Renovation of a mixed-use development in Thomasville, Alabama. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

Re-cabling of the District Tcs Reserves the Right to Reject Any and All Bids. Locations requiring network equipment / drops are: Thomasville High School 777 Gates Drive Thomasville, AL 36784 Thomasville Middle School 781 Gates Drive Thomasville, AL 36784 Thomasville Elementary School 300 Quincy Ingram Street Thomasville, AL 36784 Thomasville City Schools Central Office (Ineligible) 750 Gates Drive Thomasville, AL 36784 RFP Questions November 13 - November 19, 2025 Specifications are not intended to eliminate any reputable manufacturer, brand, or bidder. Reference to manufacturers, brand names, suppliers catalog numbers, etc. is intended to set quality standards and does NOT exclude bids from others if quality standards are met. Pictures, descriptions, and specifications shall accompany all bids. Background and basic description of the requirement: Thomasville City School District has a fiber wide area network (WAN) connecting all schools and the Central Office. The current configuration is 4 sites connected at a dedicated 10 Gbps fiber connection to each location. All sites share a minimum 10 Gbps Internet. The proposed configuration response to the specification below must provide the Customer with educational technology that meets requirements specified within the RFP. 1) Network Equipment Requested includes Network Cabling/Drops with configuration, installation & support services. 2) All network equipment proposed must work with all existing network equipment currently in place including but not limited to routers, switches, firewalls, servers, filters, etc. Current network is comprised of Meraki switches and wireless access points. 3) All pricing must include installation, setup, configuration, and maintenance fees. When installation is complete, vendor's connectivity equipment must be connected to the existing Customer network. 4) The solution should include licensing for any management software or cloud licenses. The vendor shall supply all licensing for management software and/or cloud licensing costs. Licensing and support should be included for a minimum of 5 years. 5) Vendor should list warranty coverage and any additional cost for warranties as well as any recurring operating costs for updating and maintaining the system and accessing support for a 5-year period. 6) Vendor must provide a toll-free number and email address for technical support Monday - Friday 7:00 am - 5:00 pm as a minimum. 7) Vendor's equipment and network must meet industry standards for Quality of Service (QOS) with no additional cost or required upgrades to ensure effective operation and handling of any current and future traffic. 9) Vendor must provide information on any Specializations and Certifications of your company and employees to design, implement, and install the equipment proposed in your solution. 10)Vendor must provide three references, preferably AL customers, of comparable size and scope with a summary of services provided. 11)The vendor must provide a transition plan defining and describing the activities and timelines necessary to complete implementation of each of the requested services (site by site). 12)Vendor will be required to deinstall equipment that is being replaced and no longer needed as part of the Configuration & Installation services. Therefore, deinstallation & removal of these devices to designated District locations should be included in the Vendor's configuration & installation quoted pricing of network devices. 13)This solicitation identifies specific requirements for a planned upgrade project of network equipment and network drops expected to occur within the next year, if funded by E-rate. Additionally, The Customer is requesting bids for the same products & services to be purchased by The Customer on an "as needed" basis anytime during the term of the contract. 14)All runs will be from from classroom to patch panel. Each patch panel will need to be patched to the appropriate switch. 15)Cabling must be CAT6 and all cabling needs to be certified. 16)Old cabling must be removed and disposed of by the vendor. 17)Prices should be broken down by school. 18)Service Provider (SPI) method of invoicing must be used. 19)All items must be new, unused, current technology, not end-of-life, close-out, or refurbished products. 20)No invoice will be paid until all purchase order items have been delivered to the school district's satisfaction. 21)If Thomasville City Schools does not receive E-rate funding as a result of vendor error, the vendor will be required to provide all bid services and the Thomasville City School Board will only be obligated to their E-rate percentage