FCDL Comment:
DR1:Applicants are required to carefully consider all bids received and select the most cost-effective service offering using price of the eligible goods and services as the primary factor. During the review, it was determined that the applicant failed to consider all bids received in its vendor evaluation process. Specifically the bids from CDI, CDW-G, and Netsync were all scored 0 and deemed inadequate on your vendor selection documentation. When asked to explain why these bidders were deemed inadequate, you stated that they did not bid the power being requested for the UPS units of 1500kVA and 2200kVA. A review of these bids demonstrate the three bidders previously mentioned did propose equipment with this power. As such we conclude you did not consider and properly evaluate these three bidders. Therefore, this FRN is denied.||DR2:Thirty percent or more of this FRN includes a request for unbundled Warranty which is an ineligible product(s) or service(s) based on Program rules.||DR3:No contract or legally binding agreement/extension was in place when the FCC Form 471 Certification was filed. FCC Rules require that a contract be signed and dated by the applicant or a legally binding agreement is entered into prior to the filing of the FCC Form 471 Certification for the products and services requested. Since this requirement was not met, the FRN is denied.