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IFCB Posted : Jan 19, 2022 Bid Deadline : Wednesday, Feb 23, 2022 Questions Due By : Tuesday, Jan 25, 2022 Applicant Address : Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 IFCB ID : 220014322 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 or MIBS of that new equipment, bids for functionally equivalent equipment will be accepted. · 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. Services and Equipment Requested : NOTE: If you bid Leased Lit Fiber on IFCB # 220010793 you will need to resubmit your bid for Leased Lit Fiber on this IFCB. Category 1 Leased Wide Area Network Circuits – One connection any delivery/technology type. Leased dark fiber bidders should bid 4 fiber strands. Lit leased fiber bidders should bid 10 Gbps. From 300 Eagle Ave, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 to 630 Amboy Ave, Edison, NJ 08837. District would prefer a three year term. 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. Answer: We have a resilient core and distribution layer so 2 strands are needed for each. Answer: Yes, all 4 strands will be used and terminated at the core (resilient) to the buildings distribution layer which is also resilient. The core is an Extreme X8 and the Distribution layer is an Extreme X670.

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