FCDL Comment:
DR1:The description for the products and services on the Request for Proposal (RFP) for all of the products and/or services in the FRN contains a particular manufacturer’s name, brand, products and/or services without also specifying “or equivalent”. This is a competitive bidding violation because there is no indication that the RFP is also allowing a service provider to submit a bid for equivalent products and/or services. This undermines the competitive bidding process by eliminating the opportunity for the applicant to purchase an equivalent or better product that may be less expensive or to choose a less expensive service provider.||DR2:Documentation provided during the review demonstrates that the cost of the proposals evaluated during your competitive bidding process included costs of both eligible, ineligible, and unposted products and services. FCC rules require applicants to carefully consider all bid solutions and choose the most cost effective solution with price of only the eligible products and services being the highest weighted factor in the bid evaluation process. The cost of ineligible and unposted products and services can be included in the bid evaluation as long as it is a separate factor and is not included with the eligible portion of the products and services as the primary factor. Because you included the cost of ineligible and unposted products and services in your evaluation of the price of each proposal, funding will be denied. ||MR1:In consultation with the applicant, this FRN was split to conduct an independent review of the respective products being provided under the FRN. The new FRN is 1699139080. The services in the new FRN are Cisco One MCR-DISC Foundation Per Wireless AP+PI LF- 5520 & 8540, Cisco One Foundation, MSE Virtual Applicant. The product(s) and service(s) remaining in the original FRN Wireless Controllers.||MR2:The FRN was modified from $254,247.80 to $87,570.00 to agree with the applicant documentation.