Basic Information

Reference Number

00003623620

Issuing Organization

City of Kelowna

Solicitation Type

ITQ - Invitation to Quote (Informal)

Solicitation Number

173616

Title

11041 IT Network Hardware and Software

Source ID

SCRIBE

Details

Location

British Columbia

Purchase Type

Not Stated

Dates

Publication

2023/07/07 10:29:00 AM EDT

Closing Date

2023/07/24 05:00:00 PM EDT

Contact Information

Purchasing

250-469-8500

purchasing@kelowna.ca

Description

The City has an existing proprietary system in place, and in some instances requires specific brands or product numbers due to system integration and operability. The City has previously chosen Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba network devices and Palo Alto firewalls. All respondents must be a registered Palo Alto NextWave partner, with Registered partner status or higher. The City will only consider responses from Canadian Authorized Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba partners who purchase through Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba authorized Canadian distributors. All respondents must include in their response the name and contact information for the Aruba authorized Canadian Distributor from which they will purchase Aruba products and services. The City will own unrestricted title to all purchased hardware.

Disclaimer All amendments to the associated notice, including amended documents, plans and specifications (where applicable), are issued on bcbid.gov.bc.ca. MERX asks that you refer to bcbid.gov.bc.ca notice for these amendments. MERX stipulates that potential bidders may also be required to register with the buying authority as a bidder/plan taker. The contact information can be found within the notice abstract.