Master Plan for Indoor DAS
| Agency: | Iowa State University |
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| State: | Iowa |
| Level of Government: | State & Local |
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| Opps ID: | NBD14209509299498096 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 22, 2024 |
| Due Date: | Apr 19, 2024 |
| Solicitation No: | RFP-1000976 |
| Source: | Members Only |
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RFP-1000976
Master Plan for Indoor DAS
Issue Date: 3/22/2024
Questions Deadline: 4/12/2024 12:00 PM (CT)
Response Deadline: 4/19/2024 10:00 AM (CT)
Contact Information
Contact: Jake Miller
Address: Procurement Services
1340 Administrative Services Building
2221 Wanda Daley Drive
Ames 50011-1004
Phone: (515) 294-4701
Email: millerja@iastate.edu
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Event Information
Number:
RFP-1000976
Title:
Master Plan for Indoor DAS
Type:
Request for Proposal (Public)
Issue Date:
3/22/2024
Question Deadline: 4/12/2024 12:00 PM (CT)
Response Deadline: 4/19/2024 10:00 AM (CT)
Notes:
Iowa State University of Science and Technology (ISU) is soliciting information from
qualified contractors to provide the goods and/or services described herein.
Contractors should read all materials carefully and note the due date.
Contractors must submit all questions in the "Questions" tab related to this bid
opportunity.
Bid responses will ONLY be accepted online via ISUBid. Please allow adequate
time to review and submit your response prior to the deadline.
Bid Activities
Pre-Bid Question and Answer - Virtual
4/10/2024 2:00:00 PM (CT)
Iowa State will answer questions during the call from all suppliers present. Iowa State will begin the call with a brief
overview of campus using Google Maps.
Any answers provided on the call are non-binding. Official answers will be posted to the RFP.
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Requested Attachments
Sample of Previous Work
(Attachment required)
This submission should generally meet the requirements Iowa State is requiring for this RFP.
Quote
(Attachment required)
A detailed quote must be provided.
Rate Card
(Attachment required)
Rate card should indicate costs to provide answers and insights after master plan is submitted. Rates must be held for
1 year.
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Bid Attributes
1 Overview
ISU is seeking a campus master plan for indoor cellular DAS systems, to be implemented in subsequent phases.
Site survey and benchmark the campus, and provide a proposed master plan. The master plan must be scalable
and sustainable, and include deliberate modernization or lifecycle replacement plans.
2 Evaluation Criteria
The evaluation of this RFP may be based upon, but not limited to:
Total cost for Iowa State University
Ability to meet required specification
Quality of references and/or past experience
Exceptions taken to RFP Terms and conditions
Certifications with submitted vendors
Existing contracts & reputation with ISU or Iowa Board of Regents
Ability to meet preferred specifications
3 Pre-bid virtual meeting
Iowa State University will host a virtual call on April 10th at 2pm, central time. Additonal details can be found under
the Activities tab.
Read and Understood
(Required: Check all that apply)
4 ---------- Requirements for Plan ----------
5 Timeline
Plan complete within 3 month of contract being awarded.
Read and Understood
(Required: Check all that apply)
6 Cellular indoor distributed antenna system (DAS) campus master plan must be neutral-host (carrier-
agnostic)
Read and Understood
(Required: Check all that apply)
7 Fiber-to-the-edge, or as close as possible
Read and Understood
(Required: Check all that apply)
8 Provide a schematic design of the cellular head-end (power, cooling, space)
Read and Understood
(Required: Check all that apply)
9 Must include campus site survey & benchmark
Read and Understood
(Required: Check all that apply)
1 Master plan should specify the use of visually appealing or unobtrusive components for visable items.
0 Components should be low profile.
Read and Understood
(Required: Check all that apply)
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1 Plan must be scalable and sustainable across buildings and time
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Read and Understood
(Required: Check all that apply)
1 Solution should align with industry best practices
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Read and Understood
(Required: Check all that apply)
1 A rate card must be provided
3 Iowa State may have questions from time to time, or request an update to the plan. Rate card should indicate
hourly rate Iowa State would be billed. Rates provided must be held for one year.
Read and Understood
(Required: Check all that apply)
1 ---------- Preferred Requirements ----------
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1 Ability to demonstrate strong partnerships with carriers
5
Read and Understood
(Required: Check all that apply)
1 Able to provide recommendations on financial solutions to optimize CapEx/OpEx
6
Read and Understood
(Required: Check all that apply)
1 ---------- Response Details ----------
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1 Presentation
8 Iowa State University may request a virtual meeting after the RFP closes for a presentation/discussion. Anticipated
timing is the week of April 22nd - 26th, but will work on a mutually acceptable date and time.
Read and Understood
(Required: Check all that apply)
1 Reference #1 Name and Company
9 Note: It is strongly recommended that you provide references. If you do not provide references in your bid
response, you may not be given an opportunity to provide them later in the bid process and you may be scored 0
points with respect to this evaluation criteria.
(Required: Maximum 1000 characters allowed)
2 Reference #1 Phone
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(__ __ __) __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ ext:
(Required)
2 Reference #1 Email
1
(Required: Email address)
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