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IFCB Posted : Nov 14, 2024 Bid Deadline : Thursday, Dec 26, 2024 Questions Due By : Saturday, Nov 23, 2024 Applicant Address : Gilmer, TX 75644 IFCB ID : 250005671 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 the system is down before the 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. The applicant reserves the right to request and obtain bids outside of the website system if the bid deadline has passed and zero or one bid is received (the intent for this is to follow USAC guidance on obtaining cost-effective bids). · 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. SPAM and/or robotic responses will not be considered valid bid responses and will be disqualified from consideration. · 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 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. · 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 includes these manufacturers will have their bid 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: Service providers are required to bid the entire hardware Project A and/or Project B. Bids for individual components, or bids that do not include all of the requested items for the project will be disqualified. · DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: It will be the bidder’s responsibility to provide documentation about the compatibility requirements listed in this IFCB. Vendors that submit bids without documentation demonstrating the required compatibility listed in this IFCB will have their bids disqualified, unless that vendor has bid the preferred make/model number listed. · DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: Applicant will not accept bids for refurbished equipment. Any bids containing refurbished equipment will be disqualified. Services and Equipment Requested : Category Two: VOLUNTARY SITE VISIT Vendors wishing to bid on C2 can attend a voluntary site visit on November 21, 2024. Vendors should RSVP to Melynn Smith at [email protected] to set up a time for a site visit on November 21, 2024. THIS EMAIL IS TO RSVP ONLY. ALL QUESTIONS AND BIDS MUST STILL BE SUBMITTED VIA THE IFCB. BIDS NOT SUBMITTED VIA THE IFCB WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. INTERNAL CONNECTIONS IC PROJECT A – OPTION 1 In place upgrade of out of support access switches at the Intermediate Campus. Upgrade of wireless access points needed. No installation needed. NOTE: the district will move forward with IC Project A or Project B, not both. Type of Equipment Quantity Vendor Should Bid Preferred Make/Manufacturer Cabling 5 Twinax SFP28 SFP 1 meter stacking cable Cabling 3 Twinax SFP28 SFP 3 meter stacking cable Cabling 300ft Fiber run to portable classroom Switches 7 Ruckus 48 port PoE (7150) UPS/Battery Backup 1 No preference – 120V power Wireless Access Points 2 Extreme AP510C w 5 year Extreme Cloud licensing NOTE: We are requesting WAP and/ or switch 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). COMPATIBILITY REQUIREMENT: WAPs must be compatible with existing Extreme Cloud IQ. Switches must be compatible with existing Ruckus switches and Twinax cables. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: It will be the bidder’s responsibility to provide documentation about the compatibility requirements listed in this IFCB. Vendors that submit bids without documentation demonstrating the required compatibility listed in this IFCB will have their bids disqualified, unless that vendor has bid the preferred make/model number listed. IC PROJECT B – OPTION 2 In place upgrade of out of support access switches at the Intermediate Campus. Upgrade of wireless access points needed. No installation needed. NOTE: the district will move forward with IC Project A or Project B, not both. Type of Equipment Quantity Vendor Should Bid Preferred Make/Manufacturer Cabling 5 Twinax SFP28 SFP 1 meter stacking cable Cabling 3 Twinax SFP28 SFP 3 meter stacking cable Cabling 300ft Fiber run to portable classroom Switches 7 Ruckus 48 port PoE (8200) UPS/Battery Backup 1 No preference – 120V power Wireless Access Points 2 Extreme AP510C w 5 year Extreme Cloud licensing NOTE: We are requesting WAP and/ or switch 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). COMPATIBILITY REQUIREMENT: WAPs must be compatible with existing Extreme Cloud IQ. Switches must be compatible with existing Ruckus switches and Twinax cables. 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 includes these manufacturers will have their bid 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: Service providers are required to bid the entire hardware Project A and/or Project B. Bids for individual components, or bids that do not include all of the requested items for the project will be disqualified. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: It will be the bidder’s responsibility to provide documentation about the compatibility requirements listed in this IFCB. Vendors that submit bids without documentation demonstrating the required compatibility listed in this IFCB will have their bids disqualified, unless that vendor has bid the preferred make/model number listed. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: Applicant will not accept bids for refurbished equipment. Any bids containing refurbished equipment will be disqualified. There is an additional document associated with this IFCB. Please click the buttons to download the document. 2025_C2_Bidding_Instructions122.pdf GILMER_C2_COVER_PAGE1.pdf Answer: Total wattage? 1400-1500W Type of receptacles required? NEMA 5-15R Runtime required if/when power drops? 5 minutes Rack mount or tower? Rack mount Required voltage? 120V Answer: Are you wanting to run cabling for your APs as well or just replacing the Aps? We are just replacing the APs. Answer: Single Mode 9/125 SC connector

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