猫咪AV

Provision of Internet Access

Posted on : November 13, 2008

Mindanao State University
ILIGAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Iligan City

OFFICE OF THE BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE SECRETARIAT
3rd Floor Main Canteen Building
Telefax No. 225-4926

INVITATION TO APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY AND TO BID

A. The 猫咪AV through its Bids and Awards Committee invites interested suppliers to apply for eligibility and to bid for the hereunder project:

Name of Project	To supply Provision of Internet Access Service and bundled Leased-Line Communication for 猫咪AV
Location	猫咪AV
Brief Description	Please see details below
Approved budget	P1,000,000.00
Charged to	GAA
Delivery Period	Fifteen (15) days after receipt of P.O.

ITEM DESCRIPTION

PROVISION OF INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE
and bundled
LEASED-LINE COMMUNICALTION LINK

Services Needed for the provision of MSU-IIT Internet Backbone Gateway:

Options:

1. Two (20 copper lines, each with Symmetric E1 (2.048 Mbps up load and download speed) bandwidth in load balancing configuration and committed information rate to the Internet Core equivalent to the bandwidth. Must be signal compatible with CISCO 3640 WIC-2T/ WIC-IT Serial interfaces.
2. One (1) fiber optics line with 4.096 Mbps symmetric aggregate Bandwidth and committed information rate to the Internet Core Equivalent to the bandwidth, burstable to twice the bandwidth. Must be signal compatible with CISCO 3640 router Fast Ethernet or Gigabit interface at delivery point.

Terms & Conditions:

1. Bundled service for internet access and related communications uplink and downlink from a 1st Tier local Telecom/1SP Provider with Wide Area Communication Link support for Multi-protocol applications.
2. Contract duration is for a period of One (1) Year commencing February 1, 2009 for Option 1 and for  Supplier/Service Provider specified duration for Option 2.  Contract maybe extended subject to agreement by both parties.
3. Free provision of at least One Class C block of 256 IP addresses plus additional One more Class C block when justified.
4. Preferably, Waiver of one One-time Installation Charges.
5. Free service support in the configuration of MSU-IIT’s Cisco 3640 gateway router such that the two serial ports connecting the two E1 gateway lines are fully configured in load balancing mode, capable of utilizing the entire bandwidth for Option 1.
6. Provision for upgrade of bandwidth within contract period without adjustment of contract expiry date.  Additional fees to cover only increase in recurring costs.
7. The ISP should have a domestic ATM core with a minimum bandwidth of STM-4 on the metro layer and STM-1 on key provincial nodes. Also, there should be a complete layers 1 and 2 redundancy.
8. The ATM core should be based on carrier-class ATM switches with a minimum 10 Gbps switching capacity.
9. The ISP must have at least 1 x STM-4 internet backbone to the US and must provide a live mrtg of the link to MSU-IIT ICTC for monitoring and verification)
10. The ISP must have at least 2 x STM-1 internet backbone connecting to major Asian countries for Asian traffic and must provide a live mrtg of the link to MSU-IIT ICTC.
11. The ISP must be able to guarantee latency of less than 210 ms at 50% load from MSU-IIT’s router to ISP’s router to the internet core in the US.
12. Must be able to provide a back-up link to the main link.  Back-up link  should be in a form of a 3mbps wired broadband ADSL with 1 static IP.  The back-up link should be in a form of Universal access where the same username and password can be used to access DSL, Wifi and dial-up.
13. Should include two portable internet access anywhere per E1 capacity (or a total of 4 for Option 1) for Network monitoring and administrative purposes. Facility/device should be installable on laptop/notebook PC.
14. Must provide contact information for trouble escalation and 24 x 7 Helpdesk/Technical Support.
15. Provide SLA for all services and 4 hours physical response time for reported problems.
16. Links must be successfully BER tested and fully operational not later than one week before January 31, 2009. Consequently, can provide 24 hours BER test anytime when required.
17. Provision of access to the ISP website with continuous graphical gateway bandwidth utilization information for the two E1 or 1 fiber optics lines, such as mrtg graphs.
18. Provision for rebate in service fees in the event of service interruption for a minimum duration of 2 hours or more in a single day which is not due to failure in MSU-IIT’s internal network or equipment.

B. The following eligibility requirements in three (3) copies , duly certified, must be dropped with your bid proposals in the drop box at the BAC Secretariat Office.

1. Letter of intent with the information of the authorized contact person and his/her position;
2. Mayor’s Permit for Y-2008;
3. BIR Registration with Current Tax Clearance Certificate and Tax Payers Identification;
4. Current DTI Business name registration and/or SEC Registration Certificate;
5. Bidding statement that the agency is not blacklisted or barred from bidding by the government agencies;
6. Bidders letter authorizing BAC or its duly authorized representative to verify any or all of the documents submitted for eligibility check;
7. Bid Security equivalent to 1% of then Approved Budget Cost (ABC) or P10,000.00 in the form of check/cash and bidder’s fee (non-refundable) equivalent to .002 of the approved ABC in the form of cash, or in the amount of P2,000.00;
8. Articles of Incorporation, Partnership or corporation, whichever is applicable, including amendments thereof; if any;
9. Sworn affidavit of the bidder that he/she is not related to the head of the procuring entity, members of the BAC, TWG and Secretariat and members of the PMO, and the designers of the project, by consanguinity or affinity up to the third civil degree;
10. Valid venture agreement in case of a joint venture;
11. Certification under oath that the documents submitted in satisfaction of the eligibility requirements is an authentic and original copy, or a true copy and faithful reproduction from the original, complete, and that all statements and information provided therein are true and correct;
12. Certification of Relevant Experience of undertaking of similar projects for the last two years;
13. Certificate of Accreditation issued by the Board of Accountancy (BOA) on the designated CPA as company accountant; and
14. Certificate of registration and Accreditation of the agency issued by the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (Phil-GEPS).

C. Bid Related Schedules:

Schedules	Date
Submission of Letter of Intent, eligibility documents and all other legal/basic documents with the bidder’s fee/ non-refundable deposit of P2,000.00	November 21, 2008
Notification of eligibility documents Issuance of bid documents (technical/ and financial)	November 26, 2008
Pre-bid conference	November 28, 2008 9:00 A.M., Legal Office
Submission of bid documents (technical and financial, including the payment of Bid Security (refundable) in the amount of P10,000.00, in any of the following forms: 1% for cash, certified check; cashier’s check, bank draft or irrevocable letter of credit; 1 ½ % for bank guarantee; and 2 ½ % for surety bond.	December 8, 2008 8:30 A.M., Legal Office
Opening of bid documents	December 8, 2008 9:00 A.M., Legal Office
Post qualification
Notice of Award

D. The MSU-IIT reserves the right to review the qualification of a selected bidder, subject to technical and production criteria, reject any or all bids, waive any formality or defect and accept the offer considered most advantageous to MSU-IIT.

E. For further clarifications, please inquire from Atty. Edgar Alan A. Donasco, Office of the BAC Secretariat, Telefax No. (063) 225-4926, anytime during office hours, or at our e-mail address: obs@sulat.msuiit.edu.ph.

 

(SGD) DIR. MELVIN S. ROSCOM
BAC Chairman

 

 

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