The District is interested in leasing new switches to replace existing. The District would like to lease the switches during the two-year term of the agreement with the outcome of owning those switches at the end of the agreement. The proposal must include a buyout amount option at the end of lease. Vendor would be responsible for installation of all new leased equipment and should include configuration and testing. All equipment necessary must become the property of the district at the end of the initial two-year agreement. Necessary equipment and potential locations will be discussed during the mandatory walk through. Installations may include project equipment and cables, but not limited to mounting racks, UPSs, switches, fiber extenders, power cords, fiber panels, jumpers, copper patch panels, patch cords, power cords, etc. The Vendor shall, as appropriate: 1. Mount and install access points and link back to appropriate wiring closet 2. Install/upgrade software 3. Install all switch software licenses 4. Configure switches 5. Provide, install and label all fiber and cables related to the installation 6. Describe all uplink connections in software configurations 7. Verify routing 8. Use a test plan to validate the functionality 9. Use a migration plan and migrate to new hardware 10. Review and correct latency or connectivity issues 11. Provide a testing plan 12. Provide all license and support documentation information 13. Integration with the existing system as required 14. The Vendor shall be responsible for the configuration of all newly installed equipment 15. The Vendor may be responsible for the configuration of existing equipment as needed The Vendor will work closely with the District staff to develop all configuration requirements, and CASD shall approve all configurations. On implementation of any new equipment the District shall have final approval for all configurations. All equipment shall be fully installed and tested. All cables, fiber jumpers, patch cords, patch panels, cabinets, connectors, etc. shall be provided by the Vendor as required to connect all installed equipment, as referenced above. All configurations shall be adjusted as needed to function properly within the existing network and as specified by the District. Requirements ● All necessary hardware to provide high-quality network connections throughout district classrooms. ● Design of the district’s network coverage configuration, network integration for access to local resources and the Internet, SSIDs and network access control. ● Ongoing monitoring, maintenance, troubleshooting, software updates and reporting for the life of the service. The solution must provide services to all students and educators concurrently on the network with quality response time that does not hinder or impede effective instruction and learning in the classroom. This requirement includes the ability for students to browse the Internet, download files and use streaming video without unreasonable delay. E-RATE REQUIREMENTS Vendors submitting proposals under this RFP must agree to meet the following conditions relating to the E-rate program and be willing to include such requirements in the Vendor’s contract: o Vendors must agree to submit to the SLD a completed Form 473 prior to April 1 of each for the upcoming funding year. Discounted Bills: Should the District so choose; Vendor must agree to provide discounted bills to District which reflect the net charges due to the District after E-rate discounts have been reflected (also known as the “non-discount” amount). The Vendor will then invoice USAC using the Form 474 SPI form for the E-rate discount amount. Vendor shall be solely responsible for timely filing invoices with USAC. Accordingly, Vendor understands and agrees that District will NOT be liable to Vendor and Vendor shall have no recourse against the District for any discounted amount that Vendor submits late to USAC for payment, if USAC refuses to pay the invoice due to late filing. Further, Vendor understands and agrees that District shall not be liable to Vendor and Vendor shall have no recourse against the District for any discounted amount that Vendor submits to USAC for payment if Vendor is at fault for USAC’s refusal to pay. If the District’s actions or failure to act are responsible for the non- payment of the Vendor’s invoice with USAC, the District shall not be liable to Vendor and Vendor shall have no recourse against the District for the amount at issue until both the District and the Vendor have exhausted their administrative remedies of appeal to USAC and/or the FCC.
