E-rate Detail for Year 2010 (Year 11) RFP as posted in the Bakersfield Californian and online at http://www.arvinschools.com/districtpages.aspx :
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVE that sealed bids shall be accepted by the Arvin Union School District of Kern County, State of California, at the District Office, 737 Bear Mountain Blvd., Arvin, CA, 93203, Until 12:00 p.m. January 11, 2010, for:

1) Network Maintenance- Network maintenance for all eligible network equipment for 20 hours per month. Response time for maintenance must be within 1 hour. Contract may include non-E-rate maintenance paid for by district separately from E-rate funding. Multi-year contracts are sought.

2) Cellular service for forty-five (45) accounts/numbers with minutes in a pooled minute plan. Phones have been purchased or will be purchased separately. Vendors are required to provide a demonstration model phone with service for a period of three-five days for personnel to check cellular coverage. Multi-year contracts are sought.

Service providers must be located within a one (1) hour drive of the Arvin Union School District in Arvin. CA. Bids shall be opened and examined at the district immediately after the time listed above.

Each bid shall be sealed and marked 1) Network Maintenance Contract or 2) Cellular Service. It is not the policy of the district to purchase on the basis of lowest price alone. Other criteria for selection are listed along with specifications on the web site listed below.

The Arvin Union Board of Trustees reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to waive any informality or irregularity, and to sit and act as sole judge of the merit and qualifications of items offered, and may accept whatever bid is deemed to be in the best interest of the school district.

For more information on bid requirements, please see click on Technology at http://www.arvinschools.com/districtpages.aspx or call Loyal Anderson at (661)854-6524, or email Loyal Anderson at landersn@arvin-do.com .