The following services in any combination of options are sought:

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1 PERRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT E-RATE INTERNET SERVICE RFP RFP #13-14:1 The Perry County School District is accepting quotes for eligible services as defined by Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) of the Universal Services Administration Company (USAC) -- The following services in any combination of options are sought: Data Circuit connecting to Internet Service Internet Service Internet Service with CIPA-compliant Filtering Detailed information on the services sought is found below and at Inquiries should be directed to Dale Goodin, Director of Technology at All inquiries will be recorded and provided to all prospective vendors who attend the required site visit. Such inquiries and answers will be delivered by to the contact indicated on the Site Visit Form to be completed at the time of the site visit. All quotes must be submitted no later than 2:00 p.m. on MARCH 4, 2012 and must be delivered either by ground delivery or by hand delivery to: PERRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Attn: Dale Goodin P.O. Box Main Street New Augusta, MS All payments by the PERRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT for Internet Service are dependent on the PERRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT s receipt of discounts for the term of contracted services. The PERRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT reserves the right to reject all quotations. All proposals will be evaluated according to the following criteria based solely on the eligible services proposed: Price: References: Suitability to Task: Distance from Perry County, MS: Capacity to Support Load: PERRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. PERRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT reserves the right to check any references including any not listed in the reference section of this document. Vendors who received negative references may be removed from consideration.

2 General Facts and Information: All addresses are New Augusta, Mississippi All interconnections between the Service Provider (SP) and PERRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (PCSD) must be RJ45 jacks provided at a 100 Megabit minimum. Contract term is 3 or 5 years and will commence on July 1, Service must be fully functional by the beginning of the contract term. Circuit must provide symmetrical bandwidth. This request is also for a service level agreement. All bandwidths are to be provided as fully available at all times. For example, a 20 Megabit Internet connection is guaranteed to provide 20 Megabits (as defined by industry standards) to PERRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Service circuits providing service level that varies widely from the agreed to and guaranteed connection speeds will be considered in breach of contract. PERRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT will provide a firewall between the district network and the Internet. Internet Service Provider will own and maintain all equipment on the Internet facing side of the District firewall. Vendor must complete the worksheet on the following page and include with the quotation. Vendor must provide documentation detailing filtering solution if proposed. Vendor must attach an upgrade proposal as described in the worksheet document. Vendor must attend a mandatory on-site visit to see the facilities into which the vendor s equipment will be installed. This visit will be scheduled on Friday, February 15, 2013 at 10:00 AM. Vendor must provide 3 references from businesses and/or school districts with similar Internet connections to this proposal. Update information will be ed to each service provider attending the mandatory site visit. The following services must be included as part of the INTERNET SERVICE: Internet access from circuit to be located at: PERRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE 105 Main Street New Augusta, MS Available Public IP addresses for servers and other devices requiring outside access Network Address Translation Service for the entire district network DNS Service ISP must provide circuit utilization data in a timely manner upon request of the PERRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. The contract must allow for upgrading using the prices quoted in the worksheet grid. Vendor must quote all options in the grid to be eligible for consideration. Vendor is encouraged to propose additional options according to their offerings. Option to include Internet Filtering that is CIPA compliant.

3 PERRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT INTERNET SERVICE WORKSHEETS For district use: Total for Data Circuit Total for Internet Service installation fees Total for the Term of Contract Company Name Company Address City State Zip Code Company Phone Number Sales Contact Address Support Phone Number DATA CIRCUIT CONNECTING DISTRICT TO THE INTERNET FROM PERRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE NOTE: THIS SHOULD INCLUDE ONLY THE CIRCUIT AND NOT INTERNET ACCESS. SECTION 1 Option

4 SECTION 2 Option SECTION 3 Other Option INTERNET ACCESS FROM PERRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE NOTE: THIS SHOULD INCLUDE ONLY THE INTERNET ACCESS AND NOT THE CIRCUIT. SECTION 4 Internet Access

5 SECTION 5 Internet Access with Filtering Number of current Business customers using 45 or greater circuits for Internet access similar to the one being requested for the PERRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Number of current Business customers using synchronous circuits less than 45 for Internet access. Number of Business customers for broadband Internet Services in the Perry County, Mississippi Area? Entity Contact s Name Contact s Title Contact s Telephone # Contact s Address Brief Description of Provided Service REFERENCES Entity Contact s Name Contact s Title Contact s Telephone # Contact s Address Brief Description of Provided Service

6 Entity Contact s Name Contact s Title Contact s Telephone # Contact s Address Brief Description of Provided Service

7 SITE VISIT FORM DATE VENDOR NAME CONTACT INFORMATION FOR CHANGES / UPDATES / CLARIFICATIONS Name Address City State Zip Phone Number Fax Number Address