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The Districts bidding process is an open and competitive process. Awarded vendors, five per mfg. group, will be on the list the District uses to quote for product purchases as needed.
Special Condition 2. AWARD: This bid will be awarded to the five (5) responsive, responsible bidder(s) per manufacturer, meeting specifications offering the lowest total prices on the items listed per Group as indicated on the Bid Proposal Form. Manufacturer Group are identified as follows: Group 1: 8E6, Group 2: APC, Group 3: Cisco Systems, Group 4: Fortinet, Group 5: Hewlett Packard, Group 6: Oneac, Group 7 Specialized Products. Submissions will be evaluated and ranked from low to high per Group. Awarded vendors will be placed on the list of awarded vendors that is published and promulgated to all schools and departments.
The five (5) awardees must be authorized by the manufacturer for sales and service and shall be eligible to participate in spot market purchases as required by M-DCPS. Pricing solicited for items listed, will be firm for 30 days after award and will be used for the initial posting to the Districts Shopping Cart, e-catalog or other e-procurement sites, as deemed appropriate. However, the Board reserves the right to issue Request for quotes during this initial period for specific projects, if deemed in the best interest of the Board. Request for Quotes, for future needs, will be solicited, from the list of awarded vendors, per Group.
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