BID RESPONSE FORM_E25_CLV.docx
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- Solicitation number
- E25-HSTS-CLV
- Issued by
- Erie County, New York
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This document is a Bid Response Form for Erie 1 BOCES E-Rate Bid #E25-CLV, specifically for High Speed Telecommunications Service for Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District in New York. The bid solicits proposals for dark fiber telecommunications services, with a focus on a 1 GB connection. The contract term is structured as an initial five-year service period with options for three subsequent five-year renewals. Bidders are required to provide detailed pricing for the initial service period and each renewal period, with a specific emphasis on itemizing base service prices, taxes, surcharges, and fees.
The bid document emphasizes precise pricing transparency, requiring vendors to break down their pricing into base service, taxes, surcharges, and fees, with mandatory legal and regulatory citations for each cost component. Erie 1 BOCES, as a tax-exempt political entity, will add current Federal Universal Service Fund (FUSF) surcharges (36.6%) and NYS Telecom Excise surcharges (2.5%) to bidders' prices when evaluating total cost. Vendors must disclose all applicable taxes, surcharges, and fees upfront, with the understanding that any undisclosed charges cannot be added later. The bid also requires information about demarcation equipment and implementation timelines, with a focus on comprehensive service provision for the Cattaraugus-Little Valley area.
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Erie 1 BOCES E-Rate Bid # E25-CLV
BID RESPONSE FORM
(MUST BE USED TO SUBMIT YOUR BID)
Erie 1 BOCES is a tax-exempt political entity under the New York State Education Department. Therefore, Erie 1 BOCES is exempt from the payment of any sales taxes and most surcharges or fees. It is acknowledged however that there may be some taxes, surcharges, and/or fees that may be applicable to the service requested.
Erie 1 BOCES will not sign any surcharge exemption forms and therefore it is our understanding any lit fiber circuits will thus be classified as interstate services. Bidder should not bid any services with the assumption that an exemption form can be signed.
It is our understanding that any interstate lit fiber services will be subject to the Federal Universal Service Fund surcharge (FUSF) and the NYS Telecom Excise surcharge at a minimum. Erie 1 BOCES will add the current rates for these surcharges to the bidders’ price to determine total cost. The rates for these surcharges are posted online by the FCC and NYS. If a vendor has any additional surcharges or fees applicable to their service, they must list these on the bid response form or forfeit the ability to charge them in the future. The bidder shall identify the metric used to calculate these costs (i.e. flat fee per unit, percentage of service fee, etc.) and shall provide the appropriate legal and/or regulatory references for each tax, surcharge and fee such that Erie 1 BOCES can confirm applicability. Erie 1 BOCES will only accept changes to future taxes, surcharges, and fees with the appropriate legal and/or regulatory reference.
As of March 13, 2025, the FUSF surcharge is 36.6% and the NYS Telecom Excise surcharge is 2.5%.
For Cattaraugus-Little Valley:
Company Name: _______________________________________________________________
Business Address: ______________________________________________________________
Telephone / Fax: _____________________________ / ________________________________
E-Rate Spin Number: ___________________________________________________________
Common Carrier status: _________________________________________________________
Estimated time to implement: ____________________________________________________
Demark Maintenance option included in contract or Time and Materials? YES / NO
Pricing below should be a total to connect all sites in each option listed on RFP.
All rates listed must be monthly.
PRICING for five (5) year service with 5-year renewals:
| Dark (2) | 1 GB | ||||
| Initial five-year monthly service price: | ______ | ______ | |||
| First five-year renewal price: | ______ | ______ | |||
| Second five-year renewal price: | ______ | ______ | |||
| Third five-year renewal price: | ______ | ______ |
Taxes, surcharges, and fees break out for Initial 5-year monthly service price
| Base service price: | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| Taxes: | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| Surcharges: | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| Fees: | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| Total price: | ______ | ______ | ______ |
Legal and/or regulatory reference citations:
Tax metric and citation: ____________________________________________________ Tax metric and citation: ____________________________________________________ Tax metric and citation: ____________________________________________________ Tax metric and citation: ____________________________________________________
Surcharges metric and citation: ______________________________________________ Surcharges metric and citation: ______________________________________________ Surcharges metric and citation: ______________________________________________ Surcharges metric and citation: ______________________________________________
Fees metric and citation: ___________________________________________________ Fees metric and citation: ___________________________________________________ Fees metric and citation: ___________________________________________________ Fees metric and citation: ___________________________________________________
Demarcation Equipment:
List demarcation equipment provided including manufacturer part #’s (use additional sheets).
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