The bids will be considered to supply and install network equipment at its eligible locations and for an outdoor fiber construction or services provided over third party networks for the purpose of connecting buildings on its campus to its network head-end. 470 applications have been posted through the federal E-Rate program. Bids are to be addressed to the attention of Rebecca Jones. Prior to the bid opening date, please email the offices of Dennis Stockdale, dstockdale@ewsc.k12.in.us, AND Rebecca Jones, rjones@ewsc.k12.in.us, to announce the arrival of your bid. In the event that a responsible bid is not received or if it is determined that the low bid received is too high, the bid received will be rejected and the project will be cancelled or re-bid. Bids may not be withdrawn during the sixty (60) day period immediately following the date of receipt of the bids without the consent of East Washington School Corporation. The East Washington School Corporation Board of School Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids or proposals, and to waive informalities, irregularities, and errors in the bidding to the extent permitted by law. This includes the right to extend the date and time for receipt of bids.
East Washington School Corporation seeks eligible equipment as outlined in Appendix A. Equipment shall be new,
factory-sealed equipment currently available from the manufacturer; East Washington School Corporation will not
accept proposals of used, remanufactured, refurbished, "B stock," returns, open-box, discontinued, "gray market,"
or equipment in any other condition other than new and factory-sealed with all original manufacturer warranties.
Installation will be in place of existing equipment and the requested equipment will be integrated into the existing
environment. Each bid should include all labor necessary for staging, installation, testing, and documentation of
equipment. Equipment staging will consist of (but not be limited to) ensuring firmware version consistency,
configuration loading, and hardware preparation for mounting. Software and firmware version for components will
be agreed upon at time of deployment, and configurations will be coordinated with East Washington School
Corporation staff. Installation by the selected vendor shall include the removal of the existing equipment and
placement of the new equipment. Equipment testing should verify access to internal resources and the Internet.
Documentation should include configuration and summary reports of installations. Installation can be performed
from a ladder in most cases; for a small number of APs, a lift will be required
.webp)
