Form 470 - Aldar Academy - Cat 2 - KMB 26.27

School district requests proposals on: 1) Up to 12 Wireless Access points (currently MR36, will consider comparable equipment) 2) Up to 1 Wireless Controller, if deemed necessary 3) Up to 5 UPS Units to support switches and access points 4) Up to 5 switches 5) Up to 1 firewall 6) Up to 1 router 7) structured cabling project to address cabling, junction boxes, patch panels, drops, and to perform cable management and clean up, labeling and testing. Cabling and connector amounts listed are placeholders, and actual amounts will be determined by vendor via site visits. Cabling quotes must provide a granular breakdown of materials used to quote, including make/model/sku/qty and price for each, as well as delineated line items for labor/installation and removal/disposal of old materials.
Quotes must include all necessary optics, modules, licenses, software, installation, configuration, setup, etc. or otherwise as needed for functionality. Vendor must break out cost for each item quoted and list manufacturer part numbers, quantity and price for each. Please note that equivalent equipment must show compatibility with existing network structure. All projects are subject to eRate fundability and Board approval. All questions are to be directed to the tech contact listed below. School reserves the right to reduce project(s) after seeing quotes where eRate funding and budgets are impacted. Vendors who would like to do a site visit must schedule with the tech contact; no walk-in site visits will be permitted. Vendor must be an eRate eligible provider with active SPIN listed on their bid and must adhere to all state and local guidelines and restrictions. SPAM and/or robotic responses will not be considered valid bid responses and will be disqualified from consideration. All bids submitted prior to the applicants vendor selection will be given equal consideration, with no award made before the close of the 28-day posting period.
Requested services (17 line items): - Category 2 — Managed Internal Broadband Services — Existing Equipment - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Wireless Controllers - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Switches - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Switches And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Firewall Service, Components, And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Uninterruptable Power Supply/Battery Backup And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Antennas, Connectors, And Related Components - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Uninterruptable Power Supply/Battery Backup - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Antennas, Connectors, And Related Components - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Cabling - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Cabling - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Wireless Controllers And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Routers And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Routers - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Firewall Service And Components - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points And Necessary Software And Licenses
State/local procurement requirements: Effective January 3, 2020, 47 C.F.R. 54.9 states, "No universal service support may be used to purchase, obtain, maintain, improve, modify, or otherwise support any equipment or services produced or provided by any company posing a national security threat to the integrity of communications networks or the communications supply chain." On March 12, 2021, the FCC placed Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hangzhou Hikvision, and Dahua on a list of covered equipment or services ("covered list"). The covered list is published by the FCC to designate of specific equipment and services through the covered list process outlined in section 2 of the Secure Networks Act. Accordingly, recipients of universal service support may not use federal subsidies, including universal service funds, for telecommunications equipment or video surveillance equipment produced by Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hangzhou Hikvision, and Dahua. Section 54.10(a) became effective May 12, 2021
Reference documents (Form 470 / RFP): https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260003272/111759/20487611-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260003272_CERTIFIED.pdf