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IFCB Posted : Oct 28, 2021 Bid Deadline : Thursday, Dec 9, 2021 Questions Due By : Saturday, Nov 6, 2021 Applicant Address : Bentonville, AR 72712 IFCB ID : 220002820 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. · 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: Vendors must bid all connections. If vendors submit a bid missing any connection, we will consider your bid incomplete and disqualify your bid. Services and Equipment Requested : Category One: Leased Lit Fiber – District is requesting the following leased lit circuits and bandwidths: 1) 10GB to Technology Center 1210 NW Leopard Lane, Bentonville, AR 72712 2) 10GB to Technology Center 1210 NW Leopard Lane, Bentonville, AR 72712 3) 5GB to Technology Center 1210 NW Leopard Lane, Bentonville, AR 72712 4) 5GB to Bentonville West HS 1351 Gamble Rd, Centerton, AR 72719 5) 5GB to Bentonville North HS 1801 SE J St, Bentonville, AR 72712 6) 5GB to Bright Field Middle School 5101 Bright Rd, Bentonville, AR 72712 7) 2GB to Grimsley JHS 850 North Vaughn Rd, Centerton, AR 72719 8) 2GB to Fulbright JHS 5303 SW Bright, Bentonville, AR 72712 9) 1GB to Old High Middle School 406 NW 2nd Street, Bentonville, AR 72712 10) 1GB to Washington Junior High 1501 NE Wildcat Way, Bentonville, AR 72712 11) 1GB to Ruth Baker Middle School 500 SE 18th Street, Bentonville, AR 72712 12) 1GB to Elm Tree ES 101 NW Elm Tree Rd, Bentonville, AR 72712 13) 1GB to Central Park at Morningstar ES 1400 SW Liberty Ave, Bentonville, AR 72712 14) 1GB to Centerton Gamble ES 1550 Gamble Rd, Centerton AR 72719 15) 1GB to Evening Star ES 9649 W Pleasant Grove Rd, Bentonville, AR 72713 16) 1GB to Maintenance Warehouse 8579 W Ford Springs Rd, Bentonville, AR 72712 17) 1GB to Ignite Prof Studies 1510 N Walton Blvd, Bentonville, AR 72712 18) 1GB to Mary Mae Jones ES 500 SE 14th Street, Bentonville, AR 72712 19) 1GB to Sugar Creek ES 1102 Bella Vista Rd, Bentonville, AR 72712 20) 1GB to Thomas Jefferson ES 810 Bella Vista Rd, Bentonville, AR 72712 21) 1GB to Cooper ES 2 Blowing Spring Rd, Bella Vista, AR 72714 22) 1GB to Apple Glen ES 1801 Brave Ln, Bentonville AR 72712 23) 1GB to Osage Creek ES 3001 Featherston Rd, Bentonville, AR 72712 24) 1GB to Vaughn Elementary School 5301 SW Barron Rd, Bentonville, AR 72713 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: Vendors must bid all connections. If vendors submit a bid missing any connection, we will consider your bid incomplete and disqualify your bid.

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