FCDL Comment:
DR1:It was determined that FRN 2099029827 will be denied because the RFP issued for FCC Form 470 # 200014292 explicitly states "The Troup County School System plans to select the lowest priced Dell authorized reseller". This statement indicates Troup County School System's intent to select a particular manufacturer’s name, brand, product and service without including the words “or equivalent”, and pre-disposes the vendor selection process to favor Dell authorized re sellers. This is a violation of program rules since applicants must be willing to evaluate bids for equivalent solutions for the products and/or services requested. Explicitly stating that Troup plans to select the lowest priced Dell authorized re seller compromises the integrity of an open and fair competitive bidding process, since it advises prospective bidders that the district will select only a Dell authorized re seller. ||MR1:The Contract End Date was modified from 09/30/2020 to 09/31/2021 to match the last day of the funding year in accordance with the documentation provided during the Selective Review. ||MR2:The FRN was modified from $627,307.88 to $615,577.96 to remove the following line items which were not posted for on the FCC Form 470: Line item .007 for cabling in the amount of $3,292.80, Line item .008 for UPS/Battery Backup in the amount of $1,011.04, and Line item .009 for UPS/Battery Backup in the amount of $7,426.08.