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IFCB Posted : Oct 2, 2023 Bid Deadline : Thursday, Nov 16, 2023 Questions Due By : Thursday, Oct 19, 2023 Applicant Address : Henryetta, OK 74437 IFCB ID : 240001646 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. · 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). · 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. · 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: Service providers are required to bid the entire hardware project. Bids for individual components of 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: Vendors who wish to bid must attend one of two mandatory site visits. Vendors who submit a bid but have not attended a meeting 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 BMIC: Service providers are required to bid the entire maintenance project. Bids for individual components of the project will be disqualified. · DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR BMIC: Vendors must complete and include the C2 Cover Page with their bid. Bids received without the cover page will be disqualified. · DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR BMIC: Maintenance bids listing only an hourly rate and not a monthly or annual total will be disqualified. Vendors quoting an hourly rate are required to also a) confirm that you have the ability/expertise to maintain all of the equipment listed and b) propose a number of hours at a particular rate monthly to properly maintain the entire list of equipment. Bids that contain only hourly rates, without confirmation that the company can service the list of equipment, or without a monthly total will be disqualified. · DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR BMIC: Vendors who wish to bid must attend one of two mandatory site visits. Vendors who submit a bid but have not attended a meeting will be disqualified. · DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR MIBS: Service providers are required to bid the entire Project A and/or Project B. Bids for individual components of the project will be disqualified. · DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR MIBS: Vendors must complete and include the C2 Cover Page with their bid. Bids received without the cover page will be disqualified. Services and Equipment Requested : Category 1 Leased Lit Fiber – From Henryetta HS, 1800 Troy Aikman Drive, Henryetta, OK 74437 to Cameron Field, 401 E Broadway, Henryetta, OK 74434. Please provide bids for 1 GB bandwidth. NOTE: Applicant will accept any technologies bid. It is our intention to meet all OUSF Fair and Open Competitive Bidding requirements. If you are a NECA/tariffed company, bids for your tariffed rates are allowed. If any of the specified bandwidth speeds are not a tariffed/NECA rate, please bid the closest rate you have available, within the limits of the bandwidth range specified on the 470. 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 2 Internal Connections (IC) Installation and configuration is needed for all switches and WAP. Installation is needed for all cabling, connectors, racks and patch panels. MANDATORY SITE VISIT Vendors wishing to submit bids for internal connections must attend one of two mandatory site visits. The site visits will be held on October 11, 2023 and October 18, 2023. Both will begin at 10am. Vendors will meet at the Board Office, 1600 W Gentry, Henryetta, OK 74437 and check in with Randy Witham. Bids from vendors who did not attend either of the site visits will be disqualified. Type of Equipment Quantity Vendor Should Bid Preferred Make/Manufacturer Cabling 3 Cat6 drops Cabling 2 12 strand single mode armored fiber optic cable runs, approx. 325 meters each including LC single mode connectors, 1U fiber termination trays, LC-LC single mode duplex fiber patch cables and connector blocks Racks 1 4U Vertical Racks 1 25U Extended Depth Wall Mount Switches 1 UniFi US-16-XG or better Switches 3 UniFi USW-Pro-24-PoE or better Modules, GBIC, transceivers 4 10G SFP Wireless Access Points 2 UniFi U6 Pro or better COMPATIBILITY REQUIREMENT All switches and WAP must be compatible with existing UniFi Controller. 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: 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: Service providers are required to bid the entire hardware project. Bids for individual components of the project will be disqualified. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: Vendors who wish to bid must attend one of two mandatory site visits. Vendors who submit a bid but have not attended a meeting will be disqualified. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: Applicant will not accept bids for refurbished equipment. Any bids containing refurbished equipment will be disqualified. Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections (BMIC) MANDATORY SITE VISIT Vendors wishing to submit bids for BMIC must attend one of two mandatory site visits. The site visits will be held on October 11, 2023 and October 18, 2023. Both will begin at 10am. Vendors will meet at the Board Office, 1600 W Gentry, Henryetta, OK 74437 and check in with Randy Witham. Bids from vendors who did not attend either of the site visits will be disqualified. District would like manufacturer’s support contracts for the items below. Type of Equipment Quantity Vendor Should Bid Preferred Make/Manufacturer Switches 1 UniFi US-16-XG or better Switches 3 UniFi USW-Pro-24-PoE or better Wireless Access Points 2 UniFi U6 Pro or better DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR BMIC: Vendors who wish to bid must attend one of two mandatory site visits. Vendors who submit a bid but have not attended a meeting will be disqualified. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR BMIC: Service providers are required to bid the entire maintenance project. Bids for individual components of the project will be disqualified. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR BMIC: Vendors must complete and include the C2 Cover Page with their bid. Bids received without the cover page will be disqualified. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR BMIC: Maintenance bids listing only an hourly rate and not a monthly or annual total will be disqualified. Vendors quoting an hourly rate are required to also a) confirm that you have the ability/expertise to maintain all of the equipment listed and b) propose a number of hours at a particular rate monthly to properly maintain the entire list of equipment. Bids that contain only hourly rates, without confirmation that the company can service the list of equipment, or without a monthly total will be disqualified. Managed Internal Broadband Services (MIBS) PROJECT A (FIREWALL) The district would like MIBS for the district owned firewall listed below. Vendors should be certified/authorized by Fortigate to work on the specified equipment. Please provide a certificate or document showing that you are certified with your proposal. Please identify your closet office to our location at 1801 Troy Aikman Dr, Henryetta, OK 74437. Type of Equipment Quantity Vendor Should Bid Preferred Make/Manufacturer Firewall 1 Fortigate 601E Firewall 1 Fortigate 30E PROJECT B (SWITCHES, WAPS, CONTROLLER) The district would like MIBS for the below listed district owned equipment. Vendors should be certified/authorized by UniFi to work on the specified equipment. Please provide a certificate or document showing that you are certified with your proposal. Please identify your closet office to our location at 1801 Troy Aikman Dr, Henryetta, OK 74437. Type of Equipment Quantity Vendor Should Bid Preferred Make/Manufacturer Switches 32 UniFi USW Pro 48 PoE Switches 1 UniFi UXG-Pro Switches 3 UniFi US-16-XG Switches 1 UniFi US-24-250W Switches 1 UniFi US-48-750W Switches 4 UniFi US-8-60W Switches 1 UniFi USW-Lite-16-PoE Switches 1 UniFi USW-Lite-8-PoE Wireless Access Points 3 UniFi U6 LR Wireless Access Points 1 UniFi UAP AC M Pro Wireless Access Points 71 UniFi UAP AC HD Wireless Access Points 1 UniFi UWB XG Wireless Access Points 44 UniFi UAP AC Pro Wireless Controller 1 UniFi Windows Controller DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR MIBS: Service providers are required to bid the entire Project A and/or Project B. Bids for individual components of the project will be disqualified. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR MIBS: Vendors must complete and include the C2 Cover Page with their bid. Bids received without the cover page will be disqualified. There is an additional document associated with this IFCB. Please click the buttons to download the document. HENRYETTA_C2_COVER_PAGE.pdf 2024_C2_Bidding_Instructions23.pdf

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