1. Wide Area Network a. Bidder must have dedicated, symmetrical transport bandwidth of 1 Gbps between the designated endpoints. b. The solution must be scalable to 2Gbps. c. Contract options are requested for 12-month terms of service. d. Each respondent is required to complete and submit Attachment K – Proposed Pricing upon initial submission. i. Respondents are required to submit pricing utilizing IDEA’s Attachment K – Proposed Pricing in its submitted proposal. Pricing submitted in alternative formats will not be reviewed or considered. ii. Respondents are free to propose alternate pricing terms provided they have also included pricing in the requested format. iii. No increased pricing will be allowed during the term of the quoted non-recurring charges (NRC) and monthly recurring charges (MRC) rate in each pricing cell of the matrix. e. A single provider is desired for all sites. If subcontracts are utilized, IDEA Public Schools requires a single point of contact from the awarded vendor. A list of subcontractors should be included in the proposal if applicable. f. All costs, including taxes and federal fees, required to deliver the proposed solution must be included in the bid. If there are charges for static IP addresses, they should be included. By submitting a bid, the respondent certifies that it has engineered a full solution including all monthly recurring charges, all installation charges, and all construction costs. Costs added to the quote after the respondent has submitted their bid are solely the responsibility of the respondent and not IDEA. g. If a bandwidth upgrade is requested mid-contract the term length does not reset or renew. For example, if an upgrade occurs in month 20 of a 36-month contract, then 16 months of service must remain on the contract at the new bandwidth before a contract renewal is available. h. Site additions or deletions will be addressed via a contract amendment. The associated fee for additions or deletions must be included in the proposal. i. All contracts should include a provision allowing for early termination of circuits without penalty if a location is closed by IDEA. i. Disconnect or downgrade fees must be included in the proposal. j. All solutions must adhere to the Service Level Agreement (SLA) terms in Section 4. k. All solutions must terminate service or infrastructure at the demarcation point within the building, generally, the Main Distribution Frame (MDF). Solutions that only bring service to the property line but not to the demarcation point will be disqualified. The agreement must terminate service at an MDF designated by IDEA. The Offeror should specify the exact demarcation setup included in the base fees, such as wall-mounted CPE and CAT6a handoff, rack mount patch panel, etc.
