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 18, 2011, for:

1) All Priority 1 E-rate eligible services (district wide except cellular and 1gbps data lines) to be provided by a CPUC certified service provider, including analog, digital services, and Internet service. Multi-year contracts are sought.

2) 55 AeroHive model 340 Access Points with all indoor antenna kits, AC power supplies, AeroHive HiveManager Licensing for all access points, and support for access points and management .

For Item 1, 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) “Priority 1 E-rate Eligible Service”s or 2) “AeroHive Access Points”. 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. All E-rate bids are contingent on funding by USAC.

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 .