UB Request for Quote - SDVOB NYS Ad (CR Ad# 2137537).xlsx

This is a Request for Quote form from the University at Buffalo for an Enterprise Search Platform procurement, limited to New York State businesses certified as Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (SDVOB) pursuant to Article 17-B of the New York State Executive Law. The University seeks to renew its search and insight platform to support enterprise search capabilities, relevance tuning, faceted navigation, customizable user interface, search analytics, content auditing, integration with Adobe CMS, personalization features, and RESTful API functionality across its campus web properties. The quote request specifies six line items covering software licenses and annual support and maintenance services for Squiz Funnelback Standard (or equivalent) across three consecutive contract years: Year 1 (September 24, 2026 – September 23, 2027), Year 2 (September 24, 2027 – September 23, 2028), and Year 3 (September 24, 2028 – September 23, 2029). Each year includes one software license and one annual Customer Care Core support and maintenance package providing 24x7 incident management and unlimited support tickets. The form indicates one unit quantity for each line item.

The quote form provides no specified pricing, with a total line showing $0.00, indicating that vendors must submit pricing proposals for each line item. The procurement is restricted to New York State-certified SDVOB firms, which constitutes a significant set-aside requirement. Interested parties should contact Alex Borichevskiy at the University at Buffalo for additional details regarding this opportunity. The form was last revised on June 18, 2019, suggesting this may be a template document requiring updates to current dates and specifications.