Deadline for Questions - January 27, 2022, 10:00 a.m. (PST) The Rowland Unified School District ("District") is seeking proposals from qualified authorized resellers ("Reseller") for the acquisition of Fiber Optic backbone cable installation and Horizontal Copper cabling as eligible under the Universal Service School and Libraries (SLD) Eligible Services List and subsequent rulings. This acquisition shall be for equipment according to the specifications set forth herein and will apply to funding year 2022. Contract Term Category Two - Contract end date coterminous with Category Two (C2) E-rate Service Delivery Deadline September 30, 2023 for the applicable E-rate Funding Year. Vendor shall include an optional extension of one year and must be included in the response and contract in order for USAC to recognize them. Any service provider seeking clarification of Form 470 and/or RFP shall email a request for information (RFI) to the following address by the RFI questioning deadline (January
27, 2022, 10:00 a.m.): rmcleod@rowlandschools.org Questions regarding this RFP must be received in writing and directed to Rosana McLeod at rmcleod@rowlandschools.org on or before January 27, 2022 no later than 10:00 a.m. Emails must be titled as follows: RUSD RFP No. 2021/22: (R5) - RFI [CompanyName]. District reserves the right to disregard emails with an incorrect title. Responses to RFI's questions will be provided via addenda posted to the Form 470 through USAC's E-rate Productivity Center (EPC) and posted on the District website on or before February 3, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. Phone calls to the District regarding this RFP will not be accepted. The District hereby notifies all Interested Vendors that it will affirmatively ensure that, in any contract entered into pursuant to this RFP, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit responses to this RFP and no respondent will be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, age, ancestry, religion, marital status, national origin, medical condition or physical disability, or sexual orientation in consideration for the award.
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