NVP DataCom NJ

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

Eligible Users:

“Authorized Purchasers” under this Participating Addendum shall mean the State and the following:

1.   State agencies.

2.   Quasi-State Agencies - A “Quasi-State Agency” is any agency, commission, board, authority or other such governmental entity which is established and is allocated to a State department or any bi-state governmental entity of which the State of New Jersey is a member, as defined in N.J.S.A. 52:27B-56.1, provided that any sale to any such bi-state governmental entity is for use solely within the State of New Jersey.

3.   Political Subdivisions, Volunteer Fire Departments And First Aid Squads, And Independent Institutions Of Higher Education - Counties, municipalities and school districts as defined in N.J.S.A. 52:25-16.1., volunteer fire departments, volunteer first aid squads and rescue squads as defined in N.J.S.A. 52:25-16.2, independent institutions of higher education as defined in N.J.S.A. 52:25-16.5, provided that each purchase by the independent institution of higher education shall have a minimum cost of $500. The extension to counties, municipalities, school districts, volunteer fire departments, first aid squads and independent institutions of higher education must be under the same terms and conditions, including price, applicable to the State.

4.   State Colleges –in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:64-60.

5.   County Colleges - in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:64A- 25.9.

 Refer to PA §6.

Scope of Offerings: The full suite of product and service offerings available under the MA is allowed for non-State Agencies as defined in Sections 6.0 (2) – (5) of the PA. State agencies are restricted from purchasing Cloud and Unified Communications Products and Services.  Refer to MA, Att B & PA §2 & §4 and the New Jersey Method of Operation.

Method of Operation:  Any Cooperative Purchasing Participants using #21-TELE-01506 as a contract vehicle would need to follow the process outlined by the Method of Operation. Please navigate to the Method of Operation for more detailed information.

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 & PA §9.

Limited Fulfillment Partner Professional Services: Subject to Contractor's approval and the certifications held by its Fulfillment Partner, Fulfillment Partner can offer and provide limited Fulfillment Partner Professional Services: Certified and Technical Project Management, Staging and Implementation Engineering (Installation), Site Survey, High Level Design Review, Global Implementation Capability, Configuration Development, Knowledge transfer and Acceptance Testing. Refer to MA, Att B, §2.2-3.

Leasing: Financing, leasing, and renting is not permitted under this Participating Addendum for State agencies. Authorized Purchasers, as defined in Section 6.0(2)-(5) may finance their purchase, if permitted under law. If financing is through a lease agreement, that agreement is separate from this Participating Addendum and is between the Contractor and the respective Authorized Purchaser only. Refer to PA §4.

Minimum Insurance Coverage: Refer to MA, §28 and PA §11.4.2

Purchase Orders: The MA number #AR3227 and the New Jersey Contract Number #21-TELE-01506 must appear on every PO placed under the PA. 

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%. Cloud is excluded from this contract for State Agencies.

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

Training Discount: 0%

Non-SOW Cisco Services (i.e. Advanced, etc.) Discount: 0%

The hourly Value Added Service rates provided for Cisco Services are Not-To-Exceed (NTE) rates. Individual hours, or blocks of hours, may not be purchased separately. Cisco will use these rates to determine the total fixed price of a customer-approved Statement of Work (SOW) with specific deliverables.

For “Partner Services”, please contact the authorized fulfillment partners directly for their rates. They are authorized to only provide Basic Installation and Configuration services (i.e. rack and stack work, installation of purchased Cisco equipment, etc.) under this Cisco NVP Data Communications Master Agreement #AR3227.

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 New Jersey   (PDF - 877.5 KB)
• Method of Operation   (PDF - 516.8 KB)

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 NJ Sales Contact:

• Frank Antico 

Cisco NJ Channels Contact:

• Scott Feldman 

State of NJ Contact:

• Michael Snyder 

Cisco Technical Assistance:

• Cisco Systems Technical
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  800-553-2447