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IFCB Posted : Oct 18, 2023 Bid Deadline : Thursday, Nov 30, 2023 Questions Due By : Friday, Oct 27, 2023 Applicant Address : Raytown, MO 64138 IFCB ID : 240002715 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. · 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 BMIC PROJECT A & PROJECT B: Service providers are required to bid the entire maintenance Project A and/or Project B. Bids for individual components of the project will be disqualified. · DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR BMIC PROJECT A & PROJECT B: Vendors must complete and include the C2 Cover Page with their bid. Bids received without the cover page will be disqualified. · DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR BMIC PROJECT A & PROJECT B: 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 : CATEGORY TWO BASIC MAINTENANCE OF INTERNAL CONNECTIONS The district is seeking bids for Fortinet Extended service agreements for the their existing (2) Fortigate 1500D firewalls. BMIC PROJECT A – ONE YEAR Please provide pricing for a one year agreement. Type of Equipment Quantity Vendor Should Bid Preferred Make/Manufacturer Firewall 2 Fortigate 1500D (FG1K5D3I13800201 and FG1K5D3I17803621) BMIC PROJECT B – THREE YEAR Please provide pricing for a three year agreement Type of Equipment Quantity Vendor Should Bid Preferred Make/Manufacturer Firewall 2 Fortigate 1500D (FG1K5D3I13800201 and FG1K5D3I17803621) DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR BMIC PROJECT A & PROJECT B: Service providers are required to bid the entire maintenance Project A and/or Project B. Bids for individual components of the project will be disqualified. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR BMIC PROJECT A & PROJECT B: Vendors must complete and include the C2 Cover Page with their bid. Bids received without the cover page will be disqualified. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR BMIC PROJECT A & PROJECT B: 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. Raytown_C2_Cover_Page1.pdf 2024_C2_Bidding_Instructions55.pdf

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