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IFCB Posted : Sep 12, 2022 Bid Deadline : Monday, Oct 24, 2022 Questions Due By : Wednesday, Sep 21, 2022 Applicant Address : Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 IFCB ID : 230001056 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. · 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 WIDE AREA NETWORK CIRCUITS DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Bids submitted for services to an incorrect address will be disqualified. · LEASED WIDE AREA NETWORK CIRCUITS DISQUALIFCATION 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. · SELF-PROVISIONED NETWORK DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Bids submitted for services to an incorrect address will be disqualified. · SELF-PROVISIONED NETWORK 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. · DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR C1 NETWORK EQUIPMENT: Vendors must complete and include the C1 Cover Page with their bid. Bids received without the cover page will be disqualified. · DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: Bids from companies that include equipment barred by the Federal Communications Commission due to national security risks (such as ZTE or Huawei) will be disqualified. · DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: Winning vendor will be required to get a performance bond of $1,000,000 or their bid will be 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: Applicant will not accept bids for refurbished equipment. Any bids containing refurbished equipment will be disqualified. · DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: Bids that include equipment that was manufactured for use outside of the United States 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. Services and Equipment Requested : NOTE: This 470/IFCB # 230001056 replaces 470/IFCB #230000978. The numbers of leased dark fiber strands requested on the 470 was updated from 1 to 4. Self-provisioned fiber was added and the voluntary walkthrough for Internal Connections was removed. Category One: Leased Wide Area Network Circuit – One connection any delivery/technology type. Leased dark fiber bidders should bid 4 strands. Lit leased fiber bidders should bid 10 GB. This connection will be from the Perth Amboy High School 300 Eagle Avenue, Perth Amboy NJ 08861 to the New High School 905 Convery Boulevard, Perth Amboy NJ 08661. LEASED WIDE AREA NETWORK CIRCUITS DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Bids submitted for services to an incorrect address will be disqualified. LEASED WIDE AREA NETWORK CIRCUITS DISQUALIFCATION 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. Self-Provisioned Network – The district will accept bids for any type of technology that can achieve their connectivity goals (fiber, wireless, etc.) This connection will be from the Perth Amboy High School 300 Eagle Avenue, Perth Amboy NJ 08861 to the New High School 905 Convery Boulevard, Perth Amboy NJ 08661. Bidders should develop route, building, termination, and splice drawings. Furnish and install ADSS support hardware as needed. Furnish and install a 96- count single mode ADSS fiber optic cable from the Perth Amboy High School feed pole to the New High School feed pole on Convery Boulevard. Rod and rope the existing conduit at the Perth Amboy High School. Furnish and install a 96-count single mode indoor/outdoor fiber optic cable from the feed poles at each school to the ER’s in each school. Conduit at the New High School to be placed by others. Furnish and install splice housings at the feed poles for both schools and splice 96 fibers. Furnish and install a rack mount termination housing in existing racks at both schools and terminate all fibers with SC Uni-cam connectors. Test, label, and document both locations with as-builts. SELF-PROVISIONED NETWORK DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Bids submitted for services to an incorrect address will be disqualified. SELF-PROVISIONED NETWORK 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. Category 1 Network Equipment- Type of Equipment Quantity Vendor Should Bid Preferred Make/Manufacturer Switches 1 Extreme 48 port switch DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR C1 NETWORK EQUIPMENT: Vendors must complete and include the C1 Cover Page with their bid. Bids received without the cover page will be disqualified. Operations and Maintenance services – one connection, Perth Amboy High School 300 Eagle Avenue, Perth Amboy NJ 08861 to the New High School 905 Convery Boulevard, Perth Amboy NJ 08661. Category Two: INTERNAL CONNECTIONS The district will be replacing all end-of-life switches. Bids should include installation, activation, or initial configuration. Type of Equipment Quantity Vendor Should Bid Preferred Make/Manufacturer Cabling 160 Extreme Networks 10311 - 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ passive copper cable assembly, 0.5m length Cabling 25 Extreme Networks 10312 - 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ passive copper cable assembly, 1m length Cabling 31 Extreme Networks 10410, 100Gb, QSFP28-QSFP28 direct attach passive copper cable, 0.5m Related Components 370 Extreme Networks XN-ACPWR-1100W-FB, 1100 Watt AC PoE Power Supply Module Related Components 370 Extreme Networks 10099 - Power Cord, 15A, USA, NEMA 5-15, IEC320-C15 Related Components 186 Extreme Networks XN-FAN-001-F Related Components 62 Extreme Networks XN-ACPWR-750W-F Related Components 62 Extreme Networks 10061, pwr crd, 10A, NEMA 5-15P, IEC320-C13 Switches 185 Extreme Networks 5520-VIM-4YE - 5520 Versatile Interface Module with four 25Gbe SFP28 ports MACsec capable supported on Extreme Switching 5520 Switches 31 XCIQ-PT1-C-EW-3YR-K12 - Extreme Cloud IQ Pilot Tier 1 for 3 YR Cloud Subscription Switches 185 Extreme Networks 5520-12MW-36W Switches 31 Extreme Networks EXOS-CORE-FP-X695 Switches 185 XCIQ-PT055-C-EW-3YK12 Extreme Cloud Pilot 5500 Tier 0 for 3 YR Cloud Subscription Switches 31 Extreme Networks X695-48Y-8C, Switch with two empty power supply slots six empty fan slots supports 48x25GE/10GE/1GE + 8x100GE/40GE NOTE: We are requesting 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: Equipment must be compatible with existing Extreme equipment. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: Bids from companies that include equipment barred by the Federal Communications Commission due to national security risks (such as ZTE or Huawei) will be disqualified. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: Winning vendor will be required to get a performance bond of $1,000,000 or their bid will be 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: Applicant will not accept bids for refurbished equipment. Any bids containing refurbished equipment will be disqualified. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: Bids that include equipment that was manufactured for use outside of the United States will be disqualified. BASIC MAINTENANCE OF INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: The district would like a manufacturer’s support contract for the items listed on the attached equipment list. Type of Equipment Quantity Vendor Should Bid Preferred Make/Manufacturer Switches 185 Extreme Networks 97304-5520-12MW-36W Switches 185 Extreme Networks 97304-5520-VIM-4YE, EW EDU NBD PARTONLY 5520-VIM-4YE Switches 31 Extreme Networks 97004-X695-48Y-8C Switches 31 Extreme Networks 97000-EXOS-CORE-FP-X695 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. There is an additional document associated with this IFCB. Please click the buttons to download the document. PERTH_AMBOY_C1_COVER_PAGE1.pdf PERTH_AMBOY_C2_COVER_PAGE2.pdf 2023_C2_Bidding_Instructions15.docx

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