Address:
University of Toronto Scarborough
Financial Services, Procurement
1265 Military Trial
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M1C 1A4
Description:
This Request for Quotation (“RFQ”) is an invitation by Information and Instructional Technology Services, University of Toronto Scarborough on behalf of The Governing Council of the University of Toronto (the “University”) to prospective Proponents to submit Proposals for the provision of Campus Network Switches and Support, as further described in the Request for Quotation.
Tendering Website:
Suppliers will find the complete tender document at: https://www.merx.com/
Pricing and Payment Terms are available on the MERX website.
Procurement Method:
Open tender whereby all interested suppliers may submit a response.
Estimated Quantities:
Available within the tender document.
Submission Details:
Suppliers shall submit their response using Bonfire at: https://utoronto.bonfirehub.ca/
Submission Deadline:
See closing date below.
Public Opening:
Not Applicable
Conditions for Participation:
Information available in the tender document.
Mandatory Submission Requirements
Submission Form – Appendix B
Rate Bid Form – Appendix C
Additional Information – Non-price factors
The Respondent must be a Cisco Gold Partner with a Cloud and Managed Services Master Certificate and submit proof of this. The Respondent’s Technical Support Centre must have Cisco Certified Engineers (CCIE) on staff for level 1 and level 2 support.
Complete Submission requirements are provided within the tender document.
Scored Submission Requirements:
Evaluation criteria – Pricing 90 points
Partner Support Offering 10 points
Complete submission requirements are provided within the tender document.
This Procurement is covered by:
Chapter 5 of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement
Chapter 9 of the Ontario-Quebec Trade and Cooperation Agreement
Chapter 19 of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada the European Union.
Delivery Date:
Approximately June 1, 2018
Duration of Agreement:
One-time purchase.
Negotiation:
At the end of the evaluation process, the University of Toronto Scarborough may identify one or more proponents with whom it wishes to enter into negotiations, by written notification.
Responses must be submitted in English.
Proponents should note that information contained within this notice is subject to change. Proponents are encouraged to download the tender document which contain the most current information.
If there is a conflict between the tender document and this Tender Notice, the tender document will take precedence.
