Form 470 - Wilmington City Schools - Cat 1 - KMB 26.27

School district requests proposals on: (a) Up to three Ruckus T350D outdoor wireless access points along with installation and licensing. (b) Ruckus One SaaS Hosted Wifi Controller (price Professional and Essentials options), which is listed above as both "Wireless Controller" "WAPs" and "MIBS" depending on how it may be categorized for funding, quantity for WAP migration will be between 170 and 200, ideally SKU #CLD-PROF-APSW-REC5. Please provide single- and multi-year subscription prices where possible for comparison. (c) Line for BMIC on two racks is for setup of two MDF racks that are being purchased by school but school needs help with configuration. Scope of work will include removal of old racks and contents to replace with new racks in the same location. Cable connections, labeling, cable management, clean up, etc. will be part of project. Line items for cabling and connectors are listed as placeholders (not actual amounts) to include any parts that may be necessary for completion of this project. (d) Connectivity to provide internet service from High School Building to School Athletic Complex - distance of approximately 500 feet. Connectivity should be a wired solution, and must include pricing for all one-time installation, trenching, conduit, marking, materials, etc. as needed to complete the project.
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 (11 line items): - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Racks - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points - Category 2 — 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 2 — Internal Connections — Wireless Access Points And Necessary Software And Licenses - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Racks - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Wireless Controllers - Category 2 — Managed Internal Broadband Services — Existing Equipment - Category 2 — Basic Maintenance Of Internal Connections — Cabling - Category 2 — Internal Connections — Wireless Controllers 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/Form470/260020280/129867/21128011-USAC_FCC_FORM_470_APPLICATION_260020280_CERTIFIED.pdf