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Please review RFP carefully. Please reference 470# 270002178 on all correspondence. Please note: USAC has advised applicants to include all three types of service on each Category 2 Form 470. MIBS was listed above in case USAC deems anything to fit that category. Western Wayne Schools (the Applicant) is seeking proposals for a project to supply and install structured cabling at two eligible sites. Bidders are advised that this project will be contingent upon district approval and the successful obtaining of Category 2 E-Rate funding, and the contract agreement between the Applicant and the successful bidder must recognize that contingency. Bidders should also understand that this RFP is essentially for time and materials pricing and the district reserves the right to scale this project back substantially or to cancel it entirely, regardless of the status of E-Rate funding. Project Scope Contractor will supply pricing for time and materials to install up to a total of 72 +/- Category 6A plenum cable runs, each of an average of 250 at the schools listed below, terminated in a combination of Owner or Vendor supplied patch panels in IDF/MDF. The contractor shall provide and install all equipment, materials, cabling, hardware and labor required to deliver a complete and fully functional network cabling infrastructure and a computer (data) network cabling infrastructure as specified. All terminations shall meet or exceed Category 6A ratings. **Lincoln Middle High School 215 E Parkway Dr Cambridge City, IN 47327: 47 +/- runs **Western Wayne Elementary School 801 E Delaware St Cambridge City, IN 47327; 25 +/- runs This cabling will replace existing aging cabling infrastructure. The awarded contractor will be responsible for removing the cabling runs being replaced. Most runs are in open or drop ceilings and can be reached via ladder, though a few will require a lift to install. Cables should be in cable tray where available, and otherwise suspended every 4 feet in drop ceilings using J or D style hooks or in enclosed conduit on exterior runs. The contractor shall not tie or suspend wiring to sprinkler pipes, electrical conduits or insulated ceiling joists. Under no circumstances shall wiring be laid on or across ceiling tiles. Runs to WAP locations will be terminated in single-gang above-ceiling boxes with a 6 service loop left neatly coiled and supported above the ceiling on each end of the run. All cabling and hardware at all locations shall be Panduit product or General Cable (Prysmian Group) product or equivalent. All installed cabling will be labeled on both termination points. Cable labeling schema, cable colors, and faceplate jack colors must be coordinated with owner. Wiring which requires routing through steel walls or other abrasive surfaces shall be protected using rubber grommets, conduit sleeves or other appropriate protective devices. Holes around conduit sleeves which penetrate between floors, walls and ceilings shall be completely filled with matching material. All wiring penetrations through fire-rated walls, floors or ceilings shall be completely filled with fire-rated caulk. All horizontal wiring shall run parallel to walls. Turns and room entries shall make ninety (90) degree angles while maintaining the manufacturers minimum specified bend radius. The contractor shall make themselves aware of all adjacent AC power and other high voltage circuits so as to give adequate separation between high and low voltage wiring. Vendor must have BICSI RCDD on staff. Vendor must have at least one BICSI technician or installer on staff. Vendor must test the cable plant with a Fluke DTX tester or equivalent and provide electronic test results. Installation, testing and labeling is to be done in a professional manner and must be in accordance with the current TIA/EIA Telecommunications Building Wiring Standards. Wiring shall meet or exceed all state and local electrical codes. It is the responsibility of the contractor to remove all debris from the project site. All areas shall be wiped clean and floors broom swept clean. Documentation and as-built drawings must be provided at the owners request. Questions/Site Visits A voluntary site visit will be held at Lincoln Middle High School, 215 E Parkway Dr, Cambridge City, IN 47327, in the Multipurpose room (Please enter through Door 29 on the back side of the building, at the east end of the football field off Lincoln Drive) at 1:00PM (EST) on October 30, 2026. This will be the only opportunity to ask questions or to receive answers to questions related to this RFP. Respondents choosing not to attend in so doing acknowledge their understanding that they were offered and voluntarily declined the opportunity. Building drawings may be requested via e-mail to the contact above. For security reasons, this is the only way to get these drawings.