1 - 2025 RFP - Communications - Notice.pdf
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- St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
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The document is a Request for Proposals (RFP) issued by the St. Bernard Parish School Board for Telecommunication Services, located in Chalmette, Louisiana. The RFP solicits proposals from qualified vendors to provide a wide area network (WAN) with fiber-optic telecommunications to enhance instructional opportunities for students. Specifically, the school board is seeking a turnkey system to deliver high-speed internet, local and long-distance telephone service compatible with existing equipment, interconnected networks across all school facilities, and comprehensive system maintenance. Proposals must be submitted by 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, either by hand delivery, registered mail, or electronically through BidNetDirect. Potential proposers can schedule conference calls for questions and clarification, with all inquiries to be submitted by November 26, 2025.
The RFP emphasizes that the school board is not committed to purchasing or covering proposal preparation costs and reserves the right to accept or reject proposals based on the most advantageous offer, considering price and other factors. All purchases are subject to fund availability, and the quantities and components will depend on the proposers' designs. Interested vendors can obtain RFP packages by contacting Laura Carlin Dorcey at the St. Bernard Parish School Board, with contact information provided in the document. The RFP will be publicly posted, and all questions and answers will be made available on the school board's website. The announcement was signed by Superintendent Doris Voitier and is scheduled for publication on October 31, November 7, and November 14, 2025.
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Request for Proposals St. Bernard Parish School Board
Telecommunication Services
The St. Bernard Parish School Board, 200 E. St. Bernard Hwy., Chalmette, LA 70043 hereby solicits proposals from qualified vendors to provide Telecommunications Services for the St.
Bernard Parish School Board.
Complete proposals, including the original and four (4) copies, must be received by the St.
Bernard Parish School Board at the address listed above by 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 2, 2025. Proposals should be clearly marked “RFP – TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES”.
Proposals received after that time will not be accepted. Proposals shall be either hand delivered by the bidder or his agent in which instance the deliverer shall be handed a written receipt or such proposals shall be sent by registered or certified mail with a return receipt requested. Additionally, proposals may be submitted electronically via procedures established online at https://www.bidnetdirect.com/louisiana/stbernardparishpublicschools. Proposals submitted via fax or email will not be accepted.
This request for proposal is issued to solicit prospective providers for services to a wide area network (WAN) among our various facilities to maintain and deliver fiber-optic telecommunications to enhance instructional opportunities for students. The St. Bernard Parish School Board hereby solicits proposals from qualified proposers to provide for the delivery, installation, training, in-service, and maintenance of a preferred turnkey system to deliver:
1. High speed internet.
2. Local and long distance telephone service to all facilities in the district. This RFP is not a request for replacement of our existing telephone equipment, but the service requested must be compatible with existing telephone equipment.
3. All networks are to allow interconnection among all school system facilities and to the Internet.
4. Maintenance and service on all systems.
Request for Proposal packages may be obtained by writing, calling, or email:
Laura Carlin Dorcey St. Bernard Parish School Board 200 East St. Bernard Highway Chalmette, Louisiana 70043
(504)301-2000 FAX (504)301-2010
email:lcarlin@sbpsb.org
In lieu of a proposers conference, all proposers can schedule at the time of requesting an RFP package a conference call for the purpose of discussion and clarification of our request and at which time any questions concerning the RFP package will be addressed. Written questions concerning this Request for Proposal package should be addressed to Laura Dorcey at the address noted above by November 26, 2025 and should be clearly marked "RFP TELECOMMUNICATIONS QUESTION" on front of the envelope or may be faxed to (504)301-2010, Attention Laura Carlin Dorcey. All conference calls and written questions must be completed by November 26, 2025. All questions and answers submitted by inquiring vendors will be posted on the St. Bernard Parish School Board website.
This announcement does not commit the St. Bernard Parish School Board to purchase or to pay any cost incurred in the preparation of proposals. The St. Bernard Parish School Board https://www.bidnetdirect.com/louisiana/stbernardparishpublicschools
Request for Proposals
Telecommunication Services reserves the right to accept or reject, in whole or in part, all proposals submitted and/or to cancel this announcement. All purchases awarded shall be based upon the proposal most advantageous to the St. Bernard Parish School Board, price and other factors considered. All purchases are subject to the availability of funds. All quantities and components are dependent upon proposers design and submission.
Doris Voitier Superintendent
October 31, November 7, and 14, 2025
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