The Bethel School District (The District), has prepared the following Request for Proposal (RFP) document for the procurement of an E-Rate eligible District Wide Wireless Networking equipment for the district. A complete list of current School District locations is in Attachment B. The District seeks a quality vendor with experience in multi-site installations, and capabilities to provide responsive service for the District Wide Wireless Networking equipment installed. The District Wide Wireless Networking equipment must meet open industry standards, be 100% compatible, and meet the design requirements established by the District as described on the following pages. It will be understood by all bidders that this project may be contingent on Bethel School District being awarded E-Rate Funding for the scope of this RFP. All service providers (RFP respondents) must have a Service Provider Identification Number [SPIN] and be in compliance with all FCC/USAC rules and regulations including but not limited to filing yearly the service provider FCC Form 473; certifying that the service provider have complied with E-Rate program rules. This RFP sets forth: The process whereby invited parties may respond Instructions regarding the required from and content of vendor proposals The functional and performance criteria for requires system and hardware Questions concerning the RFP must be submitted in writing via E-mail in advance of the RFP due date. The deadline for questions is 1/3/2023 12:00pm PST... Questions from Proposers shall be answered, collated, and posted on January 4, 2023
Start Date of Project: July 1, 2023 or approval by USAC, whichever is later Completion Date of Project June 30, 2024 The Bethel School District reserves the right to obtain clarification of any point in a vendor's proposal or to obtain additional information necessary to properly evaluate a proposal. Failure of a vendor to respond to such a request for additional information or clarification may result in rejection for the vendor proposal. The District's retention of this right shall in no way reduce the responsibility of vendors to submit complete, accurate and clear proposals.
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