NVP DataCom LA

Authorized NVP Fulfillment Partners for the State

The following Cisco fulfillment partners 1) currently qualify under Cisco's established fulfillment partner selection criteria for the above-referenced Cisco Prime Contract, and 2) have been authorized by the State to participate as Cisco Subcontractors under that agreement:

To verify a Fulfillment Partner's current Cisco Technical Certifications or Specializations, please refer to the Fulfillment Partner Locator Tool.

ABBREVIATIONS:

Master Agreement: MA 
Participating Addendum: PA
Attachment: Att
Amendment: Amdt
Exhibit: Ex

Participating State Contract Numbers:

4400021188 - Category 1.1: Unified Communications (UC)

4400021189 - Category 1.2: Networking; Category 1.3: Routers, Switches, Security, and Networking Storage; Category 1.4: Wireless; and Category 1.5: Facility Management, Monitoring, and Control

Eligible Users: Use of specific NASPO ValuePoint cooperative contracts by State agencies, political subdivisions and other entities (including cooperatives) authorized by the State of Louisiana's statutes to use state contracts are subject to the prior approval of the State of Louisiana's Chief Procurement Officer. Issues of interpretation and eligibility for participation in the State's program are solely within the authority of the State Chief Procurement Officer. Refer to PA §2.

Scope of Offerings:

The following products or services are included in this contract portfolio:

• Category 1.1: Unified Communications (UC}

• Category 1.2: Networking

• Category 1.3: Routers, Switches, Security, and Networking Storage

• Category 1.4: Wireless

• Category 1.5: Facility Management, Monitoring, and Control

The following products or services are excluded from purchase under this Participating Addendum and State Contract Number 4400021188 and 4400021189:

• Professional Services

• Consulting Services

• Partner Services

• Lease Agreements and Alternative Financing Methods

Refer to MA, Att B & PA §1.

Limitations:

A. Storage Area Networking Purchases are limited to an individual contract line item cost not to exceed a net cost of $50,000 each and a total purchase order amount not to exceed $1,000,000. Procurements shall not be artificially divided to circumvent the $1,000,000 threshold.

B. Cisco Services - Equipment Installation is limited to the unpacking, inventory, assembly of components, rack mounting of chassis, patch cord/cross connects and powering up of equipment. Vertical and horizontal wiring and cabling materials, equipment room patch panels/frames/racks, etc. and labor charges are specifically excluded from the contract.

C. Cisco Services - Initial Software Configuration is limited to the configuring of software to support the routing, switching, feature/function assignments and/or security parameters required on the initial turn up of the equipment and software to deliver a functioning network product to the purchaser. Consulting services of any type to include, but not limited to, system design, capacity analysis, network performance evaluation, as well as any ongoing technical support are specifically excluded.

D. Cisco - Training is limited to pre-developed training in support of products available through this participating addendum that is included in a publicly available course catalog of training. No customized training is allowed.

Refer to PA §5

Shipping and Delivery Information: Shipping terms are FOB Destination, freight pre-paid, for the standard shipping time intervals. Expedited shipping and/or a special delivery request that are non-standard delivery will result in additional charges to the Purchasing Entity. Refer to MA, Att A, §14.

No Fulfillment Partner Professional Services: Partner Services are excluded from this PA. No Basic Install and Config are allowed under this PA. Refer to PA §1.

Leasing: Not Allowed. Refer to PA §1.

Minimum Insurance Coverage: Refer to MA, §28

Purchase Orders: The MA number #AR3227 and the Louisiana Contract Numbers #4400021188 and #4400021189 must appear on every PO placed under the PA. Refer to PA § 10.

The NVP Cisco Master Agreement #AR3227 is a "discount off list price" contract. Contract pricing is benchmarked to the approved NVP and/or Participating Entity Contract Price List as updated and posted on the Cisco and NVP contract webpages. Minimum contract discounts off the NVP Contract Price List have been established for eligible purchasers and is firm for the contract term. However, additional incremental discounts may be offered by Cisco Authorized Fulfillment Partners above and beyond the minimum, guaranteed discounts offered by Cisco.

Please refer to Attachment C ‐ Pricing Discounts and Value Added Services for further details on minimum contract discounts.

Hardware and Software (on premise) Discount: 35%

Cloud Services Discount: 10%

Service Packages (i.e., Maintenance, etc.) Discount: 10%

Training Discount: 0%

Non-SOW Cisco Services (i.e. Advanced, etc.): Not Allowed Per Contract Scope

“Partner Services” are excluded from the NVP AR3227 Participating Addenda for LA #4400021188 Unified Communications (UC) & #4400021189, including Basic Installation and Configuration services (i.e. rack and stack work, installation of purchased Cisco equipment, etc.).

Cisco Systems, Inc. ("Cisco") requires Purchase Orders under the NVP Cisco Master Agreement #AR3227 and each State's NVP Participating Addendum to be processed through our Authorized Fulfillment Partners.

Customers (Purchasing Entity) may select any of the Authorized Fulfillment Partners listed for your State.

Purchase Order Instructions

1. Select one of the Authorized Fulfillment Partners for this contract.
2. Issue the Purchase Order directly to the selected Authorized Fulfillment Partner.
3. Reference the NVP Cisco Master Agreement #AR3227 and your State's NVP Participating Addendum contract # (if applicable) on your Purchase Order.
4. Include the following contact info: Your customer name and phone number, "Ship To" and "Bill To" addresses.

Authorized Fulfillment Partners will directly ship the orders placed to the identified "Ship To" address (es). Customers will then be invoiced directly by the Authorized Fulfillment Partners. Payments must be made in accordance with the terms of the NVP Cisco Master Agreement #AR3227 and your State's respective NVP Participating Addendum.

Return Goods Policy

Please refer to the NVP Cisco Master Agreement #AR3227 for warranty terms.

Repair or Replacement of Products

Please directly contact the Authorized Fulfillment Partner who processed your original Purchase Order for the Cisco Products. Subject to the warranty terms of the NVP Cisco Master Agreement #AR3227, the Authorized Fulfillment Partners will work with you and Cisco on the matter.

Blanket POs are not allowed under the contract.

Additional or conflicting PO terms are not allowed under contract.

• NASPO ValuePoint Data Communications Master Agreement Documents
• Participating Addendum for Louisiana   (PDF - 364.3 KB)
• Statewide Contract #4400021188 - Unified Communications (UC)   (PDF - 127.7 KB)
• Statewide Contract #4400021189   (PDF - 126.9 MB)

For question, inquiries or escalations related to this contract, please send an email  with the following details:

• Full Name
• Company
• Title
• Email Address
• Related Participating State(s) inquiry is referencing
• Detailed inquiry/request

For any SKU related questions or inquiries, please complete the SKU Request Form.

NVP DC Reporting - Web Portal

• Sales Report Portal; Help and New Login Requests 

• Report Data & Template 

Cisco LA Sales Contact:

• Lisa Williamson 

Cisco LA Channels Contact:

• Lee Mayhall 

State of LA Contact:

• Krystal Frank 

Cisco Technical Assistance:

• Cisco Systems Technical
  Assistance 
  800-553-2447