Powerstore Government Bids & RFPs

The award will go to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.

The quoted prices shall include all costs necessary to provide the required warranty coverage and technical support through October 31, 2029, including labor, replacement parts, warranty certificates, and supporting documentation. The quoted prices shall include all costs necessary to provide the required warranty coverage and technical support through October 31, 2029

Pursuant to FAR ****, the offeror shall be registered in the SAM system for award management database www. ***. *. * prior to submittal of their offerproposal. the offeror shall be registered in the sam system for award management database https:www. sam. gov prior to submittal of their offerproposal

Failure to be registered at the time of proposal submission shall deem the offerors proposal to be considered nonresponsive to the solicitation requirements and no further consideration will be given. Failure to be registered at the time of proposal submission shall deem the offerors proposal to be considered nonresponsive

The required warranty coverage and technical support are to be provided through October 31, 2029.

The contractor shall provide Dell software and hardware extended warranty and technical support services for ten (10) Dell PowerEdge servers and two (2) Dell PowerStore 500T data storage appliances.

Pursuant to FAR ****(s), the offeror shall be registered in the SAM system for award management database www. ***. *. * prior to submittal of their offer/proposal.

Failure to be registered at the time of proposal submission shall deem the offeror's proposal to be considered nonresponsive to the solicitation requirements and no further consideration will be given.

Delivery is requested ASAP after notice of award, receipt of purchase order, or authorized calls for delivery. Bidders guaranteed delivery is days. The county reserves the right to reject any bids that propose a lengthy delivery schedule if the items are required promptly.

County terms of payment are 2 10 net 30. Bidder may offer alternate terms here: Discount and alternate terms will not be used in award determination.

All items delivered must be guaranteed against faulty materials and workmanship. Deliveries of incorrect or faulty items will be rejected and returned to sender at vendor's expense.

An award will be made to the responsive and responsible bidder offering the lowest total cost while meeting all requirements of these specifications.

The purchasing agent reserves the right before making award to make investigations as to whether or not the items, qualifications or facilities offered by the bidder meet the requirements set forth herein and are sufficient to insure the proper performance in the event of an award. The bidder must be prepared, if requested, to present evidence of experience, ability and financial standing.

Should the vendor fail to perform as required by the specifications, the county may cancel the order and terminate the order/contract. In such event, the county will assume no responsibility for, nor will it reimburse the vendor for any expense or loss to the contractor because of such termination or cancellation. County will then purchase products/service on the open market and charge back the difference to the defaulting vendor.

Samples: When required must be delivered prior to the bid opening and free of charge. Samples will be returned at bidder's expense and bidder is required to arrange for pick up.

Vendors protesting or disputing bid specifications must do so in writing during the bid opening period prior to the due date to be considered. Such protests must be in the possession of the Bureau of Purchase and Supplies three working days prior to the bids opening.

Failure to complete this bid in its entirety may result in disqualification. Copies obtained from any other source are not considered official documents and will be considered incomplete if missing addenda, if any, resulting in disqualification.

The bid notice states that payments must be entered into B2gnow for every payment application monthly. payments must be entered into b2gnow for every payservices b2gnow application monthly.

The bid notice states that a Section 3 business concern is a business that meets at least one of the following criteria documented within the last six-month period: a at least 51 percent owned and controlled by low or very low-income persons, b over 75 percent of the labor hours performed for the business over the prior three-month period are performed by Section 3 workers, or c a business at least 51 percent owned and controlled by current public housing residents or residents who currently live in Section 8 assisted housing. a section 3 business concern is a business that meets at least one of the following criteria documented within the last sixmonth period: a at least 51 percent owned and controlled by lowor very lowincome persons b over 75 percent of the labor hours performed for the business over the prior threemonth period are perfomed by section 3 workers or ca business at least 51 percent owned and controlled by current public housing residentsor residents who currenlty live in section 8assisted housing