Brief Description: Chicago State University (CSU) is seeking proposals from qualified firms that have a local operational office in the Chicago land area to provide a two year telephone maintenance contract; with the option to renew for one year at the same terms and conditions based on satisfactory performance and continuing needs. The awarded vendor will perform maintenance and support for the university�??s telephone system, its adjunct hardware and software systems and provide an on-site technician three days per week. In addition, provide a cabling plan to include hourly labor to support the university cable system for voice and data and new CAT6 cable pulls. The cabling plan can be separately submitted from the telephone system maintenance and support. Replying to this item will not affect the maintenance proposal, nor require that you submit a maintenance proposal. The telephone maintenance contract covers the Nortel/Avaya Option 81 system (serial #Z00514) and the listed adjunct hardware/software that is housed at the main campus and two remote Nortel/Ayaya BCM50 key systems at the locations of Cottage Grove and Longwood all located in Chicago, Illinois.

Submit 16 copies of the response as defined in the specifications. The University reserves the right to accept or reject any and all responses or parts thereof. Vendor may expect payment thirty to sixty days after receipt of invoice, unless otherwise stated in the bid documents. This procurement may be contingent on Board of Trustees approval. Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) eligibility number is required on all proposals, if applicable. There is a BEP goal for this procurement. See solicitation documentation for details.