E-Rate FY 2017: REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ADDENDUM 1

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1 Coppell Indep School District (BEN ) FCC FORM 470 # (COPP 2017-C1) 1303 Wrangler Circle, Coppell, TX Coppell ISD RFP # B (WAN) (214) E-Rate FY 2017: REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ADDENDUM 1 Addendum Posted: December 12, 2016 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Virtual Bidders Conference held Tuesday, December 6, 2016 Confirmation of Receipt of Addendum: SIGN below and submit confirmation of receipt of this addendum to your online bid on or return by to forms@kelloggllc.com Bidder s Acknowledgement: I, the undersigned, acknowledge receipt of this addendum. Company Name Date Name of Contact Signature RFP ADDENDUM Page 1

2 1. Can you provide a network diagram that shows the location of the switches and POE devices for the schools? a. The following map provides location of switches in the MDF and placement of existing AP s: Coppell Elementary Existing (available upon request) 2. Does the AP placement map used in the meeting display existing access points at both elementary schools? a. No, the map used in the meeting does not display existing access point placement at both schools. 3. Will the awarded vendor be responsible for removal, inventory and return of the existing wireless equipment? a. Yes, the old equipment will need to be removed, inventoried and returned to the CISD Service Center, 1303 Wrangler Circle, Coppell, TX Will you provide a list of what wireless, networking, and POE/POE+ equipment is currently installed at both school? a. Xirrus XR4830/7630/520 b. Cisco WS-C4510R+E 5. Does Coppell ISD require new fiber provider to follow existing inter-site fiber routes and conduit or allowed to construct new routes as needed? a. We would prefer diversity from our existing fiber as much as possible to provide the greatest resiliency. New routes can be constructed as needed. b. Here is an approximate map for our current fiber plant: CISD Fiber Plant 6. Does Coppell ISD maintain existing inter-site conduit/duct-bank available for use by new fiber provider? a. Yes, Coppell ISD maintains existing conduit/duct-bank. 7. Please clarify Coppell ISD s basic expectations re: fiber network service delivery. FPL FiberNet can deliver several variations of a Private and/or Dedicated fiber Wide Area Network; Dark Fiber strands; Service Provider constructs and provides Coppell ISD only the physical fiber-optic cabling (FOC) infrastructure. Coppell ISD would typically provide all routing and switching network equipment and all optical interfaces needed to lite the Dark Fiber infrastructure. Hybrid: Service Provider constructs and provides Coppell ISD the Dark Fiber infrastructure as well as providing pluggable optical interfaces (aka: modulating electronics) needed to lite the Dark Fiber infrastructure using Coppell ISD existing network routing and switching equipment. Lit - Managed Services; Service Provider constructs and provides Coppell ISD a Total solution including the physical fiber-optic infrastructure including customer premise interfaces needed to deliver and manage any

3 Ethernet connectivity (E-LINE, E-LAN, E-TREE) or dedicated Internet access (DIA) services. a. All solutions will be taken into consideration. We are looking for a cost-effective solution that provides the greatest resiliency for our campuses. 8. Please identify Coppell ISD s mission-critical applications? a. Student Information System, Financial ERP System, VoIP, SQL 9. Does Coppell ISD operate mission-critical Applications or Services that require High Availability (HA)? a. Yes 10. Does Coppell ISD operate Latency or Jitter sensitive Applications or Services? a. Yes, VoIP, various video applications 11. Has Coppell ISD experienced significant or repeated network outages with current network solution? a. Network outages happen occasionally due to construction, fiber damage, etc. 12. Please clarify if Coppell ISD requires or could benefit from any of the following services for its DIA service; DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) Mitigation protection; FPL FiberNet Managed & Monitored? a. Yes, we could benefit from these services. Any value-added services provided will be considered. FPL FiberNet provided Bursting (bandwidth on-demand) service? a. Yes, we could benefit from this service. Any value-added services provided will be considered. FPL FiberNet provided BGP peering support for a multi-carrier Internet solution? a. Yes, BGP is currently in use and required 13. Will Coppell ISD be able to provide access, space and power as needed? For Protected Services, Service Provider will require diverse building-access rights and conduit for new construction to Coppell ISD location(s)? a. Yes, access, space and power will be provided as needed. For Lit Managed Services, Service Provider will require rack/cabinet space and AC power (UPS backed) for Customer Premise Equipment at all Coppell ISD locations? a. Yes, access, space and power will be provided as needed. For Lit-Managed Service, Service Provider will require colocation space and AC power (UPS backed) for Customer Premise Equipment at Coppell ISD s Woodforest Blvd., Admin/Hub location?

4 a. Yes, access, space and power will be provided as needed. 14. For 20G bi-directional WAN connectivity, does Coppell ISD require Service Provider support Ethernet transport of full-rate 40G data flows per location or multiple data flows that may aggregate into 40G capacity? a. Each location will need to be provided 40G capacity.

5 Coppell Indep School District (BEN ) FCC FORM 470 # (COPP 2017 C1) 1303 Wrangler Circle, Coppell, TX Coppell ISD RFP # B (WAN) (214) VIRTUAL BIDDERS CONFERENCE ATTENDEES Randy Wright Director of Education Sales [C] randy.wright@upnfiber.com Jason Kirby Sales Engineer 1415 Halsey Way, Suite 300 Carrollton, Texas jason.kirby@fiberlight.com (m) FiberLight, LLC NOC: Jonathan Evans OneTel p: e: jevans@onetelgem.com Scott Dalrymple and Eddie Ruiz State, Local and Education - Texas Region 7220 N Sam Houston Pkwy W, Suite 500, Houston, TX C FPLFiberNet.com Robyn Kelley Major Account Executive Government & Education Charter Enterprise Robyn.Kelley@charter.com Mobile: RFP ADDENDUM Page 2

6 Coppell Indep School District (BEN ) FCC FORM 470 # (COPP 2017 C1) 1303 Wrangler Circle, Coppell, TX Coppell ISD RFP # B (WAN) (214) Office: efax: Craig Barclay Sales Operations Support Analyst 2101 Rexford Rd, Charlotte, NC Office Michael Hubbard Senior Manager, Marketing and Product Management 2101 Rexford Rd, Charlotte, NC Office Mobile Chris Juneau Mobile: (337) chris.juneau@detel.com PO Box 147 Hessmer, LA LA State Contract # Toll Free: Direct (318) Fax (318) Patrick Pennington, CECP Sales Engineer Spectrum/Time Warner Cable Time Warner Cable Business Class 750 Canyon Drive Coppell, Texas c o patrick.pennington@charter.com RFP ADDENDUM Page 3

7 Coppell ISD Technology RFP Mandatory Meeting E-Rate Bid Information

8 Contacts Dr. Sam Farsaii, CTO Stephen McGilvray, Director of Technical Services Judy Lyssy, Admin. Assistant, Tech Purchasing Larry Guerra, Director of Purchasing Nikki De Lazzari -Stacey, Admin. Assistant Kellogg & Sovereign, E-Rate Consulting

9 Sign-in Please send an to: Judy Lyssy, Admin. Assistant, Tech Purchasing Subject: Virtual Bidders Conference

10 RFP Bid Info Bids due: Tuesday, January 17, 2017, 2:00 PM CST RFP questions to: Larry Guerra Deadline for questions: Thursday, Dec. 8 at 4:00pm Central Standard Time Meeting Notes, Q/A will be posted: on CISD Purchasing Website:

11 Evaluation Criteria 1. Purchase price 2. Reputation of the vendor, goods, services 3. Quality of the vendor's goods or services 4. Extent it meets District needs 5. Past relationship with the District 6. Historically underutilized businesses 7. Total long-term cost 8. Other relevant factor listed in the bid

12 RFPs Wireless Access Points (mandatory) WAN Services (mandatory) Virtual Bidders Conference RFP# B; (COPP 2017-C1 WAN) Internet Access Services 2 x (3-10 Gbps), , 2:00 pm

13 Wireless - Floor Plans

14 Wireless - Floor Plans

15 WAN Services & Equipment Existing Data Connections Outside Plant Maintenance and Operations for existing fiber plant Leased Solutions: Point to Point Ethernet or equivalent service Leased lit fiber or equivalent service Leased dark fiber or equivalent service

16 WAN Services & Equipment Secondary Data Connections - Cost Worksheet Outside Plant Construction for secondary data connections Outside Plant Maintenance and Operations for secondary data connections Leased Solutions: Point to Point Ethernet or equivalent service Leased lit fiber or equivalent service Leased dark fiber or equivalent service

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