FCDL Comment:
DR1:This FRN will be denied because the Questions and Answers section of the RFP associated with FCC Form 470 # 160005958 that you have cited contains a particular manufacturer’s name, brand, product and service and indicates you may decide to award points to those vendors that bid the preferred equipment. Even though the FCC Form 470 indicates the functionally equivalent equipment will be considered, this is a competitive bidding violation because service providers that do not provide the preferred equipment could be discouraged from bidding. ||MR1:The amount of the funding request was changed from $21,882 to $8,482 to remove the ineligible product; Cisco ASA 5515-X Firewall that was found to be excessive and not cost effective according to FCC rules