Specifications include, but are not limited to: The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to select the most highly qualified Firm(s) to provide the requested services. Submittals will be reviewed and evaluated as to qualifications to perform the services required by a selection committee consisting of School District staff; the selection committee will make a recommendation and present it to the School Board for the approval. Also, this proposal is to solicit competitive, sealed proposals for telecommunications services to meet the current and future needs of the School District of Osceola County (the “District”). The District is seeking to contract with a Florida certified telecommunications provider experienced in delivering Internet Access services, DDos Mitigation Services, Wide Area Network (WAN) Metropolitan Ethernet with Managed WAN Services, Special Construction Installation Services, and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) telephony with bundled long-distance calling services. The District requires reliable, flexible and scalable communications services for administrative and academic activities, as well as quality voice and video capabilities. The reliance upon Internet applications, web-based curriculum content and high-stakes assessments is continuing to grow exponentially. Higher speed bandwidth delivery and throughput is paramount to the educational goals of the District. The Respondent shall submit a proposal that complies with the program requirements and deadlines of the Schools and Libraries Program, or E- Rate, administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company.
