Form 470 - New Knoxville - Cat 1 and 2 - KMB 26.27

Category 1: School district seeks internet connectivity with speeds ranging from 500Mbps to 10Gbps to address 345 South Main Street, New Knoxville, OH 45871. 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: District seeks bids on up to six (6) Cisco switches, four of the 9200 series or equivalent for two IDF closets and two core switches, please price 24-port and 48-port, with necessary specs being copper 10G with SFP uplinks - all along with necessary SFP modules, optics, transceivers, power supplies and licensing. District also seeks a 1000' spool of yellow plenum-rated Cat 6A cabling without installation, but with shipping costs quoted. Lastly, district seeks licensing/BMIC/MIBS for up to 50 existing wireless access points, models AP-305C and AP-410C. 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 (9 line items): - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Switches - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Cabling - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Antennas, Connectors, And Related Components - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Managed Internal Broadband Services — Existing Equipment - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Cabling - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Switches And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 1 — Data Transmission And/Or Internet Access — Internet Access And Data Transmission Service
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/Form470/260005933/130145/20604558-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260005933_CERTIFIED.pdf