switches with transceivers on each side to support it. Currently we have switches and the transceivers on both sides which support 10Gb, and that is what we’re currently wanting to have between locations. We would like to have contracts scalable to that 100Gb amount.
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Yes, this location used to be a bank, the district is purchasing the building to be our new Central Office. We are relocating central office to this location.
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Please contact Chance Anderson: canderson@warrensburgr6.org or Travis Snell: tsnell@warrensburgr6.org.
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Who is the current ISP?
Morenet, using local circuits from CenturyLink
Who is the current fiber vendor between buildings?
Unite Private Networks
Can the winning bidder use the existing switch racks in the buildings?
Yes.
Is permitting required to enter the fiber into the building from outside?
No.
Can the winning bidder bring fiber from the opposite side of the building from where the current internet connection enters the building?
Yes, as long as low-hanging wires are not hung across the parking lot.
