FCDL Comment:
DR1:This FRN will be denied because the FCC Form 470/RFP that you have cited did not make all bidders aware of disqualification reasons. ||DR2:FCC Rules require applicants to carefully consider all bids submitted by service providers and to choose the most cost effective solution. Documentation provided demonstrates that the applicant did not consider all of the bids that were submitted. Therefore, the applicant has violated the competitive bidding program rules.||DR3:Applicants are required to conduct a fair and open competitive bid process. Applicants are also prohibited from including the manufacturer’s name or brand on their FCC Form 470 or in the requests for proposals (RFPs) without including the words “or equivalent” to describe the requested service or product. During the response to the denial, it was determined that the applicant included a manufacturer or brand name for the requested products or services without including “or equivalent.” Specifically, the applicant disqualified a bid for not quoting Cisco equipment. Since this response shows the applicant was only interested in Cisco equipment and not an "or equivalent" solution, this FRN is denied.||MR1:The FRN was modified from $228,886.20 to $222,048.20 to agree with the applicant documentation.||MR2:The amount of the funding request was changed from $222,048.20 to $208,744.00 remove the ineligible product(s) or service(s): 49% of Cisco CON-SNTP-C95YN84C, 35% of Cisco C9500-DNA-A-3Y, and BMIC not requested on the establishing FCC Form 470. ||MR3:The Quantity for FRN Line Item 004 was modified from 3 to 12 to agree with the applicant documentation.||MR4:The Type of Product for FRN Line Item 005 was modified from Connectors to Transceiver to agree with the applicant documentation.||MR5:The Type of Product for FRN Line Items 010, 011, 014 was modified from Module to Transceiver to agree with the applicant documentation.||MR6:The Model for FRN Line Item 008 was modified from DNA Essentials to C9500-NW-A-L-EDU to agree with the applicant documentation.||MR7:The Model for FRN Line Item 009 was modified from 9500 to C9500-4PTH-KIT= to agree with the applicant documentation.||MR8:The Model for FRN Line Item 010 was modified from SFP to SFP-25G-SR-S= to agree with the applicant documentation.||MR9:The Model for FRN Line Item 011 was modified from SFP Transceiver to GLC-TE= to agree with the applicant documentation.||MR10:The Model for FRN Line Item 012 was modified from SR SFP to SFP-10G-SR-S= to agree with the applicant documentation.||MR11:The Model for FRN Line Item 013 was modified from LR SFP to SFP-10G-LR-S= to agree with the applicant documentation.||MR12:The Model for FRN Line Item 014 was modified from ER SFP to SFP-10G-ER-S= to agree with the applicant documentation.||MR13:The funding request amount was reduced from $208,744.00 to $87,792.30 to remove the amount that exceeded the Category Two budget set for the following entity(ies): 229331 - LAKEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL, 77746 - SUNSET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 77748 - SALINA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, 77753 - SALINA SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL, 77755 - SALINA SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL, 77757 - CORONADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 77740 - OAKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 77758 - SCHILLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.||MR14:The Recipients of Service for FRN Line Items 001 and 005 was modified to remove entities 229331 - LAKEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL, 77748 - SALINA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, 77753 - SALINA SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL to agree with the applicant documentation.||MR15:The Recipients of Service for FRN Line Item 003 was modified to remove entities 229331 - LAKEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL and 77753 - SALINA SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL to agree with the applicant documentation.||MR16:The Recipients of Service for FRN Line Item 006 was modified to remove entities 229331 - LAKEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL, 77746 - SUNSET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 77753 - SALINA SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL, 77755 - SALINA SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL to agree with the applicant documentation.||MR17:The Recipients of Service for FRN Line Items 010, 013, 014 was modified to remove entity 229331 - LAKEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL to agree with the applicant documentation.||MR18:The Recipients of Service for FRN Line Item 011 was modified to remove entities 229331 - LAKEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL, 77753 - SALINA SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL, 77755 - SALINA SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL to agree with the applicant documentation.