Form 470 - Calhoun 40 - Cat 2 - KMB 26.27

District Seeks the following:
Ten (10) Ubiquiti Unifi 8-Port Switches (all 8 ports POE) - please price Ubiquiti UniFi US-8-150W or equivalent. Forty (40) Ubiquiti Unifi SFP Bi-Directional Single-Mode LC SFP Transceiver Kit (listed as "connector" above) Forty (40) 3m OS2 LC to LC Fiber Patch Cable, Single Mode SFP Fiber Jumper, Duplex LC-LC 9/125um, LSZH, 9.8ft, for 1G/10G SMF SFP Transceiver (listed as "connector" above) Cabling as follows - amount listed above s as a placeholder and actual lengths to be determined by vendor - Cat 6E runs in Elementary School and High School- with a total of up to 16 runs inclusive of 3+ cables each run to be terminated in network closets.
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 and bids 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 (6 line items): - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Switches And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Cabling - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Cabling - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Antennas, Connectors, And Related Components - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Switches - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Antennas, Connectors, And Related Components
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/Form470/260004585/136378/20554375-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260004585_CERTIFIED.pdf