CITY OF OPELIKA PURCHASING DEPARTMENT INVITATION TO BID SHIRLEYWASHINGTON PURCHASING AGENT OFFICE (334) 705- 5120 FAX (334) 705- 5128 BID DATA BID NUMBER: B07-016 COMMODITY TITLE: 9406-520 iSeries Server USER DEPARTMENT: Information Technology BUYER: Shirley Washington BUYER TELEPHONE: (334) 705-5120 ISSUE DATE: November 27, 2006 BID OPENING DAY/DATE: December 18, 2006 TIME: 2:00 PM LOCATION: Opelika City Hall Conference Room
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MAILING ADDRESS: City of OpelikaPurchasing Dept204 Seventh St SPO Box 390Opelika, AL 36801-0390
The City of Opelika Purchasing Department will receive sealed bids for the purchase of Two (2) 9406-520 iSeries Servers per the enclosed configurations and one tape drive for the
Information Technology Department as per attached specifications. Bids must be received by 2:00 PM on Monday, December 18, 2006. Late bids will not be opened nor returned.
BIDS MAY BE MAILED TO: BIDS MAY BE DELIVERED TO:City of Opelika City of OpelikaPurchasing Department Purchasing DepartmentPO Box 390 204 S. 7th StreetOpelika, AL 36803-0390 Opelika, AL 36801-4904
GENERAL TERMS AND INSTRUCTIONS
SECTION I TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1.1 All bids submitted shall be firm for a minimum of 45 days, unless otherwise specified.
1.2 The equipment furnished under this specification shall be the latest improved model in current, as offered to commercial trade, and shall be of quality workmanship and material. The bidder represents that all equipment offered under this specification shall be new. USED, SHOPWORN, DEMONSTRATOR, PROTOTYPE OR DISCONTINUED MODELS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED OTHERWISE IN THE SPECIFICATIONS.
1.3 The City reserves the right to cancel or make null and void any purchase order, if delivery cannot be made on the specified delivery date.
1.3.1 In case of default by the contractor, the City may procure the articles or services from other sources and hold the contractor responsible for any excess cost occasioned thereby.
1.4 All items shall be delivered F.O.B. destination. Delivery costs and charges shall be included in the bid, unless otherwise stated in the specifications or proposal.
1.5 The name and manufacturer, trade name, manufacturer or vendor catalog number mentioned in specifications and proposal sheet is for the purpose of designating a minimum standard of quality and type and for no other reason. Such references are not intended to be restrictive. Bids will be considered for any brand which meets or exceeds the quality of the specifications listed for any items unless, otherwise stated in the specifications or proposals.
1.6 Bid tabulations will not be given over the telephone. Vendors desiring a bid tabulation shall enclose a stamped and self addressed envelope with their bid.
1.7 Bid awards are not official until a purchase order is issued or the Purchasing Department notifies the successful vendor in writing.
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SECTION II SUBMISSION OF BID
2.1 Bids received after the designated date and time will not be opened nor returned.
2.2 All bids shall be submitted on and in accordance with forms for this purpose, which are available from the Purchasing Department. Additional supplementary documentation, when requested, shall be submitted on the bidder’s letterhead.
2.3 All bids are to be submitted in sealed, plainly marked envelopes. Envelopes shall be marked in the bottom left corner with the Title of the Invitation to Bid, the Bid Number and the Opening Date. Facsimile and telephone bids will not be accepted.
2.4 All bids shall be typewritten or completed in black ink.
2.5 An authorized officer or agent of the company submitting the bid in order to be considered must sign all bids.
2.6 Bid documents shall be submitted, in duplicate, to the City of Opelika, Purchasing Department.
2.7 Bids which show any omission, irregularity, alteration of forms, additions not called for, conditional or unconditional unresponsive bids may be rejected.
2.8 Any bid submitted with corrected errors shall have the correction initialed by the person signing the bid.
2.9 Bidder shall submit with bid, the latest printed literature and detailed specifications on equipment they propose to furnish. This literature is for informational purpose only and shall be used to help determine a product’s compliance with specifications.
SECTION III BID EVALUATION
3.1 The City reserves the right to evaluate all bids, waive any technical or informalities, reject any and/or all bids and proposals, and further specifically reserves the right to make the award and/or awards in the best interest of the City.
3.2 The bid evaluation will be made on the following criteria:
3.2.1 Bid Price3.2.2 Compliance with specifications3.2.3 Ability to deliver product or service3.2.4 Prompt pay discount, if offered, and meeting requirements of **Section 3.43.2.5 Availability of warranty service and parts3.2.6 Delivery date
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3.3 The City may waive minor differences in specifications, provided these differences do not violate the specification intent, materially affect the operation for which the item or items are being purchased nor increase the estimated maintenance and repair cost to the City.
3.4 In order for a prompt pay discount to be considered as a factor in the award of this bid, the minimum days allowed for payment to receive discount shall be 15 days after receipt of a correct invoice.
3.5 The City reserves the right to award all bids in their entirety or part, whichever, in its opinion, best serves the interest of the City.
3.6 Unless clearly shown on the bid that it is the intent that a reduced total price is being offered on the basis of receiving an award of all items covered by the total, any totals should be the actual sum of the extension of unit prices; otherwise, in the event of any discrepancy between a unit price(s), extended price(s) and/or total price(s), unit price shall govern and the bid will be refigured accordingly.
3.7 Alabama Bid Law allows a Local Preference to businesses located within the City of Opelika when their bid is within 3% of the lowest responsible bid. The City will extend that preference when applicable.
3.8 The City shall be sole judge as to an item meeting or exceeding the specifications.
SECTION IV BILLING AND PAYMENT
4.1 The vendor shall submit an invoice in duplicate to:City of OpelikaAccounting DepartmentPO Box 390Opelika, AL 36803-0390
4.2 Payment by the City shall be made within thirty days, unless otherwise specifically provided, subject to any discounts offered.
4.2.1 Payment will be made by the City to the vendor upon receipt of invoice, and acceptance of the item(s) by the City.
4.2.2 Any prompt pay discount offered will be computed from the date of delivery of the equipment, supplies, or materials at destination, when final inspection and acceptance are at those points, of from the date the correct invoice is received, if the latter is later than the date of delivery.
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SPECIFICATIONS9406-520 iSeries Servers
Financial OperationsITEM #1
PROPOSED HARDWARE - ( SERVER )
Product Description Qty9406-520 Server 1:9406 Model 520 10041 Device Parity Protection-All 10205 RISC-to-RISC Data Migration 10290 Ext Tape Attached via #5736 10348 V.24/EIA232 20-Ft PCI Cable 20531 V5R3 OS, V5R3M5 Machine Code 10595 PCI-X Tower Unit in Rack 10834 #4326 Load Source Specify 10906 1W Serv Feat 520 1x8327/30 11025 Modem Cable - US/Canada 21422 3m IEC 320 C13/14 PDU Cord 11482 3.5m HSL-2 Cable 21827 Serial-UPS Conversion Cable 12640 DVD-ROM 12793 PCI 2-Line WAN w/Modem 12844 PCI IOP 32888 HSL-2/RIO-G Ports - 2 Copper 12924 English 14326 35.16GB 15k rpm Disk Unit 64474 2GB DDR2 Main Storage 24746 PCI Twinaxial Workstn IOA 15540 Sys Console on Twinax WSC 15727 Integrated Cache - 40MB 15736 PCI-X Disk/Tape Ctlr w/IOP 16006 SPCN Power Cable - 3m 26458 14-Ft Int 250V/10A Pwr Cd 16574 4-Disk Slot Exp - Base Ctlr 17182 520 Rack Mount 17198 Adjustable Depth Rack Rails 17734 Enterprise Edition for #0906 18327 520 1.9GHz Processor 19517 Base HSL-2/RIO-G Bus Adapter 19793 Base PCI 2-Line WAN w/Modem 1
3573-L2U TS3100 Tape Library Express 15602 2.5m VHDCI/HD68 SCSI Cable 17002 Rack Mount Kit 18043 Ultrium 3 LVD SCSI Drive 19800 2.8m Power Cord 125V US/Canada 19848 Rack to PDU Line Cord 1
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PROPOSED SOFTWARE - ( SERVER )
Product Description Qty5722-AC3 Cryptographic Access Provider 128-bit for 1
iSeries2001 ePoE Registration 1
5722-AC3 Cryptographic Access Provider 128-bit for 1iSeries
5722-ST1 IBM DB2 Query Manager and SQL Development 1Kit for iSeries
5722-VI1 IBM Content Manager for iSeries 12924 English U/L SBCS Primary 15809 CD-ROM Content Mgr V5R1/R2/R3 1
5722-WDS IBM WebSphere Development Studio for iSeries 12010 P10 ePoE Registration 12924 English U/L SBCS Primary 15829 CD-ROM WebSphere Dev Studio V5R3 1
5722-WDS IBM WebSphere Development Studio for iSeries0851 Upg P10 BOTC WebSph Dev
(5769-RG1/CB1CX2/CX5/PW1/CL3) 12010 P10 ePoE Registration 12924 English U/L SBCS Primary 15829 CD-ROM WebSphere Dev Studio V5R3 15903 CD-ROM WDS standard (V5.0) V5R1/R2 1
5722-WE1 Web Enablement for iSeries 12001 ePoE Registration 12924 English U/L SBCS Primary 15829 CD-ROM Websphere Express V5.0/V5.1 1
5722-WE1 Web Enablement for iSeries 11467 BOTC Web Enablement 12924 English U/L SBCS Primary 15829 CD-ROM Websphere Express V5.0/V5.1 1
5722-XW1 iSeries Access 12010 P10 ePoE Registration - PB 12924 English U/L SBCS Primary 15829 CD-ROM Processor Based V5R3 1
5722-WDS IBM WebSphere Development Studio for iSeries 12010 P10 ePoE Registration 12924 English U/L SBCS Primary 15829 CD-ROM WebSphere Dev Studio V5R3 1
5722-WDS IBM WebSphere Development Studio for iSeries 10851 Upg P10 BOTC WebSph Dev (5769-RG1/CB1CX2/CX5/PW1/CL3) 12924 English U/L SBCS Primary 15819 CD-ROM WebSphere Dev Studio V5R2 15903 CD-ROM WDS standard (V5.0) V5R1/R2 1
5722-WE1 Web Enablement for iSeries 11467 BOTC Web Enablement 12924 English U/L SBCS Primary 15829 CD-ROM Websphere Express V5.0/V5.1 1
5722-WE2 Web Enablement for i5/OS 11536 BOTC Websphere Express V6.0 12924 English U/L SBCS Primary 15902 CD-ROM Websphere Express V6.0 1
5722-XW1 iSeries Access 12010 P10 ePoE Registration - PB 12924 English U/L SBCS Primary 15829 CD-ROM Processor Based V5R3 1
5722-XW1 iSeries Access 10793 Upg OTC P10 (5769-XW1) 12924 English U/L SBCS Primary 15819 CD-ROM Processor Based V5R2 1
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5733-DR1 Director with VE Console for i5/OS V5.10 10001 BOTC Director for i5/OS 12935 Multilingual Language 15819 DVD 1
5798-FAX IBM Facsimile Support for iSeries 12010 P10 ePoE Registration 12924 English U/L SBCS Primary 15819 CD-ROM V5R2/R3/R4 1
5798-FAX IBM Facsimile Support for iSeries 12864 Upg P10 BOTC FAX (from 5798TBY) 12924 English U/L SBCS Primary 15819 CD-ROM V5R2/R3/R4 1
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SPECIFICATIONS9406-520 iSeries Servers
911 Communications Server tape DriveITEM #3
PROPOSED HARDWARE – Tape Drive
0002 Customer Install MES 10290 Ext Tape Attached via #5736 20530 Software Version V5R3 12844 PCI IOP 12924 English 15736 PCI-X Disk/Tape Ctlr w/IOP 1
3573-L2U TS3100 Tape Library Express 15602 2.5m VHDCI/HD68 SCSI Cable 17002 Rack Mount Kit 18043 Ultrium 3 LVD SCSI Drive 19400 Attached to i5/OS or OS/400 System9800 2.8m Power Cord 125V US/Canada 19848 Rack to PDU Line Cord 1
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QUALIFIED BUSINESS PARTNER:
As part of the bid response, please include a signed copy of:
For Solution Providers buying from an IBM Distributor, your firm's IBM Business Partner Agreement for Solution Providers. This document should be signed by IBM and the Partner.
For Solution Providers buying direct from IBM, your firm's IBM Business Partner Agreement-Solution Provider Profile & IBM Business Partner Agreement Signature Page.
MAINTENANCE
As with all of our other existing IBM contracts, after any initial warranty period, all first year’s maintenance contract terms must be prorated to terminate with the City’s fiscal year end (Sep30). The next two years contract periods would then run concurrently with the City’s fiscal year (Oct1-Sep30). It is expected that the contracts would expire Sep 30, 2009.
Software maintenance to include: P10 Subscription with Support Line 24x7 4 hour response AS/400 Alert
Include 3 year, On-site, IBM maintenance charges, payable in annual installments, as separate line items.
Currently, the below equipment is on IBM maintenance with the 9406-720s which are expected to be replaced. Maintenance and support expire 9/30/2007 on all items. The below items (with the exceptions of 720s) and the addition of the new 520s should be rolled into the new contracts to expire September 30, 2009.
Hardware to include: New 520’s – 24x7 within 4 hours 3995-C40 Optical Library Data Server s/n 08882 4234-002 Dot Band Printer s/n 26815 4234-011 Dot Band Printer s/n A0121 4234-012 Dot Band Printer s/n 53153 4234-012 Dot Band Printer s/n 56531 6400-012 Line Matrix Printer s/n E0854 6400-012 Line Matrix Printer s/n E1767 Three new tape drives 7852-400 Data/Fax Modem s/n 42x420 7852-400 Data/Fax Modem s/n 42x4241 7852-400 Data/Fax Modem s/n 42H8431 7855-010 Standalone Modem s/n 57798 7855-010 Standalone Modem s/n 86116
The vendor shall provide certification on all equipment that will be accepted for IBM on-site maintenance with our current maintenance vendor, IBM. The cost of annual maintenance for the specified equipment may be a factor in determining the low bid for the above equipment.
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This bid is to replace two existing 9406-720 computers, their associated hardware and upgrade existing software licenses to whichever is latest from IBM.
Rack configurations for each of the existing iSeries 720s are available, via email, upon request.
All equipment/components to be provided as required above shall be IBM, new. Used, refurbished, or "3rd Party" equipment will not be accepted.
iSeries Model 520 Rack Models shall be shipped with all IBM software preloaded at the latest Version as released by IBM.
The bid shall include all cabling, power cords, and/or parts required for installing all components.
The successful bidder is responsible to provide a solution for the successful migration of the existing data on each of the 9406-720’s to the new 9406-520 hardware. Presently the 720’s have a 7208 8mm tape drive.
A copy of all operator's and set-up manuals shall be packaged and shipped with the system. Include a copy of the manufacturer's standard published specifications and warranty for the equipment as bid.
The above specifications are minimum specifications to perform the tasks as required by the City of Opelika. The equipment, as bid, may exceed the specifications, but shall not fail to meet the minimum requirements. The City of Opelika shall be the sole judge as to the system meeting, failing to meet, or exceeding the specifications.
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BID FORMITB #B07-016
AS/400E SERVERS
The undersigned declares that before preparing their bid, they read carefully the specifications and requirements for Bidders and that their bid is made with full knowledge of the kind, quality and quantity of services and equipment to be furnished, and their said bid is as stated on these pages. The undersigned offers and agrees, if this bid is accepted within FORTY-FIVE (45) calendar days from date of opening, to furnish any or all of the items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item, delivered at the designated point(s) within the time specified.
Item Qty. Description Unit Price Total Price
1. 1 Each 520 Rack Model iSeries ServerFinancial Operations $__________ $__________
2. 1 Each 520 Rack Model iSeries ServerPublic Safety System $__________ $__________
4. First Year Maintenance $__________ $__________(Hardware, Software Subscription,Software Support and Alert)
5. Second Year Maintenance $__________ $__________
6. Third Year Maintenance $__________ $__________
Total Bid $______________________
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Delivery Information: Delivery shall be made within ____ calendar days after receipt of purchase order.
Discounts will be allowed for prompt payment _____percent, 10 calendar days_____percent, 15 calendar days_____percent, 20 calendar days_____percent, 30 calendar days
COMPANY SUBMITTING BID _________________________________________________________
CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE _____________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________SIGNATURE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN BIDS
_________________________________________________________________________TYPED NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER
____________________________ ____________________________PHONE NUMBER FAX NUMBER
____________________________ ____________________________FEDERAL ID NUMBER WEB SITE ADDRESS
___________________________ ____________________________E-MAIL ADDRESS DATE
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ANTI-COLLUSION STATEMENT
THE BELOW SIGNED QUOTER HAS NOT DIVULGED TO, DISCUSSED OR COMPARED HIS QUOTE WITH OTHER QUOTERS AND HAS NOT COLLUDED WITH ANY OTHER QUOTER OR PARTIES TO A QUOTE WHATSOEVER. NOTE: NO PREMIUMS, REBATES OR GRATUITIES TO ANY EMPLOYEE ARE PERMITTED WITH, PRIOR TO, OR AFTER ANY DELIVERY OF MATERIALS. ANY SUCH VIOLATION WILL RESULT IN THE CANCELLATION AND/OR RETURN OF MATERIAL (AS APPLICABLE) AND THE REMOVAL FROM THE MASTER BIDDERS LIST.
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BID NO.: _B07-016
STATEMENT OF NO BID/PROPOSAL
NOTE: If you DO NOT intend to bid on this commodity or service, please complete and Return this form immediately. Your response will assist us in evaluating all responses for this important project and to improve our bid solicitation process.
The Purchasing Division of the City of Opelika wishes to keep its bid list file up-to-date. If, for any reason you cannot supply the commodity/service noted in this bid/proposal solicitation, this form must be completed and returned to remain on the particular bid list for future projects of this type.
If you do not respond to this inquiry within the time set for the proposal opening date and time noted, we will assume that you can no longer supply this commodity/service, and your name will be removed from this commodity/service list.
_____ Specifications too “tight”, i.e. geared toward one brand or manufacturer only.
_____ Specifications are unclear (explain below)
_____ We are unable to meet specifications.
_____ Insufficient time to respond to the Request for Proposal.
_____ Our schedule would not permit us to perform.
_____ We are unable to meet bond requirements.
_____ We are unable to meet insurance requirements.
_____ We do not offer this product or service.
_____ Remove us from your proposer’s list for this commodity or service.