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IFCB Posted : Nov 28, 2023 Bid Deadline : Wednesday, Jan 17, 2024 Questions Due By : Wednesday, Dec 20, 2023 Applicant Address : Salida, CO 81201 IFCB ID : 240006375 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 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 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. · LEASED WIDE AREA NETWORK CIRCUITS DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Vendors must bid all connections. If vendors submit a bid missing any connection, we will consider your bid incomplete and disqualify your bid. · LEASED WIDE AREA NETWORK CIRCUITS DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Bids submitted for services to incorrect addresses will be disqualified. · LEASED WIDE AREA NETWORK CIRCUITS DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Vendors must complete and include the Salida SD R 32 J Pricing Sheets with their bid. Bids received without the Salida SD R 32 J Pricing Sheets will be disqualified. · SELF PROVISIONED NETWORK DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Vendors must bid all connections. If vendors submit a bid missing any connection, we will consider your bid incomplete and disqualify your bid. · SELF PROVISIONED NETWORK DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Bids submitted for services to incorrect addresses will be disqualified. · SELF PROVISIONED NETWORK DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Vendors must complete and include the Salida SD R 32 J Pricing Sheets with their bid. Bids received without the Salida SD R 32 J Pricing Sheets will be disqualified. · DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR C1 NETWORK EQUIPMENT: Service providers are required to bid the entire hardware project. Bids for individual components of the project will be disqualified. · DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR C1 NETWORK EQUIPMENT: Vendors must complete and include the Salida SD R 32 J Pricing Sheets with their bid. Bids received without the Salida SD R 32 J Pricing Sheets will be disqualified. · DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR C1 NETWORK EQUIPMENT: 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 bid disqualified. · 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: Applicant will not accept bids for refurbished equipment. Any bids containing refurbished equipment will be disqualified. · DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: Service providers are required to bid an entire Project A, Project B, Project C or Project D. Bids for individual components of a single project will be disqualified. · DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR BMIC: Service providers are required to bid an entire BMIC Project E, Project F, Project G or Project H. Bids for individual components of a single 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 : Category 1 Leased Wide Area Network Circuits –5 connections any delivery/technology type. Leased dark fiber bidders should bid one pair of fiber strands. Lit leased fiber bidders should bid 10 Gbps - 25 Gbps. Please see the zip file available for download “Salida SD R 32 J RFP” with additional information. 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. LEASED WIDE AREA NETWORK CIRCUITS DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Vendors must bid all connections. If vendors submit a bid missing any connection, we will consider your bid incomplete and disqualify your bid. LEASED WIDE AREA NETWORK CIRCUITS DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Bids submitted for services to incorrect addresses will be disqualified. LEASED WIDE AREA NETWORK CIRCUITS DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Vendors must complete and include the Salida SD R 32 J Pricing Sheets with their bid. Bids received without the Salida SD R 32 J Pricing Sheets will be disqualified. Self-Provisioned Networks: the applicant will accept bids for any type of technology that can achieve our connectivity goals (fiber, wireless, purchased radio/wireless bridges, etc.). Please see the zip file available for download “Salida SD R 32 J RFP” with additional information. SELF PROVISIONED NETWORK DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Vendors must bid all connections. If vendors submit a bid missing any connection, we will consider your bid incomplete and disqualify your bid. SELF PROVISIONED NETWORK DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Bids submitted for services to incorrect addresses will be disqualified. SELF PROVISIONED NETWORK DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR: Vendors must complete and include the Salida SD R 32 J Pricing Sheets with their bid. Bids received without the Salida SD R 32 J Pricing Sheets will be disqualified. C1 Network Equipment - Please see the zip file available for download “Salida SD R 32 J RFP” with additional information. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR C1 NETWORK EQUIPMENT: Service providers are required to bid the entire hardware project. Bids for individual components of the project will be disqualified. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR C1 NETWORK EQUIPMENT: Vendors must complete and include the Salida SD R 32 J Pricing Sheets with their bid. Bids received without the Salida SD R 32 J Pricing Sheets will be disqualified. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR C1 NETWORK EQUIPMENT: 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 bid disqualified. Maintenance and Operations – 5 Connections. Please see the zip file available for download “Salida SD R 32 J RFP” with additional information. Category 2 Voluntary Site Visit Vendors wishing to bid on C2 can attend a voluntary site visit either December 12, 2023 or December 19, 2023. Vendors should RSVP to Josh Buckberg at [email protected] to set up a time for a site visit on December 12 or December 19. 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) – The district is replacing all equipment listed below with the goal of creating a campus fabric network with robust AI management capabilities. The district needs the switches racked, stacked and installed. The district needs the AP installed as well. IC Project A – 1 year licensing Type of Equipment Quantity Vendor Should Bid Preferred Make/Manufacturer Switches 7 WS-C3560-48PS Switches 22 WS-C3650-48PS Switches 1 WS-C2960G-8TC-L Switches 1 WS-C3560X-48PF-S Switches 1 WS-C3560-24PS Switches 1 WS-C3750X-12S-E Switches 1 WS-C3560-8PC-S Switches 2 WS-C3560CX-12PC-S Switches 1 WS-C3560X-48P-S Wireless Access Points 70 AIR-CAP2702I-B-K9 Wireless Controller 1 AIR-CT5508-K9 NOTE: We are requesting WAP and 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). IC Project B – 3 year licensing Type of Equipment Quantity Vendor Should Bid Preferred Make/Manufacturer Switches 7 WS-C3560-48PS Switches 22 WS-C3650-48PS Switches 1 WS-C2960G-8TC-L Switches 1 WS-C3560X-48PF-S Switches 1 WS-C3560-24PS Switches 1 WS-C3750X-12S-E Switches 1 WS-C3560-8PC-S Switches 2 WS-C3560CX-12PC-S Switches 1 WS-C3560X-48P-S Wireless Access Points 70 AIR-CAP2702I-B-K9 Wireless Controller 1 AIR-CT5508-K9 NOTE: We are requesting WAP and 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). IC Project C – 5 year licensing Type of Equipment Quantity Vendor Should Bid Preferred Make/Manufacturer Switches 7 WS-C3560-48PS Switches 22 WS-C3650-48PS Switches 1 WS-C2960G-8TC-L Switches 1 WS-C3560X-48PF-S Switches 1 WS-C3560-24PS Switches 1 WS-C3750X-12S-E Switches 1 WS-C3560-8PC-S Switches 2 WS-C3560CX-12PC-S Switches 1 WS-C3560X-48P-S Wireless Access Points 70 AIR-CAP2702I-B-K9 Wireless Controller 1 AIR-CT5508-K9 NOTE: We are requesting WAP and 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). IC Project D – Firewall Type of Equipment Quantity Vendor Should Bid Preferred Make/Manufacturer Firewall Service and Components 4 ASA5508X-FW NOTE: We are requesting firewall 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). 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: Applicant will not accept bids for refurbished equipment. Any bids containing refurbished equipment will be disqualified. DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR INTERNAL CONNECTIONS: Service providers are required to bid an entire Project A, Project B, Project C or Project D. Bids for individual components of a single project will be disqualified. Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections (BMIC) BMIC Project E The district would like manufacturer’s support for the following items. Type of Equipment Quantity Vendor Should Bid Preferred Make/Manufacturer Switches 7 WS-C3560-48PS Switches 22 WS-C3650-48PS Switches 1 WS-C2960G-8TC-L Switches 1 WS-C3560X-48PF-S Switches 1 WS-C3560-24PS Switches 1 WS-C3750X-12S-E Switches 1 WS-C3560-8PC-S Switches 2 WS-C3560CX-12PC-S Switches 1 WS-C3560X-48P-S Wireless Access Points 70 AIR-CAP2702I-B-K9 Wireless Controller 1 AIR-CT5508-K9 BMIC Project F The district would like a block of 10 hours per month for the following items. Type of Equipment Quantity Vendor Should Bid Preferred Make/Manufacturer Switches 7 WS-C3560-48PS Switches 22 WS-C3650-48PS Switches 1 WS-C2960G-8TC-L Switches 1 WS-C3560X-48PF-S Switches 1 WS-C3560-24PS Switches 1 WS-C3750X-12S-E Switches 1 WS-C3560-8PC-S Switches 2 WS-C3560CX-12PC-S Switches 1 WS-C3560X-48P-S Wireless Access Points 70 AIR-CAP2702I-B-K9 Wireless Controller 1 AIR-CT5508-K9 BMIC Project G The district would like manufacturer’s support for the following items. Type of Equipment Quantity Vendor Should Bid Preferred Make/Manufacturer Firewall Service and Components 4 ASA5508X-FW BMIC Project H The district would like a block of 10 hours per month for the following items. Type of Equipment Quantity Vendor Should Bid Preferred Make/Manufacturer Firewall Service and Components 4 ASA5508X-FW DISQUALIFICATION FACTOR BMIC: Service providers are required to bid an entire BMIC Project E, Project F, Project G or Project H. Bids for individual components of a single 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. Salida_SD_R_32_J_RFP.zip Salida_SD_R_32_J_Pricing_Sheets.xlsx SALIDA_C2_COVER_PAGE.pdf 2024_C2_Bidding_Instructions104.pdf

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