M0483-Method of Operation 8.5.26.pdf

NOTICE OF AWARD AND METHOD OF OPERATION

Term Contract M0483 COMPUTER

EQUIPMENT, PERIPHERALS &

RELATED SERVICES

Table of Contents

1.0 BACKGROUND

1.1 PURPOSE AND INTENT

1.2 WHAT’S NEW

1.3 SCOPE

1.4 CONTRACT NUMBERS AND TERM

1.5 OBTAINING QUOTES

1.6 ORDERING DELL EQUIPMENT

1.7 CONTRACTOR CONTACT INFORMATION

2.0 PRICING

3.0 PURCHASES RELATED TO PUBLIC WORKS

4.0 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS

1.0 BACKGROUND

1.1 PURPOSE AND INTENT

The purpose of Term Contract M0483 Computer Equipment, Peripherals & Related Services (“the contract” or “M0483”) is to provide Using Agencies and Cooperative Purchasing Partners with a mechanism to procure computer equipment, peripherals, and related services.

Minnesota entered into a Master Agreement with following contractors for the bands indicated:

Contractor Band 1 Band 2 Band 3 Ace Technology Partners

Acer America Corporation

Apple, Inc.

Dell Marketing L.P.

Durabook Americas, Inc.

Dynabook, Inc.

Getac, Inc.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Hitachi Vantara, LLC

Howard Technology Solutions

HP Inc.

IBM

Lenovo (United States) Inc.

Lenovo Global Technology (United States) Inc.

Microsoft

NetApp, Inc.

New Tech Solutions, Inc.

Oracle America, Inc.

Panasonic Connect North America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America

Pure Storage, Inc.

Quantum Corporation Transource Services Corp

Zebra Technologies

*Bolded Contractors have a New Jersey State contract

1.2 WHAT’S NEW

The key differences between the expired M0483 and the new M0483 contract are as follows:

• Up to three (3) bands awarded per Contractor;

• Printers may be purchased as a peripheral; and

• Updated NASPO ValuePoint website: https://www.naspovaluepoint.org/ ; and

• Using Agency must notify Contractor when purchase relates to a public work.

1.3 SCOPE

Using Agencies may purchase the following products and services through one of the Contractors under this contract:

• Personal Computing Devices – Windows Operating Systems: Desktops, Laptops, Tablets. Only products utilizing Windows operating systems for these devices are allowed. Zero clients, thin clients, all-in-ones, workstations, notebooks, and mobile thin clients are included in this Band. Ruggedized equipment may also be included in the Product and Service schedule for this Band. (Band 1);

• Personal Computing Devices – Non-Windows Operating Systems: Desktops, Laptops, Tablets.

Only products utilizing operating systems that are not Windows operating systems for these devices are allowed. Zero clients, thin clients, all-in-ones, workstations, notebooks, and mobile thin clients are included in this Band. Ruggedized equipment may also be included in the Product and Service schedule for this Band. (Band 2);

• Servers and Storage. A server is a physical or virtual computer dedicated to run one or more services or applications (as a host) to serve the needs of the users of other computers on a network. This band also includes server appliances. Server appliances have their hardware and software preconfigured by the manufacturer. It also includes embedded networking components such as those found in blade chassis systems. Storage is hardware or a virtual appliance with the ability to store large amounts of data. This band includes SAN switching necessary for the proper functioning of the storage environment.

All operating systems for these devices are allowed. (Band 3).

Restrictions

• Software o Software is restricted to operating systems and is subject to equipment configuration limits.

o Any software purchased must be related to the procurement of equipment.

o Software must be pre-loaded or provided as an electronic link with the initial purchase of equipment, except for the exceptions allowed under Section 2.A.1 of the New Jersey Participating Addendum.

o Software such as middleware which is not always installed on the equipment but is related to storage and server equipment (Band 3) purchased, is allowed and may be procured after the initial purchase of equipment.

• Video Conferencing/Teleconferencing Equipment/Products and Services o Services are not allowed. Using Agencies are advised to utilize T1316 – Telecommunications

Equipment & Services and/or T1466 – Video Teleconferencing Equipment & Services where applicable.

o Video Conferencing/Teleconferencing Equipment/Products that are not integrated into a monitor, laptop, tablet, or like product are not allowed. Using Agencies are advised to utilize T1316 – Telecommunications Equipment & Services and/or T1466 – Video Teleconferencing Equipment & Services where applicable.

https://www.naspovaluepoint.org/

• General Services o Services must be related to the procurement of equipment.

o Wireless phone and internet service is not allowed.

• Managed Print Services are not allowed

• Cloud Services o Cloud Services are restricted to Services that function as operating systems and software needed to support or configure hardware purchased under the scope of the contract and is subject to equipment configuration limits. Any Cloud Service purchased must be related to the procurement of equipment.

• Third-Party Products can be offered only in the Bands they have been awarded. All third-party products must meet the definition(s) of the Band(s) in which they are being offered.

• Products manufactured by another Contractor holding a Minnesota NASPO ValuePoint Master Agreement for Computer Equipment cannot be offered unless approved by the Lead State.

Additional Product/Services o Hardware and software required to solely support wide area network (WAN) operation and management are not allowed.

o Cellular Phone Equipment is not allowed.

o Leasing and rental of equipment is not permitted under this contract for State agencies.

Cooperative Purchasing Partners may finance their purchase, if permitted under law. If financing is through a lease agreement, that agreement is separate from this contract and is between the Contractor and the respective Cooperative Purchasing Partner only.

• Configuration Dollar Limits o The dollar limits identified below are based on a SINGLE computer/system configuration.

This is NOT a restriction on the purchase of multiple configurations (e.g., an entity could purchase 10 laptops at $15,000 each, for a total purchase price of $150,000).

ITEM CONFIGURATION

Band One - $15,000 Band Two - $15,000 Band Three - $1,000,000 Peripherals - $10,000 Services - Addressed in the Participating Addendum

Services

The following services are permitted under this contract:

• Installation and de-installation

• Maintenance

• Support

• Training

• Migration

• Optimization of products supplied under this contract

• Asset Management

• Recycling/Disposal

• Training and Certification

• Pre- implementation Design

• Disaster Recovery Planning and Support

• Technical support services required for the effective operation of a product

Services purchased under this contract must be directly related to equipment purchased under this contract.

Leasing and rental of equipment is not permitted under this contract for State agencies. Cooperative Purchasing Partners may finance their purchase, if permitted under law. If financing is through a lease agreement, that agreement is separate from this contract and is between the Contractor and the respective Cooperative Purchasing Partner only.

1.4 CONTRACT NUMBERS AND TERM

The State contract numbers are specified below:

Contractor NASPO

ValuePoint Master Agreement #

Contract #

Dell Marketing L.P. 23026 24-TELE-71883

Hewlett Packard Enterprise 23008 25-TELE-91044

Hitachi Vantara LLC 23009 25-TELE-82876

Howard Technology Solutions 23010 25-TELE-101661

HP Inc. 23011 24-TELE-72087

IBM 23012 25-TELE-106599

Lenovo (United States) Inc. 23013 25-TELE-87253

Lenovo Global Technology (United States) Inc.

23014 25-TELE-99503

Microsoft Corporation 23015 26-TELE-121419

Oracle America, Inc. 23018 27-TELE-142961

Panasonic Connect North America 23019 25-TELE-87266

Pure Storage Inc. 23020 26-TELE-122215

Transource Services Corp 23022 25-TELE-83310

The term of this Contract begins on the date of each Contractor’s signed Participating Addendum with the State of New Jersey, through June 2025. The Contract may be extended beyond the original contract period for up to an additional 36 months, in increments as determined by the Lead State and by mutual agreement and upon review of requirements of Participating Entities, current market conditions, and Contractor performance.

1.5 OBTAINING QUOTES

Prior to placing orders, Using Agencies should review applicable Circular letters and ensure compliance.

Authorized Purchasers, who are not State Purchasers, may purchase products and services awarded under this Contract from the listed providers. These Authorized Purchasers should ensure that their purchases comply with their purchasing statutes and appropriate regulations for using State contracts.

Several Contractors have elected to use Authorized Resellers/Distributors (hereinafter Distributors) to service their contracts. Products are ordered directly through the Distributor. The Distributors are listed on the Contractor’s NJSTART contract page.

Product catalogs and price sheets are available on the NASPO website:

Portfolio Details - NASPO ValuePoint https://www.naspovaluepoint.org/portfolio/computer-equipment-peripherals-related-services-2023-2028/

Using Agencies are required to obtain three (3) quotes from Authorized Distributors if the quote total exceeds $40K. The Using Agency should keep all quotes received in its own procurement file.

Quote Package All quotes submitted to the Using Agency by a Contractor must include the following information:

• The Contractor State of NJ Contract number;

• The Contractor’s NASPO ValuePoint Master Agreement number;

• The Product and/or Service description;

• Statement of Work for Services (when applicable); and

• The State’s price.

1.6 ORDERING DELL EQUIPMENT

For Using Agencies that use NJSTART, please refer to Dell Contract 24-TELE-71883 and the Dell Purchasing Portal Link for ordering purposes.

Dell Purchasing Portal Link:

NASPO Computer Equipment, Peripherals & Related Services – 23026 | Dell USA

For Using Agencies that do not use NJSTART for ordering, including the State’s Cooperative Purchasing Partners, please refer to the Dell Contract 24-TELE-71883 within NJSTART. Go to the Attachments tab for the document Dell Distributors for Cooperative Purchasing Partners for a listing of Dell Authorized Distributors and procedure for obtaining Quotes.

1.7 CONTRACTOR CONTACT INFORMATION

Dell Marketing L.P. Stephanie Schrader mailto:Stephanie.Schrader@dell.com 609.672.1163

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Contract Questions:

Lauren Weaber, Contract Program Manager Lauren.weaber@hpe.com 469-808-5167

Maria Sandoval, Americas Contracts Operations Maria.sandoval@hpe.com

Sales Question:

Andrew Cassidy – Lead Sales for NJ andrew.tho.cassidy@hpe.com 214 542 9870

Lauren Weaber East Contracts Program Manager lauren.weaber@hpe.com 469-808-5167

Hitachi Vantara LLC Karin Miyamoto Karin.miyamoto@hitachivantara.com 630.875.4385 Dennis J DeLuccas dennis.delucas@hitachivantara.com 856-395-5150 https://www.hitachivantara.com/en-us/naspo

Howard Technology Solutions Brandey Boyd Howard Technology Solutions https://www.dell.com/en-us/lp/dt/naspo-computer?hve=learn+more mailto:Stephanie.Schrader@dell.com mailto:Lauren.weaber@hpe.com mailto:Maria.sandoval@hpe.com mailto:andrew.tho.cassidy@hpe.com mailto:lauren.weaber@hpe.com mailto:Karin.miyamoto@hitachivantara.com mailto:dennis.delucas@hitachivantara.com https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.hitachivantara.com/en-us/naspo__;!!J30X0ZrnC1oQtbA!KpgSJIPp7LTIPSd46_tWirQujcLSG34-6pZpzdZyk_h8YVCKX6Arrg4hG9vAdDIzmsnwMg0p0IJLuyWJ0fSI0XUDQ_3QuMbsM-ygObx7IQ$

Bids & Contracts Manager Email: bboyd@howard.com Office: 601.399.5831

FAX: 601.399.5077

HP Inc.

Debra Lee debra.lee@hp.com 847.537.0344 www.hp.com/buy/naspovppc5

IBM Dana Dresser ddresse@us.ibm.com

Lenovo (United States) Inc. Shon Weldon sweldon@lenovo.com 919-294-0609 www.lenovo.com/wsca

State and Local Government Shon Weldon State and Local Client Relationship Manager, sweldon@lenovo.com 919-294-0609

Matthew Wyker State and Local Inside Sales Representative, mwyker@lenovo.com 919-908-5550

Education Higher Education Neil Estevez Northern NJ Hi-Ed Client Relationship Manager, neestev@lenovo.com 732-343-4147

Erik Johnson Southern NJ Hi-Education Client Relationship Manager, ejohnson1@lenovo.com 609-954-0806

Jimmy Moreland Northern NJ Education Inside Sales Representative, jmoreland@lenovo.com

K-12 Thomas Leak K-12 Client Relationship Manager, tleak@lenovo.com 919-874-2939

Sarah Miller K-12 Inside Sales Representative, smiller1@lenovo.com 919-237-8071 ext. 2978071

Lenovo Global Technology (United States) Inc. Shon Weldon sweldon@lenovo.com 919-294-0609 mailto:bboyd@howard.com mailto:debra.lee@hp.com https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.hp.com/buy/naspovppc5__;!!J30X0ZrnC1oQtbA!O6PkgMnv8TFl3grlUkAst5yUeVO7k6zzVLTN4GhrHYjHtMuenCinyvz_a0ziqGkNom3jRcsqyLAwIq07ejz5dAARSg$ mailto:ddresse@us.ibm.com mailto:sweldon@lenovo.com http://www.lenovo.com/wsca mailto:sweldon@lenovo.com mailto:mwyker@lenovo.com mailto:neestev@lenovo.com mailto:ejohnson1@lenovo.com mailto:jmoreland@lenovo.com mailto:tleak@lenovo.com mailto:smiller1@lenovo.com mailto:sweldon@lenovo.com www.lenovo.com/wsca

State and Local Government Shon Weldon State and Local Client Relationship Manager, sweldon@lenovo.com 919-294-0609

Matthew Wyker State and Local Inside Sales Representative, mwyker@lenovo.com 919-908-5550

Education Higher Education Neil Estevez Northern NJ Hi-Ed Client Relationship Manager, neestev@lenovo.com 732-343-4147

Erik Johnson Southern NJ Hi-Education Client Relationship Manager, ejohnson1@lenovo.com 609-954-0806

Jimmy Moreland Northern NJ Education Inside Sales Representative, jmoreland@lenovo.com

K-12 Thomas Leak K-12 Client Relationship Manager, tleak@lenovo.com 919-874-2939

Sarah Miller K-12 Inside Sales Representative, smiller1@lenovo.com 919-237-8071 ext. 2978071

Microsoft Corporation Diana Garcia - Partner Development Manager – Public Sector Contracts v-diangarcia@microsoft.com

Oracle America, Inc. Deal Management (Contracts Administration Team) Telephone (210) 536-9415 Email st-local-agreements_us@oracle.com & us-contract-admin_mb@oracle.com

Panasonic Connect North America Solomon Surles III Government Contracts Manager c 775-895-2401 Solomon.SurlesIII@us.panasonic.com | contracts@us.panasonic.com https://connect.na.panasonic.com/government-contracts/naspo http://www.lenovo.com/wsca mailto:sweldon@lenovo.com mailto:mwyker@lenovo.com mailto:neestev@lenovo.com mailto:ejohnson1@lenovo.com mailto:jmoreland@lenovo.com mailto:tleak@lenovo.com mailto:smiller1@lenovo.com mailto:v-diangarcia@microsoft.com mailto:st-local-agreements_us@oracle.com mailto:us-contract-admin_mb@oracle.com mailto:us-contract-admin_mb@oracle.com mailto:Solomon.SurlesIII@us.panasonic.com mailto:contracts@us.panasonic.com https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/connect.na.panasonic.com/government-contracts/naspo__;!!J30X0ZrnC1oQtbA!OJiilJQWpMX0-bXspA29AyBRy5o9k0jfyG16qIdICq6rsesJ9M8Vluf6AKxMY3NJy7mkoSfozt5q1zO1GTX63YKgo0OuhMiROiisVLUSug$ https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/connect.na.panasonic.com/government-contracts/naspo__;!!J30X0ZrnC1oQtbA!OJiilJQWpMX0-bXspA29AyBRy5o9k0jfyG16qIdICq6rsesJ9M8Vluf6AKxMY3NJy7mkoSfozt5q1zO1GTX63YKgo0OuhMiROiisVLUSug$

Pure Storage Inc. Katie Lefebvre klefebvre@purestorage.com Public Sector Contracts Specialist

(630) 863 – 9428

Transource Services Corp Ezekiel Calles ezekialc@transource.com Account Manager Phone: 623.215.3926 Fax: 623.879.8887 NASPOsales@transource.com

* Purchase orders can be sent by email, US mail, or fax.

Email: ezekielc@transource.com curtisw@transource.com NASPOsales@transource.com https://naspo.transource.com/naspo-new-jersey

2.0 PRICING

Pricing is based on minimum discounts and is provided on each Contractor’s Product and Service Schedule (PSS) located on the NASPO ValuePoint Contractor website:

Portfolio Details - NASPO ValuePoint Additional discounts may be provided by Contractors based on bulk/volume purchases.

The Contractor may offer third party products (applicable in all bands). The discount may be different than the minimum discount for the band.

3.0 PURCHASES RELATED TO PUBLIC WORKS

Before making a purchase under this contract related to a public work, as defined below, the Using Agency must first advise the Contractor that the purchase is related to a public work. The Contractor will then assist the Using Agency in identifying products that meet the State’s requirements under N.J.S.A. 52:32-1 (Buy American).

If compliant products are available, the Using Agency may seek those products from the Contractor or its Authorized Distributors, as outlined in this Method of Operation. If the Contractor cannot offer compliant products, the Using Agency must seek another product or solution that is compliant.

For the purposes of this Method of Operation, "public work," as defined in N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.25(5), means construction, reconstruction, demolition, alteration, custom fabrication, or repair work, or maintenance work, including painting and decorating, done under contract, and paid for in whole or in part out of the funds of a public body, except work performed under a rehabilitation program. "Public work" shall also mean construction, reconstruction, demolition, alteration, custom fabrication, or repair work, done on any property or premises, whether the work is paid for from public funds, if, at the time of the entering of the contract the property or premises is owned by the public body or:

1. Not less than 55% of the property or premises is leased by a public body, or is subject to an agreement to be subsequently leased by the public body; and

2. The portion of the property or premises that is leased or subject to an agreement to be subsequently leased by the public body measures more than 20,000 square feet.

mailto:klefebvre@purestorage.com mailto:stevew@transource.com mailto:NASPOsales@transource.com mailto:ezekielc@transource.com mailto:curtisw@transource.com mailto:NASPOsales@transource.com https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/naspo.transource.com/naspo-new-jersey__;!!J30X0ZrnC1oQtbA!Ih67srQGg0bURa2jMZMvpV-PUka7Vk6ARJ3q5peQSsNeg0ZN136_wrajNPDGeesCO78uHncvKSbz7JhCJdIyc8__t-q4$ https://www.naspovaluepoint.org/portfolio/computer-equipment-peripherals-related-services-2023-2028/

4.0 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS

Local Governments and School Districts may purchase goods or services as a Cooperative Purchasing Partner under this contract. Per the Division of Local Government Services, such Cooperative Purchasing Partners that are subject to the Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq.) or the Public School Contracts Law (N.J.S.A. 18A:18A-1 et seq.) shall comply with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-12 or 18A:18A-10, as applicable, along with N.J.A.C. 5:34-7.29 and such other regulations as may be promulgated by the Director of the Division of Local Government Services or the Department of Treasury concerning the entity’s use of State contracts. Therefore, the terms and conditions of this contract and any purchases made by a local government or school district must follow any procedures specified in the Participating Addendum, such as a mini-bid or other selection process for contracts awarded to one or more vendors. Please contact lpcl@dca.nj.gov for assistance.

mailto:lpcl@dca.nj.gov