Specifications

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6. Any on-going costs associated with the equipment or installation.
7. The owner reserves the right to make any decision which they deem to be in their
best interest regardless of price or experience of the bidders.
PART 4 - UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND (USF) CONDITIONS
4.01 IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
The service provider’s USF Service Provider Identification Number (SPIN) must be included in the
Bid. Direct all questions regarding the USF requirements in this RFP to the Universal Service
Administrative Company (USAC), Schools and Library Division (SLD) at (888) 203-8100.
4.02 FY2015 FUNDING REQUESTS
The specified products and/or services are to be provided for FY2015 (July 1, 2015-June 30, 2016)
and must qualify for universal service discounts under the FY2015 universal service support
mechanism, E-Rate. No invoices will be DATED or PAID before July 1, 2015.
4.03 UNIVERSAL SERVICE DISCOUNTS
The service provider contract is conditional upon the District receiving universal service discounts
under the FY2015 universal service support mechanism, E-rate. The District reserves the
unrestricted right to reduce the contract amount by reducing the amount of services and/or products
in order to meet budget requirements in the event the level of the universal service discounts is
reduced. Any such reductions to the contract amount will be taken prior to the start of the specific
work being reduced or eliminated on a given building and/or project.
4.04 UNIVERSAL SERVICE DISCOUNT IMPLEMENTATION
The District reserves the unrestricted right to specify the filing option for the universal service
discounts for each product and/or service offered within a Bid: Billed Entity Applicant
Reimbursement (BEAR) or Service Provider Invoice (SPI).
4.05 ELIGIBLE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
The USF eligible products and/or services identified on the USAC FY2015 Eligible Services List,
which is incorporated herein by reference, must be identified separately from any and all “ineligible”
products and/or services in the Bid.
4.06 PROJECT FUNDING REQUIREMENTS
This project is entirely conditional upon receiving written notification in the form of a Funding
Commitment Decision Letter from the USAC/SLD that the District has been approved for E-Rate
Funding. If the District receives less than the full E-Rate Funding for which it applies, the District
has the unrestricted right to reduce the number of units and services in the accepted Bid. In the
event that E-Rate Funding is not available for the accepted Bid, District, in its discretion, may
cancel and/or modify the Scope of Work (SOW) and subsequent purchases requested in this RFP.
4.07 LOWEST CORRESPONDING PRICE
Lowest Corresponding Price (LCP) is defined as the lowest price that a service provider charges to
non-residential customers who are similarly situated to a particular E-rate applicant for similar
services. Service Providers cannot charge E-rate applicants a price above the Lowest
Corresponding Price (LCP) and must actually charge the rate that is the LCP, not just offer the LCP