NASPO ValuePoint Data Communications #AR3227

Contract Term:

Start Date: October 1, 2019

End Date: September 30, 2024

Renewals options: Two (2) one year renewal options

Awarded Categories

1.    Data Communications Award Categories

1.1 Unified Communications (UC)
1.2 Networking
1.3 Routers, Switches, Security and Networking Storage
1.4 Wireless
1.5 Facility Management, Monitoring, and Control

2.    Value Added Services

2.1 Maintenance Services
2.2 Professional Services
2.3 Partner Services
2.4 Training

Refer to each Participating Addendum to confirm the authorized products and services in scope for purchase.

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Pricing and Discounts

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 Resellers 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.) 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 resellers 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.

*Onsite NTE Amount/Hour: Customer Premise Labor Rates Not To Exceed Hourly

*Remote NTE Amount/Hour: Vendor Premise Labor Rates Not To Exceed Hourly

Leasing 

Subject to a Participating State or Entity's Participating Addendum, leasing or alternative financing methods are allowable under the Cisco NVP Master Agreement #AR3227. If allowed under the Participating Addendum, the terms and conditions of the leasing or alternative financing methods are subject to negotiations between Cisco Capital, its designated and/or approved financing partner and the Purchasing Entity.

Authorized Cisco Resellers

Cisco has authorized certain Cisco qualified resellers to resell Cisco Products and Services under this buying vehicle. Prequalified resellers are authorized to directly take orders from authorized purchasers as well as invoice and receive payment under this contract.

Please refer to each Participating Entity’s website to obtain contact information for the authorized resellers in your area.

Ordering and Payment

Customer ordering and fulfillment under this buying vehicle is done directly through resellers who are authorized by Cisco to take orders, invoice customers, and receive payments, and to act as the primary points of contact for billing inquiries.

To view authorized resellers, access the Participating Entity’s website and review the "Resellers" tab.

Updated as of 11/23/2020

Cisco has finalized the PA template with NASPO ValuePoint and it has been sent to all interested Participating Entities to begin the negotiations process.

Updated as of 11/23/2020

Partner Onboarding will begin AFTER any given Participating Addendum (PA) is executed between Cisco and the Participating State/Entity. Once a PA is executed, details on partner onboarding will be published and regularly updated here.  If Partner Onboarding status is not found, please first verify the current status of the PA is “Executed” on the “PAs Status” tab. 

NO ACTION IS REQUIRED BY PARTNERS AT THIS TIME.  Current #AR233 (14-19) Authorized Resellers do not need to indicate interest in this new contract and will be contacted directly about the onboarding process after the new corresponding PA is executed. New Partners will be provided a chance to indicate interest in any given PA through this website when the opportunity becomes available, so please check back regularly.

The Partner Onboarding Process is an extensive process that typically takes several weeks to complete from start to finish before Partners are Authorized to Sell. There are several steps that are taken to ensure fair evaluation of all interested Resellers and as such, please note, the "Estimated Time Frame" is dependent upon several variables that could affect the estimated date. Please check back regularly as any changes to the Estimated Time Frame will be updated on the table above.

For any questions or inquiries regarding the NVP #AR3227 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

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