UPS battery backup, internet access, network switches and more for Cristo Rey St. Viator Las Vegas College Preparatory, Inc.

Category 1 details: School district seeks internet connectivity with speeds ranging from 1Gbps to 10Gbps. Contracts must align with eRate funding year and have a service start date of 7/1/2027 and end date of 6/30 of any given year. Any changes to contract start dates due to service provider delivery delays must remain coterminous with originally bid contract end date terms. 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. All projects are subject to eRate fundability and Board approval. School reserves the right to reduce project(s) after seeing quotes where eRate funding and budgets are impacted. All questions and bids are to be directed to the tech contact listed below. 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, must not be on the USAC "red light" list, and must adhere to all state and local guidelines and restrictions. Vendors are required by USAC to maintain sam.gov registration and maintain updated compliance paperwork with USAC; vendors who are not currently compliant may be eliminated from consideration. 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 details: School seeks bids on the following equipment: (A) Up to 60 Wireless Access points - must be WiFi 7+ with a preference for UniFi or Ruckus brands. (B) Up to 5 switches - both 24- and 48-port Gigabit with 10GB uplinks, Managed, PoE+, prefer Unifi or Ruckus. (C) Up to 5 UPS units, 1500VA+. 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. School reserves the right to reduce project(s) after seeing quotes where eRate funding and budgets are impacted. All questions and bids are to be directed to the tech contact listed below. 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. Vendors are required by USAC to maintain sam.gov registration and maintain updated compliance paperwork with USAC; vendors who are not currently compliant may be eliminated from consideration. 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. State or local procurement rules: 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 Eligible entities: 1.