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IFCB Posted : Nov 2, 2023 Bid Deadline : Thursday, Dec 14, 2023 Questions Due By : Saturday, Nov 11, 2023 Applicant Address : Perry, OK 73077 IFCB ID : 240003813 IFCB Requirements : · Before the listed deadlines, all Questions and Bids must be submitted using the on-line IFCB system. Bids submitted before the bid deadline outside of this system will be disqualified. 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. · For all requested services and/or products listed on this IFCB: proposals that include generic/encyclopedic price lists will be considered non-responsive and will be disqualified. · 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 there is a request for Internal Connections (Category Two) equipment, or Category One equipment listed on this IFCB the applicant will accept bids for functionally equivalent equipment. · 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. · LEASED LIT FIBER DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Vendors must bid all connections. If vendors submit a bid missing any connection, we will consider your bid incomplete and disqualify your bid. · LEASED LIT FIBER 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 LIT FIBER DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Bids submitted for services to incorrect addresses will be disqualified. · LEASED LIT FIBER DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Bidders who are not eligible to provide OUSF support will be disqualified. By placing a bid for these services, the bidder agrees to file the completed OUSF affidavit within 90 days of the start of service (applicant agrees to complete their portion in a timely fashion after the request for completion by the winning bidder). · DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: The applicant will not accept bids from manufacturers of equipment deemed a national security threat by the Federal Communications Commission. The list of prohibited equipment is available here: https://www.fcc.gov/supplychain/coveredlist. Vendors that submit bids that include these manufacturers will have their bids disqualified. · DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: Vendors must complete and include the C2 Cover Page with their bid. Bids received without the cover page will be disqualified. · DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: Applicant will not accept bids for refurbished equipment. Any bids containing refurbished equipment will be disqualified. · DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: Service providers are required to bid an entire Project A, Project B, Project C or Project D. Bids for individual components of a single project will be disqualified. Services and Equipment Requested : CATEGORY ONE LEASED LIT FIBER The applicant is seeking bids for 3 x 1GB bandwidth connections. Please also include pricing for 2GB and 3GB bandwidth connections. The applicant prefers hub and spoke technology. Bids should include pricing for leased switches. Please include service level agreements in your bids. Please indicate all ownership(s) of complete circuits. The hub is at the High School, 900 Fir Street, Perry, OK 73077 to: 1. Junior High, 903 N 15th Street, Perry, OK 73077 2. Lower Elementary, 1103 N 15th Street, Perry, OK 73077 3. Upper Elementary, 1303 N 15th Street, Perry, OK 73077 LEASED LIT FIBER DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Vendors must bid all connections. If vendors submit a bid missing any connection, we will consider your bid incomplete and disqualify your bid. LEASED LIT FIBER 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 LIT FIBER DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Bids submitted for services to incorrect addresses will be disqualified. LEASED LIT FIBER DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Bidders who are not eligible to provide OUSF support will be disqualified. By placing a bid for these services, the bidder agrees to file the completed OUSF affidavit within 90 days of the start of service (applicant agrees to complete their portion in a timely fashion after the request for completion by the winning bidder). CATEGORY TWO INTERNAL CONNECTIONS PROJECT A (UPS) Type of Equipment Quantity Vendor Should Bid Preferred Make/Manufacturer UPS/Battery Backup 10 Greater than or equal to 1500VA PROJECT B (WAP 1 YEAR) The district would like pricing for one year licensing renewals for their existing 115 WAPs. No equipment is being requested. Type of Equipment Quantity Vendor Should Bid Preferred Make/Manufacturer WAP Licensing 115 ExtremeCloud IQ Pilot WAPs PROJECT C (WAP 3 YEAR) The district would like pricing for three year licensing renewals for their existing 115 WAPs. No equipment is being requested. Type of Equipment Quantity Vendor Should Bid Preferred Make/Manufacturer WAP Licensing 115 ExtremeCloud IQ Pilot WAPs PROJECT D (WAP 5 YEAR) The district would like pricing for five year licensing renewals for their existing 115 WAPs. No equipment is being requested. Type of Equipment Quantity Vendor Should Bid Preferred Make/Manufacturer WAP Licensing 115 ExtremeCloud IQ Pilot WAPs PROJECT B, PROJECT C, PROJECT D NOTE: We are requesting WAP licenses on this IFCB, which sometimes may be categorized as BMIC or MIBS by USAC (the BMIC and MIBS boxes on the 470 have been checked to cover this scenario). DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: The applicant will not accept bids from manufacturers of equipment deemed a national security threat by the Federal Communications Commission. The list of prohibited equipment is available here: https://www.fcc.gov/supplychain/coveredlist. Vendors that submit bids that include these manufacturers will have their bids disqualified. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: Vendors must complete and include the C2 Cover Page with their bid. Bids received without the cover page will be disqualified. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: Applicant will not accept bids for refurbished equipment. Any bids containing refurbished equipment will be disqualified. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: Service providers are required to bid an entire Project A, Project B, Project C or Project D. Bids for individual components of a single project will be disqualified. There is an additional document associated with this IFCB. Please click the buttons to download the document. Perry_C2_Cover_Page.pdf 2024_C2_Bidding_Instructions84.pdf

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