Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Invitation for Bid: Microsoft Licensing Solution
Vendor: EnPointe Technologies Sales, Inc.
Change Order Amount: $355,788.55
Request to extend the existing Microsoft Campus EES agreement one additional year past the existing 3 year agreement that expires 6-30-18. See additional justification in attached documents.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
Awarded to:Vendor: EnPointe Technologies Sales, Inc., Gardena, CA
Amount: An estimated $1,046,305.65
Terms:
An estimated start date of 7/1/2015 through 6/30/2018
Renewals:
None
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The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Steve Todt.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
First published Monday, January 12, 2015
Sealed bids will be accepted at the address below until 2:00 PM, Tuesday January 27, 2015:
Procurement Services
113 Wakeland Hall, MC-6813
1215 Douglas Drive
Carbondale, IL 62901
Southern Illinois University Carbondale is seeking sealed offers from qualified firms for a Microsoft licensing solution to support over 18,000 students and 6,000 employees.
Registration for conducting business with the State of Illinois: (30 ILCS 500/20-43) Sec. 20-43. Bidder or offeror authorized to transact business or conduct affairs in Illinois. In addition to meeting any other requirement of law or rule, a person (other than an individual acting as a sole proprietor) may qualify as a bidder or offeror under this Code only if the person is a legal entity authorized to do business in Illinois prior to submitting the bid, offer, or proposal. Do not confuse this requirement with the Board of Elections certification. You may register to do business at http://cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/business_services/howdoi.html Failure to be in compliance at the time of bid opening will result in your bid being considered non-responsive.
If you do $50,000 worth of business annually with the State of Illinois, including the state universities, you are required to register with the State Board of Elections and obtain from them a certificate confirming your registration. Responses to Invitations to Bid, Requests for Proposals, Requests for Information, and all other types of procurement solicitations are included in the calculation of this $50,000 annual amount, whether you receive a resulting award or not. If you do less than $50,000 worth of business annually, you may be exempt from the registration requirement.
For additional information, contact:
State Purchasing Officer - Steve Todt
The University reserves the right to accept or reject any and all responses or parts thereof.
Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) eligibility number is required on all proposals, if applicable. This procurement may be contingent on Board of Trustees approval. There is no BEP goal for this procurement.
This transaction is subject to the State Board of Elections registration and certification requirements of Public Act 095-0971.
The State of Illinois has a policy to encourage prospective vendors to hire
qualified veterans, minorities, females, persons with disabilities and ex-offenders.
