E-Rate Category 2 Equipment and Installation

KIPP Texas, Inc., ("KIPP" or "Owner") is seeking proposals from qualified vendors to provide equipment and services related to E-Rate Category Two Internal Connections and Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections in support of planned hardware lifecycle replacements across five sites in the Houston, Dallas and San Antonio areas ("the Project").

KIPP Texas Public Schools is an open-enrollment, free public charter school network of 54 schools with nearly 31,000 Pre-K – 12 students across the state.

KIPP Texas Public Schools is looking for qualified vendors to provide lifecycle replacements and install the following items (or equivalents) across 5 different sites in Dallas Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio. This should be a turnkey proposal to replace, install, configure, test, label and inventory the specified components. All proposed cabling costs should include wrecking out of the old cable, all terminations/enclosures/bulkheads/patch cables, and all conduit/trenching/boring as necessary.

Submission method

Proposals should be submitted through the Euna, formerly Bonfire, Portal. Required information includes:

• Bid Table: Enter the unit price for each line item and the installation fee for each location. Vendors have the option to submit an alternate bid.
• *Form A Proposal Response*: Fill out form in its entirety.
• Technical Solution
• Audited Financial Statements
• Certificate of Insurance: Refer to Section 2.7 Insurance Requirements.
• *KIPP Texas Vendor Packet*: Review, complete and sign all forms. The ACH Authorization is optional.
• Pricing and Service Affirmation
• Exception Form
• Authorized Signature

Evaluation

Owner shall evaluate and rank each proposal submitted in relation to the published selection criteria and the weighted value for those criteria. Owner shall select the Proposer(s) whose proposal offers the "best value" as determined by Owner.

Insurance

Providing and maintaining insurance coverage is a material term of this solicitation. Commercial General Liability Insurance in the combined single limit of not less than two million dollars (**$2,000,000**) per occurrence and two million dollars (**$2,000,000**) in the aggregate.

Contract term

The contract will exist for a 1 year period with an option to renew for 4 additional 1 year periods.

Site visits

There will be no on-site visits scheduled.