Renovation of an educational facility in Nampa, Idaho. Working plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

SCOPE The intent of this document is to describe the College of Western Idaho System requirements for the installation and ongoing service of the Communication Cable and associated hardware in all of our owned facilities. All cable and related hardware shall be furnished, installed, labeled, tested and documented by the contractor as detailed in this document. The Horizontal Cabling System shall consist mainly of (1) 4-pair Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) Copper Cables per workstation location. There will be exceptions; contractors shall check floor plan for exact cable quantities per location. These cables shall be installed from the Workstation Outlet to the Communications Closet (IDF) located on the same floor, or to the Switch Room (MDF) and terminated as specified in this document on the appropriate hardware. The Backbone Copper if distance allows, shall consist of 24-Cat6 cables, installed from the Switch Room (MDF) to the Communications Closet (IDF) and terminated as specified in this document on the appropriate hardware. The Backbone Fiber shall consist of 24-strand Single Mode. Installed from the Switch Room (MDF) to the Communications Closet (IDF) and terminated as specified in this document on the pre-approved hardware. If distance for backbone copper is an issue, backbone fiber shall increase to a 48-strand Single Mode fiber. Product specifications, general design considerations, and installation guidelines are provided in this document. If the bid documents are in conflict, the specific bid requirements shall take precedence. The successful vendor shall meet or exceed all requirements for the cable system described in this document. The nCompass warranty, which provides a Limited Lifetime warranty for product and labor, must be in effect upon completion of work. Question Period Ends July 9 @ 5:00 PM MST. Questions Posted on CWI Web Page July 10 by 5:00PM MST. All Proposers submitting questions regarding this RFP prior to bid submission, must email questions to the CWI Contract Group at danielreines@cwi.edu and cc: contract@cwi.edu and write in the subject line of all emails. WITHDRAWING PROPOSALS Proposers may withdraw a proposal at any time prior to the proposal deadline by submitting an email to contract@cwi.edu sent by an authorized representative of the Proposer. After withdrawing a proposal, the Proposer may submit another proposal at any time prior to the proposal due date. CONTRACT PERIOD The intent of this RFP is to contract with the successful Proposer to complete the requested services in this RFP. Work on this proposal will be in the spring of 2025 as construction on the new building allows and is subject to adjustments. The College reserves the right to modify the Scope and Specifications of this RFP, as circumstances require. The RFP and all subsequent addenda may be found on the CWI website.