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Purchase Order Request for Proposals (PORFP) Hardware Master Contract

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Section 1 –General Information

PORFP Number:

(eMMA BPM Number)

FC-706-25

PORFP Type:

(Select one category from the drop-down list)

Fixed Price

Functional Area/s (FA) for this PORFP:

(Check all that apply)

FA I (Microcomputers / PCs / Servers / Associated Peripherals) FA II (Printers / Associated Peripherals) FA III (Network Communication Equipment) FA IV (Installation / Training) + FA I FA VI (Security / Cameras / Associated Peripherals)

FA IV + FA II

FA IV + FA III

FA IV + FA V (Manufacturer's Extended Warranty)

FA IV + FA VI

FA V

FA VI (Security / Cameras / Associated Peripherals)

Manufacturer Name

Palo Alto

Designated Small Business Reserve?(SBR):

(Select "Yes" or "No" from the drop-down list)

No

This is a Small Business Reserve Procurement for which the award will be limited to certified small business vendors. Only businesses that meet the statutory requirements set forth in State Finance and Procurement Article, §§14-501—14-505, Annotated Code of Maryland, and that are certified by GOSBA Small Business Reserve Program are eligible for the award of a contract.

Information on eligibility for the SBR program is available on the following website:

https://gomdsmallbiz.maryland.gov/Pages/sbr-program.aspx

Information on the SBR Vendor Registration processes is available on the following website:

https://gomdsmallbiz.maryland.gov/Pages/SBR-Registration.aspx

Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Goal for FA IV Below (See "Hardware Master Contract MBE Participation Worksheet"):

0 %

PORFP Issue Date:

mm/dd/yyyy

April 8, 2025 PROPOSAL DUE DATE and TIME:

April 18, 2025

2:00 PM

Place of Performance: 100 Community Place Crownsville MD 21032

Special Instructions:

LIMITED TO MASTER CONTRACTORS

Only Master Contractors that are awarded a contract under the Hardware and Associated Equipment and Services 2012, 060B2490022, are eligible to submit a bid in response to this https://gomdsmallbiz.maryland.gov/Pages/sbr-program.aspx https://gomdsmallbiz.maryland.gov/Pages/SBR-Registration.aspx

Revised 051623 2 secondary competition Purchase Order Request for Proposal (PORFP). A current Master Contractor under the named Contract may submit an LOA with their bid to be considered for the award.

BID SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Purchase Order Request for Proposal (PORFP) responses will only be accepted through the State's eMaryland Marketplace Advantage (eMMA) e-Procurement system.

Instructions on how to submit proposals electronically can be found under Vendor Instruction at:

https://mdprocurement.freshdesk.com/support/solutions

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

1. The Department reserves the right to purchase more or less than the specified quantity to the extent limited by funding.

Charges that are multiple years shall be provided at a per-year price.

2. Purchase new and unused equipment.

3. The Master Contractor shall not impose a restocking fee if an item is returned due to damage or incorrect product shipped.

4. The Master Contractor must provide the estimated ship date/lead time for each item listed in the PORFP.

5. Please allow for pricing provided in response to this PORFP to be valid for at least 90 days after the set due date above.

6. The Master Contractor must be an authorized reseller for the Manufacturer named in Section 1. The state reserves the right to request a Letter of Authorization (LOA) from the Manufacturer or Distributor.

7. The Master Contractor must include a screenshot of the Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) with the bid.

8. Bids must be received by the due date and time listed in the solicitation. Bids that are not received by the due date and time will not be accepted.

9. The Master Contractor must provide a Mercury Affidavit with the current procurement date:

https://procurement.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Attachment-K- MercuryAffidavit.pdf

10. A "No Bid" form must be completed and submitted by the bid due date and time if your firm elects not to bid.

https://mdprocurement.freshdesk.com/support/solutions https://procurement.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Attachment-K-MercuryAffidavit.pdf https://procurement.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Attachment-K-MercuryAffidavit.pdf https://procurement.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/Attachment-K-MercuryAffidavit.pdf

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Security Requirements (if applicable):

N/A

Invoicing Instructions:

Submit all invoices electronically to doitfiscal.invoiceservice@maryland.gov

An invoice not satisfying the requirements of a Proper Invoice (as defined at COMAR 21.06.09.01 and .02) cannot be processed for payment. To be considered a Proper Invoice, invoices must include the following information without error:

1) Contractor name and address;

2) Remittance address;

3) Federal taxpayer identification (FEIN) number, social security number, as appropriate;

4) Invoice period (i.e., the time period during which services covered by invoice were performed);

5) Invoice date;

6) Invoice number;

7) State-assigned Contract number;

8) State-assigned (Blanket) Purchase Order number(s);

9) Goods or services provided;

10) Amount due; and

11) Any additional documentation required by regulation or the Contract.

For items of work for which there is one-time pricing, those items shall be billed within 30 days of acceptance.

For items of work for which there is annual pricing, items shall be billed annually. The first year's invoice shall be billed within 30 days of contract start. Each additional year shall be billed on the anniversary of the first year's invoice.

Section 2 – Agency Point of Contact (POC) Information

Agency / Division Name: Department of Information Technology

Agency POC Name: Merchelle Halsey Agency POC

Phone Number:

Agency POC E-mail Address:

merchelle.halsey@maryland.gov Agency POC Fax:

Agency POC Mailing Address:

100 Community Place Crownsville MD 21032

Section 3 – Delivery Address / Work Site POC Information (if different from above)

Agency On-site Contact Name:

Ramesh Manian Agency On-site Phone Number:

301-237-1680

Agency On-site E-mail Address:

Ramesh.manian@maryland.

gov

Agency On-site Fax:

Agency On-site Address: 100 Community Place mailto:doitfiscal.invoiceservice@maryland.gov mailto:merchelle.halsey@maryland.gov

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Crownsville, MD 21032

Section 4 – Scope of Work

FA I – Microcomputers, PCs, Servers, and Associated Peripherals (Provide product specifications below. If some or all specifications are unknown, Master Contractors may propose products based on a detailed description in the

Business Need / Required Functionality field*) *Business Need / Required Functionality

Product Name Product Description Model # Qty Due Date mm/dd /yyyy

FA II - Printers and Associated Peripherals

Master Contractors may propose products based on a detailed description in the

Business Need / Required Functionality field*)

Product Name Product Description Model # Qty

Due

FA III - Network Communication Equipment

Master Contractors may propose products based on a detailed description in the

Business Need / Required Functionality field*) *Business Need / Required Functionality

Palo Alto Technology Refresh– Security Team

Product Name Product Description Model # Qty Due Date mm/dd /yyyy

Palo Alto 3.5 inch spare 8TB HDD Raid certified drives for M-300, M-700 and WF-500-B, shipped in pair

PAN-3.5IN-

HDD-8TB-B-

PAIR

Virtual systems upgrade - Additional 10 virtual systems (10 to 20) for PA-5410

PAN-PA-5410-

VSYS-10

Palo Alto Networks PA-5410 with redundant AC power supplies

PAN-PA-5410-

AC 30

Panorama central management software license, 25 devices or log collector for the M-700

PAN-M-700-P-

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Palo Alto Networks M-700 chassis with 16TB storage (4x8 TB RAID certified drives), Dual power supplies, and 4-post rack mount rails

PAN-M-700

Panorama central management software, 100 devices

PAN-PRA-100

Palo Alto Networks PA-5410 Lab Unit with redundant AC power supplies

PAN-PA-5410-

AC-LAB

Panorama Lab license, with unlimited devices.

Supersedes PAN PRA-25-LAB

PAN-PRA-LAB 1

Panorama license migration from M-600 to M-700, 25 devices or log collector

PAN-M-700-P-

MIG-M600-

M700-25

Palo Alto Networks M-700 chassis with 16TB storage (4x8TB RAID certified drives), Dual power supplies and 4 post rack mount rails

PAN-M-700

Enterprise License Agreement for Strata Cloud Manager Pro.

Includes Strata Logging Service with 1 year of retention. Unit price is $0.30 per every $1 of NGFW hardware estate quoted (100% of current hardware estate + 80% projections).

PAN-NGFW-

SCM-PRO-SUB-

ELA

Prorated Credit for unused subscriptions

PA-PRORATED-

CREDIT-SUBS 1

Enterprise License Agreement, ATP, ADNS, ADV URL, AWF, GP, ASD-WAN for NGFW. The unit price is per every $1 of NGFW hardware estate quoted (100% of current hardware estate + 80% projections). 3 Years

PAN-ENT-GOV-

ELA-3YR

1,914,512

FA IV – Installation and Training Services (Provide a detailed description of required services and deliverables and include MBE goal listed above. MBE goal should be calculated only on FA IV value.

Installation / Training Services

Deliverables

Start Date mm/dd/yyyy

End Date

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Palo Alto Networks consulting services (per day) - Minimum 5 days (PA- Series) Quantity:30 / Part# PAN-CONSULT-

DAY-FW

Effective upon receipt of the DoIT Purchase Order

2. High-level Design Service - Covers One New Deployment Scenario. T&E included, max 1 onsite visit. (PA-Series Quantity: 1 / Model# PAN-CONSULT-

DESIGN-HLD-FW

Effective upon receipt of the

3. Palo Alto Networks professional services project manager (per day) (PA-Series) Quantity: 6 / Part# PAN-CONSULT-

PRJM-DAY-FW

Effective upon receipt of the

4. Training Credit - To be redeemed with Authorized Training Partners (ATPs) Quantity:400 / Part# PAN-EDU-

TRAINING-100

Effective upon receipt of the

FA V - Manufacturer's Extended Warranty (Provide a detailed description of warranty requirements and deliverables)

Warranty Requirements

Deliverables

Start Date

End Date

1. Palo Alto Networks Focused Services Tier 1 – 3 Years Part #PAN-SVC-FCS-

T1-3YR

Effective upon receipt of the DoIT Purchase Order

Three Years

2. Prorated Credit for Support Changes

– Part #PA-PRORATED-CREDIT-SUP

Effective upon receipt of the DoIT Purchase Order

Three Years

3. Palo Alto Platinum support 3-year term, Panorama 100 devices Quantity: 2 / Part# PAN-SVC-PRA-100-

3YR

Effective upon receipt of the DoIT Purchase Order

Three Years

4. Enterprise Support Agreement - Platinum Support. The unit price is per every $1 of NGFW hardware estate quoted (100% of current hardware estate + 80% projections). 3 years Quantity: 2216912 / Part# PAN-ENT-

GOV-PLAT-ESA-3YR

Effective upon receipt of the DoIT Purchase

Three Years

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5. Palo Alto Networks Focused Services Add-on for ESA, Upgrade from Focused Services to Plus Tiers 1, 1 Year Quantity: 1 / Part# PAN-SVC-

ESAADDON-FOCUS2PLUS

Term: 1,096 days

Effective upon receipt of the DoIT Purchase Order

Three Years

FA VI – Security, Cameras and Associated Peripherals (Provide product specifications below. If some or all specifications are unknown, Master Contractors may propose products based on a detailed description in the

Business Need / Required Functionality field*)

Product Name Product Description Model # Qty Due

Section 5 – Evaluation Criteria – Technical Proposal (Provide a list of evaluation criteria in descending order of importance)

Evaluation Criteria

1. Price

Basis for Award Recommendation The agency Point of Contact listed in Section 2 will recommend the award to a responsive and responsible Master Contractor that provides the most advantageous offer considering the price and evaluation factors above. The agency Point of Contact will initiate and deliver a PO to the selected Master Contractor.

All awards from this PORFP shall comply with the requirements of COMAR 21.05.13.06.

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NO BID NOTICE/VENDOR FEEDBACK FORM

To help us improve the quality of State solicitations and to make our procurement process more responsive and business-friendly, please provide comments and suggestions regarding this solicitation. Please return your comments with your response. If you have chosen not to respond to this solicitation, please e-mail or fax this completed form to the attention of the Agency Point of Contact listed in Section 2.

Title: Hardware Solicitation No: 060B2490022

PORFP: FC-706-25

1. If you have chosen not to respond to this solicitation, please indicate the reason(s) below:

� Other commitments preclude our participation at this time.

� The subject of the solicitation is not something we ordinarily provide.

� We are inexperienced in the work/commodities required.

� Specifications are unclear, too restrictive, etc. (Explain in REMARKS section)

� The scope of work is beyond our present capacity.

� Doing business with the State is simply too complicated. (Explain in REMARKS section)

� We cannot be competitive. (Explain in REMARKS section)

� Time allotted for completion of the Bid is insufficient.

� Prior State of Maryland contract experience was unprofitable or otherwise unsatisfactory. (Explain in REMARKS section)

� Other: _________________________________________________________

2. If you have submitted a response to this solicitation, but wish to offer suggestions or express concerns, please use the REMARKS section below.

REMARKS: _________________________________________________________________

Offeror Name: ________________________________ Date: _______________________

Contact Person: _________________________________ Phone (____) _____ - ________

Address: _________________________________________________________________

E-mail Address:____________________________________________________________