Specifications include, but are not limited to: 5.1.1.1 The District, is requesting proposals to provide a complete replacement and upgrade for the District’s current wireless infrastructure and deployment of additional wireless network components to meet the District’s requirements, in accordance with this Scope of Work and Specifications in this Section, including an installation option that would include the cost for physical installation and configuration of the access points and key infrastructure components. The acquisition will include wireless access points, wireless mounting brackets, an authentication platform (AAA) for wireless network access control, AP Controller – either cloud service or on-premise, a centralized management software with associated hardware or cloud service, hardware and software support for controllers, network access control and management and a limited-lifetime warranty for access points, as an overall solution to address the District’s needs. The proposal must be structured in a manner that makes it easy for the District to add, remove or relocate services in the future. The District will bear no cost of the Proposer’s submission of its Proposal/Response to this RFP. 5.1.1.2 The Proposal must provide a comprehensive solution that is optimized for the AISD Internet and Cloud External Network, the WAN with the North NOC and South NOC service points, and the campus LANS, and provides capacity, sustainability, resiliency, scale and optimizes AISD’s cloud and Internet services. 5.1.1.3 The solution must provide information to the District regarding the recommended connectivity for the Access Points to the network access switch based on optimal service design with the Ethernet Switch port requirements, the cable type, the quantity of connections – cables and ports, and the power. RFP RESPONSE: Please provide a gap analysis of what is available in the District and the optimal connectivity for planning and to evaluate the solution for services upon the existing infrastructure. 5.1.1.4 The proposed solution must meet or exceed the requirements of this RFP and the needs of the District upon location completion not just at project completion. RFP RESPONSE: Please submit a sample of the testing procedures which you propose to use to determine if the solution meets or exceeds the requirements at completion of each location. 5.1.1.5 The proposed solution must provide consistent and sufficient wireless service to support up to 50 devices per classroom and devices utilized in the Locations set out in Exhibit C. These devices will be a combination of District owned and personal devices. Current District owned devices include 6,000 iPads, 11,000 Chromebooks and 5,000 Windows devices. 2 x Aironet 1130s 110 x Aironet 1550s 23 x Aironet 1570s 1 x Aironet 3500 487 x Aironet 3600s and 1247 x Aironet 3700s supported by 6 x Cisco 5500 controllers 2 x Cisco ACS 5.1.2.1 General AP Requirements. 5.1.2.1.1 Spectrum Analysis Capabilities- solutions that provide analysis of the wireless LAN for quick and effective troubleshooting, compliance auditing and remediation of guest devices, if necessary. 5.1.2.1.2 Provide intelligent insight into RF and network level information to enable District technicians to pinpoint the source of potential risks or disruptive performance. 5.1.2.1.3 Solutions ensure WLAN applications, such as voice-over-wireless LAN maintains integrity throughout deployment. RFP RESPONSE: Describe the features and functions. Include dedicated radios and/or time slicing in channel, across the spectrum etc. 5.1.2.1.4 Automatic registration / provisioning i.e. pull configuration from cloud controllers. 5.1.2.1.5 Support survivability mode i.e. in the event they cannot communicate with cloud controller, without disruption. 5.1.2.1.6 For use in areas such as courtyards and atriums the enclosures should be ruggedized for installation outdoors with an ambient temperature range, -10F to 120F. 5.1.2.1.7 Support mobile APs i.e. to be placed on mobile laptop/tablet carts to supplement installed WLAN infrastructure coverage/density. 5.1.2.1.8 The proposed access points must be able to provide simultaneous wireless access for various 802.11x based clients including 802.11 a, b, g, ac, ax. Ad
