FC-778-25_PORFP_DOIT_Cisco_Cohesity_Node_Addition__1_.pdf

Purchase Order Request for Proposals (PORFP) Hardware Master Contract

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Section 1 –General Information

PORFP Number:

(eMMA BPM Number)

FC-778-25

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

Cisco

Designated Small

Business Reserve?(SBR):

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

Yes

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

5/19/2025 PROPOSAL DUE

DATE and TIME:

5/30/2025

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

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(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

Questions Due (Closing) Date and Time:

May 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT

Questions must be submitted in writing with the subject line, "Question for PORFP # FC-778-25" and be submitted in writing via e-mail to the Agency Point of Contact listed in Section 2 no later than the date and time specified.

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. If applicable, the Master Contractor must provide a Mercury

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

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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.

11. Equipment to be delivered to:

Skyline Technology, Inc.

Re: Department of Information Technology

Attn: Brian Kline

6958 Aviation Blvd, Suite J

Glen Burnie, MD 21061

Security Requirements (if applicable):

N/A

Invoicing Instructions:

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

2. 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:

a) Contractor name and address;

b) Remittance address;

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

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

e) Invoice date;

f) Invoice number;

g) State-assigned Contract number;

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

i) Goods or services provided;

j) Amount due; and

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

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

4. 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:

410-697-9694 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 mailto:doitfiscal.invoiceservice@maryland.gov

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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, 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

DOIT Cisco Cohesity Node Addition

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

1. SERVER UCS M6 RACK, BLADE MLB UCS-M6-MLB 1

2. Software Cisco Intersight SaaS DC-MGT-SAAS 1

3. Software Infrastructure Services

SaaS/CVA - Advantage

DC-MGT-IS-

SAAS-AD

4. Software UCS Central Per Server - 1

Server License

DC-MGT-UCSC-

1S

5. Software Intersight - 3 virtual adopt session http://cs.co/requestCSS

DC-MGT-

ADOPT-BAS

6. Server UCS C240 M6 Rack w/o CPU, mem, drives, 2U w LFF

UCSC-C240-

M6L

7. Software IMC SW (Recommended) latest release for C-Series

Servers.

CIMC-LATEST 2

8. Raid Controller Cisco Boot optimized M.2

Raid controller

UCS-M2-

HWRAID

9. Software TPM 2.0, TCG, FIPS140-2, CC

EAL4+ Certified, for M6 servers

UCSX-TPM-

002C

10. Rack Mount Kit Ball Bearing Rail Kit for C220

& C240 M6 rack servers

UCSC-RAIL-M6 2

11. Blank plates UCS C-Series M5 SFF drive blanking panel

UCSC-BBLKD-

S2

12. Blank plates UCS DIMM Blanks UCS-DIMM-BLK 48

13. Interface Module C240 M6 Riser1B;

2xHDD/SSD; StBkt; (CPU1)

UCSC-RIS1B-

240M6 mailto:merchelle.halsey@maryland.gov mailto:ramesh.manian@Maryland.gov mailto:ramesh.manian@Maryland.gov

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14. Interface Module C240 / C245 M6 Riser2A;

(x8;x16;x8);StBkt; (CPU2)

UCSC-RIS2A-

240M6

15. Interface Module C240 M6 Riser 3B; 2xHDD;

StBkt; (CPU2)

UCSC-RIS3B-

240M6

16. Heat Sink Heatsink for 1U/2U LFF/SFF

GPU SKU

UCSC-HSLP-M6 4

17. Interface Module C240M6 / C245M6 2U M.2

Extender board

UCSC-M2EXT-

240M6

18. Interface Module C240M6L MID PLANE KIT

4x3.5" HDD

UCSC-

MPSTOM6L-KIT

19. Processor Intel 6326 2.9GHz/185W

16C/24MB DDR4 3200MHz

UCS-CPU-

I6326

20. Memory 16GB RDIMM SRx4 3200

(8Gb)

UCS-MR-

X16G1RW

21. Host Bus Adapter Cisco M6 12G SAS HBA (32

Drives)

UCSC-SAS-

M6HD

22. Drives 8 TB 12G SAS 7.2K RPM LFF

HDD (4K)

UCS-

HD8T7K4KAN

23. Drives 3.2TB 2.5in U.2 WD SN840

NVMe Extreme Perf. High

Endurance

UCS-NVMEM6-

W3200

24. Power Supply UCS 1050W AC PSU Platinum

(Not EU/UK Lot 9 Compliant)

UCSC-PSU1-

1050W

25. Power Cords Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC 10A, C14-C13

Connectors

CAB-C13-CBN 4

26. Software Data Protection Platform UCS-SID-INFR-

DTP

27. Software Other Workload UCS-SID-WKL-

OW

28. Drives 240GB M.2 Boot SATA Intel

SSD

UCS-M2-

I240GB

29. Interface Module Cisco UCS VIC 1477 dual port

40/100G QSFP28 mLOM

UCSC-M-V100-

30. Interface Module Cisco UCS VIC 1495 Dual

Port 100G QSFP28 CNA PCIe

UCSC-PCIE-

C100-04

31. Optic Cables 100GBASE QSFP Active

Optical Cable, 1m

QSFP-100G-

AOC1M=

32. Optic Cables 100GBASE QSFP Active

Optical Cable, 2m

QSFP-100G-

AOC2M=

33. Hardware Addition of up to 4 nodes of

HW to an existing cluster

COHS-PS-

NODE-ADD

34. Software Buyer Accept. of

SolutionsPlus T&C. EULA:

http://cs.co/spla

L-SP-

PRODUCT-

TERMS

FA II - Printers 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 /

Product Name Product Description Model # Qty

Due Date

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1.

2.

FA III - Network Communication Equipment

(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*)

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

End Date

1. SolutionsPlus: Cohesity

Professional and Limited

Services

Model# COHESITY-SERVICE=

Quantity: 1

Entitlement

/Contract Number

Upon receipt of the order

One Year

FA V - Manufacturer's Extended Warranty

(Provide a detailed description of warranty requirements and deliverables)

Warranty Requirements

Deliverables

Start Date

End Date

1. Basic Support for DCM

Part# SVS-DCM-SUPT-BAS

Qty:1

One Year

2. CX LEVEL 1 24X7X4OS UCS

C240 M6 Rack w/o CPU, mem, drives, 2, 5 years (60 months)

Part# CON-L14OS-UCSCC2L4

Quantity: 2

Five 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*)

1.

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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-778-25

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:____________________________________________________________