26-HigUSD-WAN

In accordance with School District Procurement Rules in the Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) promulgated by the State Board of Education pursuant to A.R.S. 15-213, Proposals for the material or services specified will be received by the Higley Unified School District No. 60 via ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION ONLY at https://azpurchasing.org, until the time and date cited. Physical bids will not be accepted, and electronic submission is required. AZPurchasing.org is a secure, electronic portal for receiving, opening, and recording bids and proposals digitally. Proposals received by the correct time and date shall be downloaded, opened and only the name of the Offerors shall be publicly read and recorded. All other information contained in the Proposal shall remain confidential until award is made. If you need directions to our office, please call 480- 279-7047.
A Pre-Proposal Conference is not being scheduled for this solicitation.
Proposals shall be submitted via eBid on https://azpurchasing.org, on or prior to the exact time and date indicated above. Late proposals shall not be considered. The official time will be determined by the timestamp applied by AZPurchasing.org.
https://www.azpurchasing.org/viewbid.asp?id=8153 _____ Standalone Data Transmission Service (1) Leased Lit Fiber, or equivalent, circuit to district hub. Quote minimum 10 Gbps and and maximum 100 Gbps, with pricing at 10 Gbps increments. Contract should allow for upgrades to quoted bandwidth during contract term. See posted RFP for detailed specification, circuit location and specific submission requirements. ____ Standalone Internet Access Service (13) Leased Lit Fiber, or equivalent, circuit to district schools and adminstrative sites. Quote minimum 1 Gbps and and maximum 10 Gbps, with pricing at 1 Gbps increments. Contract allows for upgrades to quoted bandwidths during term of the contract. See posted scope of work for detailed specification, circuit location and detailed specification requirements. ____ REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS for materials & services specified in this Form 470 & associated documents. Contacting the District's staff is restricted to instructions in Terms & Conditions of posted RFP & any Addenda. In accordance with School District Procurement Rules in AZ Administrative Code (A.C.C.) promulgated by State Board of Education pursuant to A.R.S. 15-213, competitive sealed proposals for the materials/services specified will be received by the applicant, at the specified location, until time & date cited. Proposals received by correct time & date will be opened & the name of each offeror shall be publicly read. Late proposals shall not be considered by statute. Proposals for the material or services specified will be received by the Higley Unified School District No. 60 via ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION ONLY at https://azpurchasing.org, until the time and date cited. Instructions for preparing the proposal are provided within the Terms & Conditions of the posted RFP & any Addendums. Proposals that don't conform to these instructions, or any proposal that is generic in nature/otherwise does not meet the requirements of this Form 470 & associated specifications, may be considered non-responsive & may be disqualified. SPAM and/or robotic responses will not be considered valid bid responses and will be disqualified from consideration. All original contracts offered for less than a 60-month term should allow for annual 1 year extensions and/or month to month extensions at the discretion of the applicant; not to exceed a total of 60 months. OFFERORS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO CAREFULLY READ THE ENTIRE RFP. Any pricing proposed must comply w/ the FCC Lowest Corresponding Price Rule as required by the Universal Service First Report and Order, & restated in the FCC E-Rate Modernization Report & Order, adopted 7/11/14. The FCC LCP rule prohibits an E-rate services offeror from offering/charging E-rate applicants a price higher than the lowest price that the offeror charges to non-residential customers who are similarly situated to a particular school, library, rural health care provider/consortium that purchase directly from offeror.
Requested services (2 line items): - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Standalone Data Transmission Service
State/local procurement requirements: REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS for materials & services specified in this Form 470 & associated documents. Contacting the District's staff is restricted to instructions in Terms & Conditions of posted RFP & any Addenda. In accordance with School District Procurement Rules in AZ Administrative Code (A.C.C.) promulgated by State Board of Education pursuant to A.R.S. 15-213, competitive sealed proposals for the materials/services specified will be received by the applicant, at the specified location, until time & date cited. Proposals received by correct time & date will be opened & the name of each offeror shall be publicly read. Late proposals shall not be considered by statute. Proposals for the material or services specified will be received by the Higley Unified School District No. 60 via ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION ONLY at https://azpurchasing.org, until the time and date cited. Instructions for preparing the proposal are provided within the Terms & Conditions of the posted RFP & any Addendums. Proposals that don't conform to these instructions, or any proposal that is generic in nature/otherwise does not meet the requirements of this Form 470 & associated specifications, may be considered non-responsive & may be disqualified. SPAM and/or robotic responses will not be considered valid bid responses and will be disqualified from consideration. All original contracts offered for less than a 60-month term should allow for annual 1 year extensions and/or month to month extensions at the discretion of the applicant; not to exceed a total of 60 months. OFFERORS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO CAREFULLY READ THE ENTIRE RFP. Any pricing proposed must comply w/ the FCC Lowest Corresponding Price Rule as required by the Universal Service First Report and Order, & restated in the FCC E-Rate Modernization Report & Order, adopted 7/11/14. The FCC LCP rule prohibits an E-rate services offeror from offering/charging E-rate applicants a price higher than the lowest price that the offeror charges to non-residential customers who are similarly situated to a particular school, library, rural health care provider/consortium that purchase directly from offeror.
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260007947/142940/20668407-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260007947_CERTIFIED.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260007947/142940/20668135-HUSD_RFP26_03_31_E_Rate_WAN.docx