Fiber Channel Switches

Purchase Order Request for Proposal (PORFP) for Fiber Channel Switches. The Manufacturer is DELL TECHNOLOGIES. Place of Performance: MDOT/OTTS.

Only Master Contractors that are awarded a contract under the Hardware and Associated Equipment and Services 2012, 060B2490022, are eligible to submit a bid in response to this secondary competition Purchase Order Request for Proposal (PORFP).

The Department reserves the right to purchase more or less than the specified quantity to the extent limited by funding. Charges that are multiple years shall be provided at a per-year price.

Purchase new and unused software.

The Master Contractor shall not impose a restocking fee if an item is returned due to damage or incorrect product shipped.

The Master Contractor must provide the estimated ship date/lead time for each item listed in the PORFP.

**Limited to Master Contractors.** A current Master Contractor under the named contract may submit an LOA with their bid to be considered for the award.

Purchase Order Request for Proposal (PORFP) responses must be submitted electronically. Vendors shall submit responses via the State's eMaryland Marketplace Advantage (eMMA) e-Procurement system.

Please allow for pricing provided in response to this PORFP to be valid for at least **120 days** after the set due date above.

The Master Contractor must be an authorized reseller for the Manufacturer named in Section 1. The state reserves the right to request a Letter of Authorization (LOA) from the Manufacturer or Distributor.

The Master Contractor must include a screenshot of the Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) with the bid.

Bids must be received by the due date and time listed in the solicitation. Bids that are not received by the due date and time will not be accepted.

If applicable, the Master Contractor must provide a Mercury Affidavit.

Master Contractors not intending to respond to this solicitation are requested to click the NOT RESPOND radio button in eMMA and provided a brief explanation. Alternatively, they may complete a "No Bid" form and email to the Agency POC in Section 2 by the bid due date and time.