Award RFP 24_025_073.pdf

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This document is a Notice of Intent to Award for RFP 24-025-073 issued by the Fayette County Public Schools (FCBOE) Purchasing Department for E-Rate Eligible Wired and Wireless Access Layer Network Solutions. The intent is to communicate the preliminary results of the selection process, with Layer 3 Communications selected as the awarded vendor for a contract term through June 30, 2029. The RFP sought solutions to integrate with the existing FCBOE architecture and network management. Bids were evaluated on price, integration, prior experience, personnel qualifications, and management capability. Two respondents, Cytranet and Advizex, did not meet the RFP requirements.

The evaluation matrix provides detailed scoring by evaluator for the four qualified vendors - Advizex, AiOS, Layer3, and PCS. Price for eligible goods and services accounted for 50% of the total scoring. The RFP was issued as part of the 2024 FCBOE network refresh project, with funding provided through the E-Rate program. Contact information is provided for project coordination, contract/solicitation questions, and accounts payable.

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Fayette County Public Schools Purchasing Department

205 LaFayette Avenue, LaFayette Educational Center, Building A, Fayetteville, GA 30214

(770) 460-3535 ext. 1043 or purchasing@fcboe.org

Notice of Intent to Award E-Rate Eligible Wired and Wireless Access Layer Network Solutions (RFP 24-025-073)

March 26, 2024

The Fayette County Public Schools Purchasing Department would like to thank all respondents who participated in this solicitation.

The intent of this notice is to communicate the preliminary results of the selection process performed by the Purchasing Department and end-users. This is not an acceptance of your response, nor is it a confirmation of a contract or order. Based on the dollar value of this solicitation, final approval may be required from the Superintendent or the Board of Education as required by policy.

Selected Respondent:

Layer 3 Communications 1450 Oakbrook Dr., Suite 900 Norcross, GA 30093-6239

Award Term:

through June 30, 2029

The following staff may be contacted for more information:

For project coordination including ordering and delivery:

Jim Farmer, Chief Technology Officer 770-460-3535 ext. 1402 or farmer.jim@fcboe.org

For contract/solicitation questions:

Matthew D. Roberts, Purchasing Manager 770-460-3535 ext. 1043 or roberts.matthew@fcboe.org

For accounts payable or billing information:

Finance Department, Accounts Payable 770-460-3535 or invoices.finance@fcboe.org

Attachments:

Tabulations mailto:purchasing@mail.fcboe.org mailto:farmer.jim@fcboe.org mailto:roberts.matthew@mail.fcboe.org mailto:invoices.finance@mail.fcboe.org

Contact List (RFP 24-025-073) E-Rate Eligible Wired and Wireless Access Layer Network Solutions

13/26/2024 13:39:35

Respondent Name Contact Name Telephone Email Website Registered? Attended Meeting?

Questions Submitted?

Response Submitted?

Layer 3 Communications Alex Chitty 404-441-8151 achitty@layer3com.com https://www.layer3com.com/ Yes Yes No Yes Cytranet Samuel Mackintosh 702-846-5000 smackintosh@cytranet.io https://www.cytranet.com/ Yes No No Yes PC Solutions & Integration, Inc. Keila Crimmins 470-607-3952 kjohnson@pcsusa.net https://pcsusa.net/ Yes Yes No Yes AiOS Group Chris Hall 770-880-8388 chris.hall@aiosgroup.com https://www.aiosgroup.com/ Yes Yes No Yes Advizex Technologies LLC Robert Jones 404-867-1990 rjones@advizex.com https://advizex.com/ Yes Yes No Yes Seven Outsource Christina Miller 315-308-7852 christina@sevenoutsource.com https://www.sevenoutsource.com/ Yes No Yes No Accu-Tech Calvin Head 770-570-0183 calvin.head@accu-tech.com https://www.accu-tech.com/ Yes No No No Interstate Telecommunications, Inc. Jeff Jenkins 800-257-6290 EXT. 3 jeff@interstatenetworks.com https://www.interstatenetworks.com/ Yes No No No PSM Investments LLC Sadika Morris 888-508-6717 smorris@psminvestmentsllc.com https://psminvestmentsllc.com/ Yes Yes No No Vertiv Company Drew Henderson 678-673-4602 dhenderson@vertiv.com https://www.vertiv.com/en-us/ Yes Yes No No Extreme Networks Onushko 770-331-6462 ponushko@extremenetworks.com https://www.extremenetworks.com/ Yes Yes No No https://www.layer3com.com/ https://www.cytranet.com/ https://pcsusa.net/ https://www.aiosgroup.com/ https://advizex.com/ https://www.sevenoutsource.com/ https://www.accu-tech.com/ https://www.interstatenetworks.com/ https://psminvestmentsllc.com/ https://www.vertiv.com/en-us/ https://www.extremenetworks.com/

2024 FCBOE Network Refresh: RFP #240023834 Evaluation Matrix

Factor Possible Points

Price for Eligible Goods and Services* 0 - 16

Integration with existing architecture/management 0 - 4

Prior experience with the vendor 0 - 4

Personnel Qualifications 0 - 4

Management Capability 0 - 4

TOTAL: 32

Point scale: 0 - 4; 0 being the lowest.

* Price for Eligible Goods and Services will account for 50% of the total.

Vendor 1: Advizex; Vendor 2: AiOS; Vendor 3: Layer3; Vendor 4: PCS

List of bidders that did not meet RFP requirements:

1. Cytranet - pre-bid meeting attendance was a requirement.

2. Advizex - submission did not include required equipment mentioned in the RFP.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ICccrlaWmZF15_bYn2nM2-EKg8GXGivx/view?usp=drive_link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IDtjDIPAQtt-32H0x9QIurEGHclhJ_jq/view?usp=drive_link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IKNlEMO2ZU4eiK4LQvA5XNes1JhEbSJI/view?usp=drive_link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IFaPztRjaIN8Zn3bkEf1-pg09PKERYoV/view?usp=drive_link

Evaluator - 1

Factor Possible Points

Vendor 1 Vendor 2 Vendor 3 Vendor 4

Price for Eligible Goods and Services

0 - 16 2 16 10

Integration with existing architecture/management

0 - 4 0 4 2

Prior experience with the vendor

0 - 4 0 4 0

Personnel Qualifications 0 - 4 4 4 4

Management Capability 0 - 4 2 4 4

Max TOTAL 32 8 32 20

Evaluator - 2

Factor Possible Points

Vendor 1 Vendor 2 Vendor 3 Vendor 4

Price for Eligible Goods and Services

0 - 16 8 16 5

Integration with existing architecture/management

0 - 4 4 4 0

Prior experience with the vendor

0 - 4 0 4 0

Personnel Qualifications 0 - 4 2 4 2

Management Capability 0 - 4 4 4 0

Max TOTAL 32 18 32 7

Evaluator - 3

Factor Possible Points

Vendor 1 Vendor 2 Vendor 3 Vendor 4

Price for Eligible Goods and Services

0 - 16 8 16 12

Integration with existing architecture/management

0 - 4 4 4 2

Prior experience with the vendor

0 - 4 0 4 1

Personnel Qualifications 0 - 4 3 4 4

Management Capability 0 - 4 4 4 2

Max TOTAL 32 19 32 21

Evaluator - 4

Factor Possible Points

Vendor 1 Vendor 2 Vendor 3 Vendor 4

Price for Eligible Goods and Services

0 - 16 4 10 10

Integration with existing architecture/management

0 - 4 4 4 2

Prior experience with the vendor

0 - 4 1 4 1

Personnel Qualifications 0 - 4 4 4 4

Management Capability 0 - 4 4 4 4

Max TOTAL 32 17 26 21

Evaluator - 5

Factor Possible Points

Vendor 1 Vendor 2 Vendor 3 Vendor 4

Price for Eligible Goods and Services

0 - 16 4 16 4

Integration with existing architecture/management

0 - 4 4 4 0

Prior experience with the vendor

0 - 4 0 4 0

Personnel Qualifications 0 - 4 2 4 2

Max TOTAL 32 14 32 6

Evaluator - 6

Factor Possible Points

Vendor 1 Vendor 2 Vendor 3 Vendor 4

Price for Eligible Goods and Services

0 - 16 4 16 4

Integration with existing architecture/management

0 - 4 2 4 0

Prior experience with the vendor

0 - 4 0 4 0

Personnel Qualifications 0 - 4 0 4 0

Max TOTAL 32 10 32 4

Evaluator - 7

Factor Possible Points

Vendor 1 Vendor 2 Vendor 3 Vendor 4

Price for Eligible Goods and Services

0 - 16 8 12 6

Integration with existing architecture/management

0 - 4 3 4 3

Prior experience with the vendor

0 - 4 0 4 0

Personnel Qualifications 0 - 4 3 3 3

Management Capability 0 - 4 2 4 2

Max TOTAL 32 16 27 14

Intent to Award Notice (RFP 24-025-073)
Contact List (RFP 24-025-073)
Evaluation Matrix (RFP 24-025-073)

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