Public Higher Education Bulletin

Chicago State University

Bid #1102IT

Invitation for Bid: Wireless LAN Wi-Fi

Change Order

Published Monday October 17, 2011

Vendor: Information System Group, Inc.
Change Order amount: $89,000

Details:

Item 1: The University did not initially request plenum cable for the radios connection. Plenum is used for all cabling in Chicago State University buildings.

Item 2: The edge switches that network the radios are not Power Over Ethernet (POE), thus mid-spans are needed to power the radios. At the time of the bid, it was expected that our edge switch upgrade project would be completed or near completion.

Item 3: Gbits and fiber patch cables are needed in the data center to connect the Meru controllers and our network switches

Item 4: Cages are being purchased to protect the wireless radios where ceiling is low in the Residence Hall (RH) building and in the Jacoby Dickens Center (JDC) where basketballs could potentially hit and damage the wireless radios.

Item 5: The cost reflects purchasing and labor for the installation of wire molds, plates, and cabling material in substitute of using conduits for cable runs in all 13 campus buildings.

The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.

Award InfoPublished Thursday November 4, 2010

Awarded to:

Vendor: Information System Group, Inc., Rolling Meadows, IL
Amount: $588,472.22

Terms:

An estimated start date of 12/1/2010 through 6/30/2011

Renewals:

4 one-year

Number of unsuccessful, responsive bidders: 15

Comments:

Extricom submitted a cost of $296,539.00. However, they did not meet the university criteria for 5yr. 24X7 hardware, software maintenance support cost nor speak to education & knowledge transfer. CDW-G submitted a cost of $319,399.50 but did not provide details of installation cost, no knowledge transfer information and five year maintenance.Infinite Systems submitted a cost of $348,652.02 but did not meet bid criteria. Sound Incorporated submitted a cost of $414,464.08 but, did not meet the university criteria for POE for AP and patch cords for switches.Sentinel submitted a cost of $439,567.13, encryption & wireless design did not meet the university criteria, airnet is scalable for layer 3 roaming not layer 2. Pentegra Systems submitted a cost of $488,581.68. The university existing LAN design is not supported by Pentegra wireless design. Dell/aruba submitted a cost of $507,686.00 but the design did not meet university bid criteria. Tantus submitted a cost of $516,609.58 but the wireless AP to AP design seamless roaming does not meet university requirements. Scientel/ruckus submitted a cost of $519,597.53 but, the university existing LAN design is not supportable by the vendor's wireless design.

The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.

This notice has been modified

Published Tuesday August 3, 2010

Sealed bids will now be accepted at the address below until 10:00 PM, Friday August 6, 2010:

First published Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Sealed bids will be accepted at the address below until 10:00 PM, Friday August 6, 2010:

Cook Administration Building, Room 111
9501 South King Drive
Chicago, IL 60628-1598

Chicago State University (CSU) is seeking to deploy a WLAN network with the purpose of covering 100% of all internal building locations as well as the outdoor common areas across from the north property line inclusive of all campus, and from the western boundary to the tree line, and including 13 buildings to support the students, faculty, and any guest for transmission of voice, video and data over Wi-Fi. Specifically, CSU is looking for a technology to provide an enterprise mesh (without introducing delays or hops). CSU is also looking to minimize wire pulls, and will favor technology that incorporates repeaters over technology which proliferates Access Points. The system should incorporate load balancing and redundancy between Access Points.

Floor plans of the campus buildings can be acquired at http://webs.csu.edu/~aowens21 , login is csucontractor and the password is 4452csu for your use. This connection will be available until July 30th. In addition, a pre-proposal meeting is scheduled on Tuesday, July 27th at 10:00 a.m. to perform a walkthrough of the campus facilities and answer any questions.The meeting will be held at room 144 in the CSU Library Building at 9501 S. King Dr. Chicago, Illinois.

For additional information, contact:

Janielle Graham
Chicago State University
Cook Administration Building, Rm. 111
9501 South King Drive
Chicago, IL 60628-1598
Phone: (773) 995-2424
E-Mail: jgraham@csu.edu

The University reserves the right to accept or reject any and all responses or parts thereof. Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) eligibility number is required on all proposals. This procurement will be contingent on Board of Trustees approval.

This transaction is subject to the State Board of Elections registration and certification requirements of Public Act 095-0971.

The State of Illinois has a policy to encourage prospective vendors to hire qualified veterans, minorities, females, persons with disabilities and ex-offenders.

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