Request for Proposal RFP-2020-013 Cohesity Back Up Storage Solution

The following are requirements and instructions for the completion and submission of quotes in response to Request for Quotation RFP-2020-013: REQUIREMENTS: 1. Offerors must be an authorized reseller/partner of the Cohesity products listed on the Price Summary Sheet and Attachment A-Requirements. The SAA reserves the right to verify with OEM and/or its distributor. 2. Section 208 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020, located within the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (P.L. 116-94) prohibits the acquisition of certain telecommunications equipment as well as high-impact or moderate-impact information system, as defined for security categorization in the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 199, “Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information and Information Systems.” The Offeror must provide Certification or a Statement of Compliance that the equipment or services provided do not fall within the prohibition as stated under the law. 3. The Offeror shall provide a price quotation for the products/services listed on the Price Summary Sheet. Offer shall contain Firm-Fixed prices with F.O.B. destination for shipping costs, if applicable. Offerors are encouraged to submit responses which provide Storage as a Service, however the SAA will review all submissions recieved from authorized resellers/partners of Cohesity products. 4. Pricing Summary Sheet shall be returned in Excel format. PDF or other images of the pricing tables will not be accepted. 5. Bidder’s quotes must include all applicable End User License Agreements and/or any referenced Contract Terms and Conditions, as quoted. NOTE: Documents indicated by hypelinks within the provided End User License Agreements and/or referenced Contract Terms and Conditions, shall also be submitted in a .pdf format along with Offerors quote submission. 6. This is a Competitive Source Selection in accordance with Senate Procurement Regulations among all Open Market and/or GWAC, offers received. 7. The Senate will be making one award, if any, on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis under PO Terms and Conditions (Addendum A) and Senate Specific Terms and Conditions (Addendum B).