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12/25/2007
1.Mesquite (TX) School District Seeks Broadband Wireless
The Mesquite Independent School District is accepting proposals for wireless access
points and related equipment. Proposals due January 18, 2008.
The district is in the process of evaluating the best overall methodology and topology to
provide reliable, high-speed signal coverage for each campus site listed. Due to the
various available technologies and the wide range of wireless systems, the quantities
listed in this RFP are based on preliminary information. Exact quantities will be
established during the procurement process.
Vendor shall provide proposals for either or both a Controller-based Access Point
system and/or an Autonomous Access Point system for the sites listed.
Vendor shall provide pricing for all necessary equipment, switches, licenses, and other
related parts that will be needed to accomplish the intent of this specification.
Vendor's system shall have a hardware warranty of not less than 3 years.
Vendor's system shall have software patch and upgrade support for not less than 3
years.
The Mesquite Independent School District plans on procuring sufficient hardware
equipment spares for its own hardware equipment replacement. Vendor shall provide
pricing for depot maintenance for hardware equipment repair or replacement on an on-
demand basis.
Vendor shall also provide annual service contract pricing for hardware equipment repair
or replacement for years following the initial 3 year warranty.
Vendor shall also provide annual service contract pricing for software patch and
upgrade support for years following the initial 3 year period.
The vendor shall be prepared to provide sufficient equipment for the Mesquite
Independent School District to evaluate fully their system. The Mesquite Independent
School District will evaluate Vendor proposals based on, but not limited to and not
necessarily in the order of, the following criteria:
- Overall District Cost including all aspects of the proposed system;
- Overall Site Cost including all aspects of the proposed system;
- Overall Site Signal Coverage;
- Overall Site Signal Quality;
- Overall Site Wireless Data Throughput.
Wireless Data Throughput for multiple users at a site as measured, in part, using the
District's speed test server, speedtest.mesquiteisd.org/speedtest, which is implemented
using MySpeed Professional software.
Wireless Data Throughput for multiple users in a room or collection of rooms at a site as
measured, in part, using the District's speed test server,
speedtest.mesquiteisd.org/speedtest, which is implemented using MySpeed
Professional software.
Virtually equal user access to Wireless Data Throughput for multiple users distributed
within the area of the wireless system's channel signal coverage.
Roaming characteristics and capabilities to provide optimal, rapid, smooth, transparent
wireless operation.
Load Balancing characteristics and capabilities to provide optimal throughput for a
clustered group consisting of multiple wireless system users within the wireless
system's channel signal coverage and among the wireless system's channels available
to the wireless system users:
- Configuration flexibility for SSID assignment;
- Configuration flexibility for access point wiring from room to distribution closet;
- Flexibility and ease of installation at the site and district levels;
- Flexibility and ease of management at the site and district levels;
- Wireless Data Security capabilities and options;
- Access Points shall be capable of being powered by standard 15.4 Watt Power
Over Ethernet or equivalent.
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• Wireless in Education Roundtable: Discovery Session 2 Summary
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