Attachment B - Cost Proposal Form RFP 758 2700000070.xlsx

This is a Cost Proposal Form for RFP 758 2700000070, a KETS (Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet) Network Products and Services rebid. The form requires vendors to submit discount percentages off manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) across multiple product and service categories. E-Rate eligible offerings include wired switches (Layer 2 and Layer 3), routers, wireless access points and controllers, cables and accessories, basic firewalls, SD-WAN hardware with management information base (MIB) functionality, software licenses for right-to-use and client access, installation and initial configuration services, on-site training in conjunction with installation, hardware maintenance and support, and software maintenance and support. Non-E-Rate eligible offerings encompass network access control (NAC), network software for management and security analytics, network professional services, network accessories, wireless configuration software, off-site advanced technician and system administrator training, advanced firewalls, LAN/WAN edge devices from third parties, security-related enhancements, network monitoring, traffic logging, traffic reporting, and traffic analysis.

Vendors must enter a zero percent (0%) discount rate for any product category in which they do not have available products. The form also includes a section for vendors to propose value-added items and costs, with up to five value-added offerings available for submission. Each value-added item requires a name, associated cost, and brief description. Vendors may modify the cost structure wording if their value-added offerings are based on metrics other than per-transaction pricing and may duplicate the value-added section as needed to present additional offerings beyond the five provided templates.