COP purchase-servers

The State of Maine Division of Purchases is soliciting bids on servers via cooperative purchasing (COP PURCHASE-SERVERS), with bids due January 12, 2011. In-state bidders and those offering Maine-manufactured commodities receive preference in case of tied bids.

The scope centers on a Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000 server system with quad 2.53 GHz SPARC64 VII quad-core CPU processors, 64 GB memory, dual 300 GB SAS disk drives, dual 8 Gb Fibre Channel host bus adapters, quad gigabit Ethernet adapter, and associated power cords and filler panels. The configuration supports redundant deployment and includes OEM Premier System and OS Support agreement provisions.

Bidders must submit separate unit prices for each line item using prescribed forms or electronic submission to the Division of Purchases, Room 119, State House Station, Augusta, Maine. Awards will be made on an item-by-item or group basis as determined to serve the State's best interest, evaluated on lowest responsible bid considering best value factors: service and supply quality, specification conformance, delivery date, and ultimate cost. All transportation charges are prepaid by the contractor unless otherwise specified. The State is exempt from Federal and Maine State Sales and Use Taxes; bids must exclude these. Terms and cash discounts must be specified; discounts under 20 days are not considered in award evaluation. The contractor must furnish items exactly as specified. The Division reserves the right to increase or decrease quantities by up to 10 percent, reject any or all bids, and waive formalities or technicalities. Bids may be withdrawn only by written notice before final contract award.