For Network Hardware for schools within Alpine School District. This is a E-Rate 2023 project. This Invitation for Bids "IFB" is issued in accordance with State of Utah Procurement Code and the Utah Administrative Code. If any provision of this IFB conflicts with the Utah Procurement Code or the Utah Administrative Code, then Utah Procurement Code and then Utah Administrative Code will take precedence. Purpose of this Solicitation
The purpose of this IFB is to enter into a contract with the lowest responsive and responsible bidder to provide:
The Alpine School District (ASD) is soliciting bids from qualified bidder(s) for the purchase of network-related hardware. An E-Rate FCC Form 470 is being posted on Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) for this purchase.
E-Rate is the commonly used name for the Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, which is administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) under the direction of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). This contract will result in one contract award to the lowest cost responsive and responsible bidder. Length of the Contract
The contract resulting from this IFB will be for one (1) year. All items must be shipped and invoiced by June 30th, 2024. Background
The Purpose of this IFB is to provide network hardware throughout schools within Alpine School District. Additional Information Bidders are prohibited from communications regarding this IFB with the conducting procurement unit staff, evaluation committee members, or other associated individuals EXCEPT the District's Department of Purchasing procurement officer overseeing this IFB. Wherever in this IFB an item is defined by using a trade name, brand name, or a manufacturer and/or model number, it is intended that the words, "or equivalent" apply; and invites the submission of equivalent products by the Bidders. If an equivalent is submitted the bidder must present sufficient evidence that the "equivalent" brand proposed meets and or exceeds the required specifications of the listed brand in the solicitation. The bidder has the burden to prove equivalence and the bidder will be considered unresponsive if this information is not supplied in detail. The conducting unit has the right to determine if the supplied information is sufficient and if the equivalent will be accepted. Bidders may be required to submit product samples to assist the chief procurement officer or head of a procurement unit with independent procurement authority in evaluating whether a procurement item meets the specifications and other requirements set forth Description in the invitation to bid. Product samples must be furnished free of charge unless otherwise stated in the invitation for bids, and if not destroyed by testing, will upon written request within any deadline stated in the invitation for bids, be returned at the bidder's expense. Samples must be labeled or otherwise identified as specified in the invitation for bids by the procurement unit.
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