FCDL Comment:
DR1:Applicants are required to conduct a fair and open competitive bid process. Applicants are also required to post the FCC Form 470 and any requests for proposals (or other bidding documentation) in the E-rate Productivity Center and wait at least 28 days prior to selecting the winning bid. During the review, it was determined that the applicant released pricing sheets as well as an addenda for prospective bidders to complete and submit with their bid responses; however, the pricing sheets and addenda were not appended to the FCC Form 470 and/or RFP in the E-Rate Productivity Portal. Specifically, it was determined that the applicant provided these documents on DemandStar, an online platform where bidders can view documentation, however, the documents were not posted to the FCC Form 470. Furthermore, the FCC Form 470 and/or Request for Proposal did not specifically state that all bidders must view all documentation on DemandStar. While follow-up responses state that vendors were required to register via DemandStar to receive documents, this was not explicitly disclosed on the FCC Form 470. Program rules require the FCC Form 470 and RFPs to contain all applicable documentation related to the bidding process for all prospective bidders. Since not all documentation was available to prospective bidders via the FCC Form 470 and RFP this FRN will be denied. ||MR1:The FRN was modified from $36,620.14 to $56,235.26 to agree with the applicant documentation. Specifically, line item .008 was removed since it was not posted for on the FCC Form 470 and line item .004 was removed since it is not eligible for funding. ||MR2:The Type of Internal Connection for FRN Line Item 2199006343.002 was modified from Data Distribution to Module to agree with the applicant documentation.||MR3:The Type of Product for FRN Line Item 2199006343.002 was modified from Switch to Module to agree with the applicant documentation.||MR4:The Type of Internal Connection for FRN Line Item 2199006343.004 was modified from Data Distribution to Module to agree with the applicant documentation.||MR5:The Type of Product for FRN Line Item 2199006343.004 was modified from Switch to Module to agree with the applicant documentation.||MR6:The Contract Award Date was changed from 1-12-2021 to 1-21-2021 ?to agree with the documentation provided during the review of the FCC Form 471.