The following are requirements and instructions for the completion and submission of quotes in response to

The following
Request for Quotation are the instructions for the completion and submission of bids in response to Request for Proposal RF
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
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
certain telecommunications equipment as well as high-impact or moderate-impact information system, as defined for security categorization in t
Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 199, “Standards for Security Categorization of Federa
Systems.” The Offeror must provide Certification or a Statement of Compliance that the equipment or services provided do not fall within the p
law.

3. The Offeror shall provide a price quotation for the products/services listed on the Price Summary Sheet. Offer shall contain Firm-Fixed pric
shipping costs, if applicable. Offerors are encouraged to submit responses which provide Storage as a Service, however the SAA will review all
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 Condi
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 r

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 Conditions (Addendum B).

8. Quotes must be valid until October 30, 2020.

 
INSTRUCTIONS:

The Offeror must complete and return the Price Summary Sheet in Excel format.
Return Addendum B signed by an authorized company representative, and provide .pdf offer letter on company letterhead signed by an authoriz
The RFQ number shall appear in the subject line of the transmittal message.
Response shall be sent via e-mail to Nicole Barnes nicole_barnes@saa.senate.gov by no later than 12:00 noon on September 16, 2020.
Early submissions are encouraged.
The Offeror must complete and return the Price Summary Sheet in Excel format.
Return Addendum B signed by an authorized company representative, and provide .pdf offer letter on company letterhead signed by an authoriz
The RFQ number shall appear in the subject line of the transmittal message.
Response shall be sent via e-mail to Nicole Barnes nicole_barnes@saa.senate.gov by no later than 12:00 noon on September 16, 2020.
Early submissions are encouraged.
o Request for Proposal RFP-2020-013.

d Attachment A-Requirements.  The SAA reserves the right to

ropriations Act, 2020 (P.L. 116-94) prohibits the acquisition of

for security categorization in the National Institute of
urity Categorization of Federal Information and Information
ovided do not fall within the prohibition as stated under the

shall contain Firm-Fixed prices with F.O.B. destination for

wever the SAA will review all submissions recieved from

be accepted.

ms and Conditions, as quoted.

ed Contract Terms and Conditions, shall also be submitted in

Market and/or GWAC, offers received.

and Conditions (Addendum A) and Senate Specific Terms

terhead signed by an authorized company representative.

September 16, 2020.

terhead signed by an authorized company representative.

September 16, 2020.

SAA Request for Quotation Form RFP-2020-013
PRICING TABLE
Offerors shall complete and return this quotation form providing a unit price and extended price for each CLIN.
Offerror shall also provide a signed price quote on company letterhead for the requested items with unit price and extended
price for each CLIN. Shipping shall be "FOB" destination to the United States Senate, Washington DC.
Clin Item Number Description Manufacturer Quantity Unit Price Extended
No. Price

Cohesity C4000 Series Hyperconverged Nodes - Site-P production,

1 250TB Usable (separating Vmware from RHV) Cohesity 2 0.00 $0.00
Cohesity C4000 Series Hyperconverged Nodes - Site-A
2 production, 250TB Usable(separating Vmware from RHV) Cohesity 2 0.00 $0.00
Cohesity C4000 Series Hyperconverged Nodes - Site-P Lab, 15TB
3 Usable Cohesity 1 0.00 $0.00
Cohesity C4000 Series Hyperconverged Nodes - Site-A Lab 15TB
4 Usable Cohesity 1 0.00 $0.00
Cohesity C4000 Series Hyperconverged Nodes - Tertiary, 40TB
5 Usable Cohesity 1 0.00 $0.00

TOTAL $0.00

Delivery shall be FOB Destination

MANDATORY VENDOR INFORMATION

VENDOR NAME

CONTACT NAME

CONTACT TITLE

ADDRESS

PHONE

EMAIL
GSA Schedule Number (if
applicable)

TAX ID NUMBER
DUNS NUMBER

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 Technical Services & Support Requirements
Offerors proposed response shall meet or exceed the "Minimum Requirements" listed below. The Offeror shall provide details on any requirement
exceeded by the proposed response in the Comments section of the table.

Minimum Requirements YES NO*

1 Professional Services for implementation

2 Cohesity Premiere support 24x7x365 (US Soil only)

3 Non-Returnable Drives support

4 Trade-in credits for current Avamar/Data Domain

5 Remote Dial-home support

6 Training Credits
& Support Requirements
ents" listed below. The Offeror shall provide details on any requirement

COMMENTS [*Please note down below any exception to and/or

difference from the corresponding requirement on the left.]