Adams County School District 14 is a state and nationally recognized leader in innovative education. Located just north of downtown Denver, Adams County School District 14 serves the historic community of Commerce City, Colorado. The district serves an area with approximately 33,000 residents. There are 7 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 high schools and 2 preschool centers. Total pupil count is approximately 6,200.
Through this competitive Invitation to Bid (herein and after referred to as the “ITB”) process Adams County School District 14, (herein and after referred to as the “District”), is seeking bids/proposals from an individual or a firm (herein and after referred to as the “Firm”) to provide 4 Gbps Symmetric Internet Circuit to support all internet activity across the entire school district in accordance with the scope of service specified.
This Invitation to Bid (ITB) has been developed to seek bids from qualified E-Rate vendors in accordance with Board of Education Policies and E-Rate Regulations. Submitted proposals must be E-Rate eligible and provide their Service Provider Identification Number (SPIN). The successful firm will furnish;
Initially 4 Gbps Symmetric Internet Circuit to support all internet activity across the entire school district with the ability to increase bandwidth in 1 Gbps increments at the request of the school district.
Fiber handoff.
Public IP address to assign to school district’s firewall.
Two (2) /24 public IP ranges for the school district’s hosting needs. (preferably the existing range)
Provide an SLA for repair in case of outage.
36 month pricing (effective July 1, 2021-June 30, 2024) and include two (2) annual renewal options.
The Service Provider must be willing to invoice USAC directly using the SPI method (85% billed directly to USCA and 15% invoiced separately to the school district).
Vendor E-Rate Compliance
Vendors submitting proposals under this RFP must provide a written statement that they agree to meet the following conditions relating to the E-rate program:
-Service Provider Identification Number (SPIN) and FCC Registration Number (FCCRN)
- The vendor shall provide a valid E-rate SPIN number (Service Provider Identification Number), in the Proposal submitted in response to this opportunity.
-The Vendor also shall provide the company’s FCC Registration Number.
-Service Provider Annual Certification Form
- The Vendor agrees to timely submit to the SLD a completed Form 473, Service Provider Annual Certification form, which provides updated contact information to the SLD for the Vendor. The Vendor must also agree to provide a copy of the completed Form 473 to the Owner. This form is available on the SLD’s website at http://www.universalservice.org/sl/ in the Forms section.
Compliance with E-rate Contract Signing Rules
The Vendor must acknowledge in its Proposal that the Vendor will make every effort to have any contract addendums that may arise from this RFP signed in accordance with the E-rate contract signing rules. Further, the Vendor must acknowledge in its Proposal that if the contract or addendum is signed outside of the e-rate contract signing window, the vendor will disclose to the District, before soliciting the District’s execution of the contract, that the contract is not eligible for E-rate funding.
