Form 470 - Madison Co - Cat 1 and 2 - KMB 26.27

Category 1: The district is requesting bids and proposals on a WAN connection with speeds ranging from 1Gbps to 100 Gbps between Waverly Elementary at 1809 Main Street MADISON, VA 22727-9805 and the County Offices at 414 North Main Street Madison, Va. 22727. The school also seeks a connection with speeds ranging from 1Gbps to 100 Gbps to connect the School Board Office at 60 SCHOOL BOARD COURT MADISON, VA 22727 to the county fiber hub at the box at the road in front of the building.
Bids for leased (dark and lit) solutions should include cost O&M, initial construction, and lease terms and extensions in the proposal. Bids for self-provisioned services should delineate initial construction fees as well as modulating equipment.
Vendors must be eRate eligible with an active SPIN listed on their bid and not on the USAC "red light" list. Contracts must align with eRate funding year and have a service start date of 7/1/2026 and end date of 6/30 of any given year. Contracts should include a clause allowing for speed upgrades within the terms of the contract and without impact to service dates. Contracts should explicitly state any and all voluntary contract extensions and terms. Vendors must include contract wording that allows for penalty-free cancellation or reduction of lines in the event that a school or building is closed during the contract terms. 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.
Category 2: School district requests proposals on:
(a) Qty 20 Extreme Switches with model breakdown as follows: *Qty 2*: 5520-48W Extreme Switching 5520 48 10/100/1000BASET FDX/HDX 802.3bt 90W PoE 2 Stacking/QSFP28 1 Unpopulated VIM Slot MACsec Capable includes 3 Fan Modules 2 Unpopulated Modular PSU Slots. *Qty 11*: 5320-24P-8XE Extreme 5320 24x10/100/1000Base-T PoE+ Ports 8x1GbE SFP Ports upgradeable to 10G SFP+ MACsec Capable 1 Fixed AC PSU Fans, and *Qty 7*: 5320-48P-8XE Extreme 5320 48x10/100/1000Base-T PoE+ Ports 8x1GbE SFP Ports upgradeable to 10G SFP+ MACsec Capable 1 Fixed AC PSU Fans **All models to be quoted associated licensing as 1, 3- or 5-year options**
(b) Supporting necessary ancillary parts as follows (listed as both cabling and connectors): *Qty 4*: 10951 Extreme 715W AC Power Supply Module - Front to Back Airflow , *Qty 4*: 10099 Extreme Power Cord 15A USA NEMA 5-15 C15, *Qty 11*: 10061 Extreme 900701-10 Power Cord 10A NEMA 5-15P IEC320-C13, *Qty7*: 10138 Extreme Power Cord NEMA 13A 5-15P C13 ST
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 (8 line items): - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Switches - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Cabling - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Switches And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Cabling - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Antennas, Connectors, And Related Components - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Antennas, Connectors, And Related Components - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Services Provided Over Third-Party Networks - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Self-Provisioned Network (Applicant Owned And Operated Network)
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/Form470/260016286/126466/20971013-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260016286_CERTIFIED.pdf, https://publicdata.usac.org/EPC/Prd/Form470/260016286/126466/20970788-Madison%20Connection%20RFP%20FY25.docx