Firewalls and network switches for Limestone Comm H S Dist 310

Please submit all bids to the designated Technical Contact listed on the FCC Form 470. Include the Applicant/School or Library name AND FCC Form 470 number in the subject line of the bid submission. The Technical Contact listed on this FCC Form 470 is responsible for responding to vendor questions, collecting vendor bids, and coordinating the distribution of bids to the Applicant. All vendor questions, responses, and bid submissions must be communicated in writing via the Technical Contact email address listed on the FCC Form 470. If a Consultant is listed, the Consultant does not evaluate bids, select vendors, or make decisions regarding the services or equipment sought. The Applicant makes all bid evaluations, vendor selections, and procurement decisions. The deadline for bid submission is 28 days after the FCC Form 470 certification date, unless a different deadline is specified in an accompanying RFP or the deadline is extended through an amendment made available to all prospective bidders. State or local procurement rules: Bids and requests for information should reference this FCC Form 470 number and should be submitted by email to the Technical Contact identified on this form. All bids and resulting contracts must comply with applicable federal, state, and local procurement requirements, in addition to applicable E-Rate Program rules. Contract Terms The Applicant may consider month-to-month, single-year, multi-year, and/or contracts containing voluntary extension options and may consider proposals offering varying contract terms. Any voluntary contract extension options must be specifically identified in the awarded contract and must state the number and duration of the available extensions. Contracts containing automatic or evergreen renewal provisions will not be considered. The Applicant may consider contracts containing flexible terms that permit services, quantities, locations, bandwidth, and/or service levels to be added, removed, increased, decreased, or otherwise modified as the Applicant's needs change, subject to applicable E-Rate rules and state and local procurement requirements. E-Rate Requirements Service Providers submitting proposals in response to this FCC Form 470 must comply with all applicable FCC and E-Rate Program rules and requirements. Service Providers must comply with the E-Rate Lowest Corresponding Price (LCP) requirements. Any promotional pricing, discounts, credits, free products, free services, or other incentives included with a proposal must be clearly identified and must comply with applicable E-Rate rules. Proposals should clearly identify and separately price any E-Rate ineligible or partially eligible products, services, components, or charges. Service Providers should include their E-Rate Service Provider Identification Number (SPIN) in their proposal. Additional Procurement Requirements Additional state or local procurement requirements applicable to the Applicant may apply and, when applicable, will be identified in an attachment to this FCC Form 470 or associated procurement document. ________________________________________ CATEGORY TWO BID REQUIREMENTS Proposals should identify the manufacturer, make/model, SKU or part number, quantity, unit price, and extended price for each proposed product or service. Installation, configuration, licenses, support, maintenance, shipping, taxes, fees, and other charges, when applicable, should be separately itemized. Where a specific manufacturer, make, model, SKU, or part number is identified on this FCC Form 470 or an associated procurement document, equivalent products will be considered in accordance with E-Rate requirements. Vendors proposing equivalent products should clearly identify the proposed equivalent manufacturer and model and provide sufficient information for the Applicant to evaluate functional equivalency and compatibility with the Applicant's existing environment. Any E-Rate ineligible or partially eligible components associated with the proposed solution should be clearly identified and separately priced or cost allocated. If licenses, subscriptions, support, maintenance, or other associated services are required for the proposed equipment to function as intended, the proposal should identify the applicable term and separately itemize the associated costs. The Applicant reserves the right to consider and accept proposals in whole or in part and may award individual products, services, line items, or portions of the requested solution separately, as permitted under E-Rate and applicable procurement requirements Eligible entities: 1.