Renovation of an educational facility in Hoschton, Georgia. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION DEADLINE 1/24/2025 From the time of receipt of this RFP until the awarding of the contracts, bidders are hereby cautioned to limit any communications with the District. All questions regarding this RFP must be submitted via e-mail to Brett Irvin at dirvin@jcss.us (cc Beth McConnell at bmcconnell@csmcentral.com) . ROJECT END DATE: 9-30-26 +USAC APPROVED EXTENSIONS The District does not guarantee an award of a contract(s) and it reserves the right to select the firm(s) that it considers to be in the best interest of the District. Award of contract may be contingent upon the approval of funding from the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Administrative Company ("USAC"). The District reserves the right to award none, some, or all of the proposal. For instance, if a response exceeds the E-rate funding limits set by USAC, the district may choose to only award up to the E-rate funding limit, less or more. The District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, to negotiate with any or all responsible submitters, and to waive any informality in the Proposal. Firms submitting proposals shall be responsible for any and all expenses that they may incur in preparing proposals. District reserves the right to order quantities in any size lot or lots of quantities. Pricing must remain firm for the period of April 1, 2025 thru September 30, 2026. The District reserves the right to extend the intent to purchase for an additional annual term through September 30, 2027. SCOPE OF WORK Jackson County Schools is seeking to replace an existing installation of Meraki wireless access points at Jackson County High School. The district currently has 179 indoor access points (Meraki MR46) and 1 outdoor access point (Meraki MR86). If proposing an equivalent product, please submit data verifying equivalency with proposal. If proposing a Meraki product, service providers should quote a 5-year Meraki subscription license for each access point. If proposing non-Meraki equipment, providers should quote an equivalent 5-year cloud-based management license. The District is also requesting removal and installation services. Vendors are requested to: 1. Remove existing access points and associated mounting hardware 2. Store removed equipment in the nearest data closet unless another location is specified For installation, the District requests that vendors: 1. Physically label the new access points. Labels should contain the unit's MAC address as well as "Property of Jackson County School System." The MAC address should be printed in a font large enough to be seen from the ground level without needing to use a ladder. 2. Install new mounting hardware, mount the access point, and plug in existing cabling (no new cabling is requested or required). 3. For outdoor access points, vendors are requested to remove the existing access point and mount and replace it with new equipment. 4. Enroll the access points in the cloud managed system. 5. Label the access points as JCHS-ROOMNUMBER within the cloud management system. The District also requests that providers include all related components required for fully functional access points. If any other licensing is required for a fully functional product, the District requests that these costs be quoted. If quoted separately, equipment warranties should be quoted for a term of five years. No refurbished or grey market equipment is acceptable.