Cisco Preferred Supplier VOR
Solicitation number JC 04-23-928
Publication date
Closing date and time 2023/10/11 14:00 EDT
Last amendment date
Description
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McMaster University invites qualified Cisco Certified Gold Partner suppliers to submit responses for the supply of goods and services related to support, warranty, and maintenance of the University’s established Cisco network environment and data centre in accordance with the terms of this Request for Proposals (RFP).
The primary deliverable for this RFP is for the Successful Proponent, as a Cisco Certified Gold Partner supplier, to non-exclusively supply and deliver Cisco Certified equipment, and the related services including support, warranty, and maintenance.
The deliverables must also include SMARTnet Service, annual maintenance, Cisco Enterprise Agreements, Cisco SolutionsPlus products and related support contracts. Proponents must bid the SMARTnet Service support as identified in this document as a minimum; however, the University will review alternate support models.
Supply, delivery, configuration and disposal (full lifecycle management capability) as required of hardware and software solutions to enhance and expand the existing environment must also be included.
Bidders must quote the entire bid. Partial bids will not be accepted.
McMaster University invites qualified Cisco Certified Gold Partner suppliers to submit responses for the supply of goods and services related to support, warranty, and maintenance of the University’s established Cisco network environment and data centre in accordance with the terms of this Request for Proposals (RFP).
The primary deliverable for this RFP is for the Successful Proponent, as a Cisco Certified Gold Partner supplier, to non-exclusively supply and deliver Cisco Certified equipment, and the related services including support, warranty, and maintenance.
The deliverables must also include SMARTnet Service, annual maintenance, Cisco Enterprise Agreements, Cisco SolutionsPlus products and related support contracts. Proponents must bid the SMARTnet Service support as identified in this document as a minimum; however, the University will review alternate support models.
Supply, delivery, configuration and disposal (full lifecycle management capability) as required of hardware and software solutions to enhance and expand the existing environment must also be included.
Bidders must quote the entire bid. Partial bids will not be accepted.
Bidding and Documents are available on http://www.merx.com. Fees may apply; See https://www.merx.com/public/pricing for more information.
Contract duration
The estimated contract period will be 36 month(s).
Trade agreements
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Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
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Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
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Please refer to tender description or tender documents
Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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McMaster University
- Address
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1280 Main Street WestHamilton, Ontario, L8S 4L8Canada
- Contracting authority
- Carol Rizzo
- Email
- rizzoc2@mcmaster.ca
Bidding details
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