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IFCB Posted : Dec 1, 2021 Bid Deadline : Wednesday, Jan 12, 2022 Questions Due By : Friday, Dec 10, 2021 Applicant Address : Goddard, KS 67052 IFCB ID : 220006025 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 [email protected] 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 https://www.usac.org/e-rate/service-providers/step-2-responding-to-bids/lowest-corresponding-price/ 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. This does not apply to the recent FCC exemptions of the Gift Rule for the COVID pandemic. · 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. Please include this language in your final contract. · All applicable fees, surcharges, and taxes must be identified on the bid. E-rate rules require the applicants to evaluate the price of eligible goods and services that will be listed on the 471 application during the competitive bidding process. Fees and surcharges that apply but are not listed on the bid will be the responsibility of the bidding company, should their bid be awarded. · If the applicant is requesting purchases of new equipment, or maintenance of that new equipment, bids for functionally equivalent equipment will be accepted. · If there is a request for Internal Connections (Category Two) equipment, Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections (BMIC), leased Managed Internal Broadband Services equipment (Category Two) or Category One equipment listed on this IFCB the applicant will accept bids for functionally equivalent equipment. · 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. · INTERNET ACCESS DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Any and all installation charges must be identified on your bid. If you submit a bid indicating that installation charges may apply without listing those charges, we will consider your bid incomplete and disqualify your bid. · LEASED WIDE AREA NETWORK CIRCUITS DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Any and all installation charges must be identified on your bid. If you submit a bid indicating that installation charges may apply without listing those charges, we will consider your bid incomplete and disqualify your bid. · The winning vendor will be required to complete the USAC approved Item 21 template for the project within 7 working days after notification that the vendor has won the bid. Services and Equipment Requested : Category One: Internet Access - 10 GB bandwidth. District would like bids for a three-year contract term. Terminating addresses is Goddard High School, 2500 S 199th Street West, Goddard, KS 67052. Bids should include service level agreement (SLA) and bidders should indicate on their bid if they own the entire circuit or if the bidder must lease a portion (the last mile) from a separate provider. 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. INTERNET ACCESS DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Any and all installation charges must be identified on your bid. If you submit a bid indicating that installation charges may apply without listing those charges, we will consider your bid incomplete and disqualify your bid. Internet Access - 10 GB bandwidth. District would like bids for a three-year contract term. Terminating addresses is Eisenhower Middle School, 16152 W. Explorer Street, Goddard, KS 67052. Bids should include service level agreement (SLA) and bidders should indicate on their bid if they own the entire circuit or if the bidder must lease a portion (the last mile) from a separate provider. 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. INTERNET ACCESS DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Any and all installation charges must be identified on your bid. If you submit a bid indicating that installation charges may apply without listing those charges, we will consider your bid incomplete and disqualify your bid. Leased Wide Area Network Circuit – One connection, any delivery/technology type. From District Office, 201 S Main, Goddard, KS 67052 to Lakeside Academy, 24401 W. MacArthur Rd, Goddard, KS 67052. Bids should be for a three-year contract term. Leased Lit Fiber please provide bids for 1GB. Leased Dark Fiber please provide bids for 4 strands. LEASED WIDE AREA NETWORK CIRCUIT DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Any and all installation charges must be identified on your bid. If you submit a bid indicating that installation charges may apply without listing those charges, we will consider your bid incomplete and disqualify your bid. Maintenance & Operations: District currently has Maintenance and Operations for their existing fiber network and would like Maintenance and Operations bids for the following addresses. Please include pricing for find, locate, and signage. From To 201 S Main, Goddard, KS 67052 333 S Walnut, Goddard, KS 67052 201 S Main, Goddard, KS 67052 325 N. Walnut, Goddard, KS 67052 201 S Main, Goddard, KS 67052 501 N Oak Street, Goddard, KS 67052 201 S Main, Goddard, KS 67052 16746 W. Explorer Street, Goddard, KS 67052 201 S Main, Goddard, KS 67052 2500 S 199th Street, Goddard, KS 67052 19201 W 23rd Street South, Goddard, KS, 67052 16158 W. Apollo Street, Goddard, KS 67052

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