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Addendum # 2 E&I RFP 683385

Computer Equipment and Related Hardware, Software, Services and Support

September 22, 2016 RFP 683385 – Computer Equipment and Related Hardware, Software, Services and Support

1. Attachment A-1 Modified

The configuration for Mini-Tower #2 has changed. The “1GB Graphic Card with Display Port & DVI (Full Height)” has been replaced with “4GB Graphic Card with Display Port & DVI (Full Height).”

2. Attachment G Modified

The first statement at the bottom of Attachment G is being modified as follows:

Yes No Supplier agrees to accurately complete and submit the appropriate aforementioned documentation upon award as requested.

3. Pre-Proposal Conference Call

A non-mandatory pre-proposal call was held on Tuesday, August 30, 2016. The following companies RSVP’d to attend the call: Actiontec Allied Telesis Atlaz Computers and Consulting B&H Blue Ridge Systems CDI Computer Dealers, Inc. CDW Compulink Technologies Computer Products Corporation Eduporium (For Your Student) EMC GovConnection Howard Technology Solutions HP Enterprise HP Inc. Hyland Software

Koi Computers M&A Technology Matrix Integrations Mola Group Corporation Nvision Networking Palo Alto Networks PCMG Senryo Technologies SHI Southern Computer Warehouse TeamWORKS, Inc. TIG Trinity Consulting Whalley Computer Associates World Wide Technology

4. Supplier Questions

Below is the list of questions asked by suppliers during the pre-proposal conference: Q1. What is the approximate dollar volume per year your current vendors are accruing under the existing

agreements? E&I will not disclose its current suppliers’ sales volume under the existing contracts. However, this commodity represents E&I’s strongest and fastest growing category within the technology portfolio of contracts. As such, member purchases under a resulting agreement(s) are expected to exceed $300 million in 2017 with an anticipated projection of $1 billion by 2021.

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Q2. Is there a Word version of the RFP document available?

Yes, contact Cathy Goglia at [email protected] for Word and Excel versions of the RFP documents.

Q3. Page 24, Section 12 Resale. Does this mean E&I can resell our products to other customers? This provision applies to members, allowing them to resell products purchased under the resulting agreement through campus stores or directly to students. Suppliers are to indicate agreement with or note exception by providing alternate language directly below the provision.

Q4. Page 22, Section U Reporting. Is it necessary for all of these reports to be submitted in the format requested on a quarterly basis? This RFP includes two reporting requirements. Member reports, as described in Section U, are to be provided as requested by individual members directly, and may be required to be in an electronic format. E&I’s reporting requirements described in Section 3.1 are separate from Section U and must be provided to E&I in the required format outlined in Attachment C Tab 5.

Q5. How can we obtain a copy of Attachment C? All RFP documents, including updates, are posted on the E&I website at https://www.eandi.org/contract-finder/rfp-development/. Additionally, you may also contact Cathy Goglia at [email protected] for copies of the RFP documents.

Q6. Are you looking for consulting services in the services section or just implementation services? The focus of this RFP is hardware-related and any services proposed should be related to the hardware, software and support being sought in Section 2. E&I is not seeking suppliers that only provide services.

Q7. Would an ERP or document management solution apply under Lot 3? Lot 3 is for software related to the hardware equipment being sought in Section 2. Suppliers may submit a proposal for these solutions for E&I’s consideration, but the focus of this RFP is hardware-related.

Q8. Page 20, Section H Storage. Do we need to provide warehousing for orders of large quantities until all the equipment is installed? Suppliers must indicate their ability to provide storage based on members’ individual requirements and as needed.

Q9. Page 21, Section K Reasons for Return or Credit. It states “Supplier shall accept the following as reasons for return or credit: Product is incorrectly ordered.” If member incorrectly orders a product, do we have to issue a credit? Yes, if a Return Merchandise Authorization has been issued and the product is returned to Supplier, a credit must be issued to the member.

Q10. Page 8, Section 3.1 Report of Sales. How will we know what is generated through E&I versus what we sell independently to members. Upon award, Supplier is expected to sell products and services under the E&I contract. Member purchases made under the E&I agreement must be reported to E&I under the Report of Sales. Members often identify that they want to utilize E&I contracts.

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Q11. Do members have to specifically notate the contract on their purchase order?

The awarded supplier shall have systems in place that accurately track member purchases without the need to have members manually note the contract on their quotes or purchase orders.

Q12. Attachment G. Do the ethics and non-discrimination certification forms need to be submitted with the proposal response? Suppliers must be prepared to submit the forms upon award (see Item 2 on page 1).

Below is the list of questions submitted by suppliers to E&I prior to the deadline for written questions:

General

Q13. Is there a fee to respond to this bid? There is no fee to respond to the RFP. However, per Section 3.2, awarded supplier will be required to pay E&I a contract administrative fee based on total sales made under the agreement.

Q14. Who is on the Evaluation Committee? E&I will not disclose the names of the RFP evaluation committee.

Q15. When was this RFP last bid? The previous RFP was issued in 2006.

Q16. How many bidders were there? E&I received proposals from seven (7) suppliers.

Q17. How many winning bidders, how many rejected bidders? None of the proposals were rejected or disqualified, but after evaluating all of the proposals, E&I made awards to four (4) suppliers.

Q18. Do you have a list of the winning bidders for the last RFP? E&I awarded contracts to Dell, GovConnection, HP and Technology Integration Group (TIG).

Q19. Would it be possible to get a list of the last awarded bid? See response to Question 18.

Q20. Is it possible to get a list of manufacturers already on the contract? The manufacturers available under the existing contracts are HP, and any other manufacturers made available through GovConnection and TIG.

Q21. Does RFP 683385 replace RFP 683332? It looks like RFP 683385 is inviting manufacturers to bid as well as catalog suppliers. Yes, ITN 683332 was canceled and replaced with RFP 683385. Per Section 2.1, any supplier capable of providing the products and services requested in Section 2.3, whether they are a direct manufacturer or authorized reseller/dealer/distributor, is invited to submit a proposal response.

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Q22. It seems that you want manufacturers to bid on this contract; however, many manufacturers utilize resellers

as their selling channel. If a manufacturer is awarded a contract with E&I, will they be allowed to include resellers on the contract? Yes, manufacturers should propose the sales channel most suitable to meet the needs of the membership, whether it is direct and/or through authorized reseller/dealers/distributors.

Q23. If Supplier bids direct and receives an award for a direct contract may Supplier add an indirect fulfillment option once the award has been made? After an award is made, an indirect fulfillment option may be added to the agreement via an amendment upon mutual agreement by E&I and supplier.

Q24. Can I respond to just 1 region (e.g. Northeast)? E&I is seeking national proposals, but suppliers may submit regional proposals for E&I’s consideration.

Q25. Are there multiple winners for same items? Per Section 5.5, E&I reserves the right to make an award and/or multiple awards by section, in whole, or to make no award.

Q26. How many awards will E&I provide to this RFP? For instance, will you choose only one supplier, or will it be 2, 3, 5, etc.? See response to Question 25.

Q27. Can you let me know what the current spend has been on the existing computer equipment contract? I notice current one has multiple awarded vendors. Can you break down spend by each or overall to give me a feel for how well used the contract has been so far? See response to Question 1.

Q28. I know you can't break out what each of your member companies’ purchases individually through E&I, but is it possible to provide an aggregate annual dollar amount your members purchase annually through E&I for the products listed in this RFP? See response to Question 1.

Q29. Is it possible to get a full listing of the colleges and universities under the Florida College System as well as those under the State University System of Florida? A list of the universities and colleges under each system can be found in their respective websites at http://www.flbog.edu/universities/ and https://www.floridacollegesystem.com/colleges.aspx.

Q30. RFP Document, Section 1.5 Member Participation, pg. 5. E&I states that “Some members may have existing agreements in place. Those members that do, will consider this program as their existing agreements expire or, if available, may choose to opt out of existing agreements. For large dollar orders, members retain the right to do individual member competitive solicitations.” Given this statement, is there a prohibition for bidder to contract directly with E&I members should the bidder win the contract? E&I expects the awarded to supplier to utilize the resulting agreement as their go-to-market contract vehicle for Education which includes E&I’s existing and future members.

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Part 2: Scope of Services

Q31. Will E&I review a response submitted directly by the manufacturer of one software title or are they only looking for Value Added Resellers who offer many software titles? Per Section 2.1, any manufacturer or authorized reseller/dealer/distributor capable of providing the products and services requested in Section 2.3, whether it’s one software title or multiple titles, is invited to submit a proposal.

Q32. Section 2.3. “Suppliers shall clearly state their ability to provide services related to supporting the above equipment. Proposals must include a full description of each service offering.” Where should Supplier provide these descriptions? Service descriptions and related pricing are to be included in Attachment A-1, Tab D.

Q33. Section 2.3 Scope of Products and Services. Please confirm that it is not required to respond to all Lots. Specifically, if the respondent intends to bid Lot 3, 4 and 5, please confirm that omission of Lots 1 and 2 in the response will not result in disqualification. It is E&I’s preference to receive proposals that include all Lots; however, omission of any one Lot will not result in automatic disqualification.

Q34. Section 2.4 Pricing, A. Standard Configurations. Please confirm that if respondent is not bidding Lots 1 and 2 that the Standard Configurations on the Pricing Attachment A-1 are not required. Additionally, please confirm that the omission of a response to the Standard Configurations pricing will not result in disqualification. Suppliers not offering a proposal for Lots 1 and 2 are not required to provide pricing for the Standard Configurations listed in the second tab of Attachment A-1.

Q35. RFP Document, Section 2.5 Terms and Conditions of Agreement, pg. 7. E&I states “The Agreement will incorporate all the terms and conditions in Attachment B, pricing, specifications, and requirements of the RFP.” a. Given that the proposed terms are for a five (5) year period, with the option for an additional five (5)

year period, is it E&I’s expectation that bidder will keep pricing during that time period? Bidder is not a manufacturer and cannot guarantee discounts for that length of time for all involved OEMs; bidder requests the right to renegotiate in good faith with E&I. Per Attachment A, Section 1, percentage discounts off Supplier’s list price shall remain firm for the life of the Agreement unless improved for the benefit of the membership. List price increases are allowed once per year with a minimum 90-day advance written notice by Supplier and require approval from E&I prior to implementation. List price decreases are allowed at any time during the term of the Agreement.

b. The RFP document contains numerous statements throughout the document that the bidder must agree to (e.g., “shall,” “must,” and “will” requirements), outside of the terms and conditions within Attachment B. Since the statement in Section 2.5 indicates the RFP will become part of the final Agreement, will E&I accept a full redline of the RFP document? Or is bidder allowed to provide a separate “Exceptions” document, should we have areas we cannot agree to (for example, there are sections written towards OEMs and manufacturers, and bidder is a reseller)?

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E&I will not accept a full redline version of the RFP document. Suppliers are to include only the required sections outlined in Section 5.2. Exceptions to any of the terms and conditions must be noted directly below the provision in question as described in Attachment B, top of page 19.

Part 3: Supplier Performance Expectations

Q36. Section 3.1 Report of Sales. - Is the Report of Sales due no later than ten (10) calendar days or ten (10) business days following the end of the month? The Report of Sales is due ten (10) calendar days following the end of the month.

Q37. Section 3.1 Report of Sales states that “All orders, regardless of method shall be included in the total report…” Does “regardless of method” mean regardless of their method of payment or regardless of how it was placed? Please provide a detailed clarification. This statement refers to the method used to place the order (phone, purchase order, e-commerce platform, procurement card, etc.).

Q38. Section 3.1 Report of Sales states that “All orders, regardless of method shall be included in the total report of total U.S. dollar sales to Education by institution.” What does it mean to report to Education? The Report of Sales shall include all sales made to the education market under the resulting agreement.

Q39. Section 3.1 Report of Sales states that “All rebate activity will be reported to E&I.” Rebates are not recorded every time one is used on a sale. Can this requirement be removed? Rebate activity refers to any additional rebates Supplier is willing to offer members as an additional incentive to utilize the contract (see Attachment A, Section 2). Such rebate activity shall be included in the Report of Sales and reported to E&I.

Q40. Section 3.2 Contract Administrative and Marketing Fee. Is payment to be transmitted no later than ten (10) calendar days or ten (10) business days following the end of the month? Payment of the Contract Administrative and Marketing Fee is due ten (10) calendar days following the end of the month.

Q41. Part 3.2 Contract Administrative and Marketing Fee. If the check request is sent at the same time the report is sent to E&I, by no later than ten (10) business days following the end of each month, the check will need time to process and transport. Will E&I accept receipt of checks by no later than twenty (20) business days following the end of each month? E&I may consider extending the due date to (20) business days following the end of the month.

Q42. Section 3.2 Contract Administrative and Marketing Fee states that “Failure to submit the CAF and supporting Report of Sales shall result in an interest charge of 1½% per month levied upon Supplier until the CAF is paid in full.” Is this failure to submit the CAF and supporting Report of Sales entirely? Yes.

Q43. Part 3.2 Contract Administrative and Marketing Fee. Is there an interest charge of 1½% if the CAF and

supporting Report of Sales is late? Yes.

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Q44. Part 3.2 Contract Administrative and Marketing Fee. If E&I decides to pursue termination of the

Agreement because Supplier fails to submit the CAF and Report of Sales when due, will Supplier be given 30 business days to rectify the situation? Per Attachment B, Section 40, Supplier shall have fourteen (14) calendar days to cure any breach of the Agreement upon receiving written notification of such breach from E&I.

Q45. In Part 3, Section 3.3, it states “an audit may be scheduled or announced by providing the Supplier a minimum of five (5) business days advance written notice” and in Attachment B, provision 43 it states “An audit may be scheduled or announced providing the Supplier a minimum of seventy-two (72) hours advance notice.” The former seems more appropriate for the scope and size of this agreement, please clarify that the language in Section 3.3 is intended to govern the resulting contract. Section 3.3 describes E&I’s right to audit and may include any and all sales made under the Master Agreement. Attachment B, Section 43 describes each member’s right to audit which would only include their individual orders with Supplier. If additional time is needed for a member’s audit, Supplier must take exception and provide alternate language for consideration.

Q46. Section 3.4 Supplier Commitment. Where should Vendor address this section? In the Executive Summary? In a separate attachment? This section may be addressed in the Executive Summary.

Q47. RFP Document, Section 3.5 Marketing and Sales Responsibilities – Supplier, pg. 9. E&I states “Supplier shall provide…A comprehensive “go-to-market” plan, detailing the role of the E&I Agreement in Supplier’s Education market strategy and how Supplier intends to leverage the E&I Agreement to build and expand Education business.” Is this go-to-market plan required with the RFP response or upon award? If upon award, please define a general timeline. A marketing plan will be jointly developed by Supplier and E&I within 45 days after award. However, an initial marketing strategy, as well as an implementation/communication plan is requested in Attachment C, Tab 4, Section B.

Q48. Per 3.6, “Develop, approve and implement an annual marketing plan to be reviewed on a quarterly basis.” Could you please clarify whether the annual marketing plan is to be supplied with our response or to be developed post-award?” See response to Question 47.

Part 4: Evaluation Process and Criteria

Q49. Section 4.1 Evaluation Process, pg. 11. E&I states “The evaluation of proposals also takes into consideration the State of California requirements for a contract award.” Please define the State of California requirements bidder should take into consideration. If this statement is not relevant to the RFP, please confirm that bidder does not have to address this requirement. This criterion will not be used for this RFP.

Q50. Section 4.1. Will E&I please provide the quality point value structure for the evaluation criteria? See response to Question 49.

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Q51. Section 4.1 refers to the State of California requirements.

a. Does this mean that E&I plan to eliminate any Supplier that is not within 25% of the highest point value?

b. Since this contract will be US-wide and not substantially in only one state, is there a reason this is included as a factor? See response to Question 49.

Q52. Section 4.1. What are you using for “Cost” in this calculation? See response to Question 49.

Q53. Will on-line ordering via Supplier's e-commerce partner be the preferred order method? Individual members will decide on their preferred order method, but Suppliers with e-commerce capabilities are preferred.

Q54. Due to holiday schedules, is E&I open to beginning negotiations in December or after the start of the New Year? E&I reserves the right to adjust the timelines outlined in the tentative schedule of events in Section 4.3 and if deemed necessary, may extend due dates accordingly.

Part 5, Proposal Requirements and Format

Q55. In addition to including detailed responses to Parts 2 & 3 within our Executive Summary and Attachments A, A-1, B, C, D & E, are you also looking for itemized responses to be added after each point throughout Parts 2 & 3 of the main RFP document itself, in our final response? No, Sections 2 and 3 are not to be included in the response. Refer to Section 5.2 for the required proposal format and content.

Q56. There are a number of requirements throughout the RFP document — including Attachment B, F, and others — referring to professional services. How should bidder respond to requirements that are not applicable to product and support maintenance? Is bidder allowed to redline the entire RFP document or provide a separate exceptions document? E&I will not accept a redlined version of the entire RFP as a response. Terms and conditions deemed “not applicable” to support and maintenance must be noted as an exception directly beneath the provision in question.

Q57. Section 5. How do we indicate agreement with or exceptions to the terms of the RFP? Exceptions to any of the terms and conditions must be noted directly below the provision in question as described in Attachment B, top of page 19. Section 5 describes the format in which proposals are to be submitted and the RFP process. Suppliers are not asked, nor are they allowed, to indicate agreement with or exception to any of the provisions outlined in Section 5.

Q58. If exceptions are being made to the RFP, how would E&I like to receive them? By Supplier noting the exception after the term on the RFP document, or by Supplier including a separate document showing only the exceptions?

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Suppliers are to include only the required sections outlined in Section 5.2. Exceptions to any of the terms and conditions must be noted directly below the provision in question as described in Attachment B, top of page 19.

Q59. For those terms that we are taking exception to in the RFP, will E&I accept the term redlined or prefer the red-lined exception of the language be listed underneath the term? Exceptions to terms must be noted by providing alternate language or a red-line version directly below the provision in question. The original term must be left unchanged.

Q60. Section 5.1 states we may not alter the RFP document in any way. Yet Attachment B states that the terms and conditions “are to be reviewed by competent legal or other personnel and any exceptions noted directly below each of the respective terms in question.” a. May Supplier insert responses within RFP Attachment B and Attachment E despite the instructions to

not alter the document? The RFP may not be altered by changing any of the original language. For Attachments B and E, exceptions must be noted directly beneath the provision in question, while leaving the original term unchanged.

b. May Supplier reformat Attachments B and E in order to provide responses to the terms in a format that more clearly distinguishes the RFP requirement and Supplier’s response? Attachments B and E may not be reformatted; however, responses may be formatted in a different font or color so as to clearly distinguish between RFP requirement and Supplier response.

c. May Supplier insert responses in sections of the RFP other than Attachment B and Attachment E, and if so may it be in a different format to more clearly distinguish the RFP requirement and Supplier’s response? Suppliers are to include only the required sections outlined in Section 5.2.

d. Does E&I want Supplier to provide a point-by-point response to all sections of the RFP, or only note exceptions? See response to Question 60 c.

Q61. Section 5.2 instructions for Tab 6: “Agreement/Exceptions. Suppliers must include Attachments B and E in their entirety and indicate agreement with or exceptions to any terms or conditions.” May we additionally include our own formatted document with all content from the RFP, indicating agreement with or exceptions to RFP terms or conditions? See responses to Question 60.

Q62. Section 5.3 Pre-Proposal Conference. Could you advise if an attendee list and/or meeting notes will be disclosed? Companies that RSVP’d to the pre-proposal conference are listed on page 1 of this Addendum. The questions and answers discussed during the pre-proposal conference can be found on pages 1-3.

Q63. Many sections and specific language regarding negotiation and the evaluation process have been modified or removed. Will Supplier have the opportunity to negotiate?

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Per Section 5.5 D, E&I reserves the right to negotiate with any Supplier(s) and to arrive at its final decision and/or to request additional information or clarification on any matter included in the proposal.

Q64. Please confirm that our response to this RFP will be considered confidential or competition sensitive and that we can label our information as Proprietary Information provided for E&I Evaluation purposes only. Per Section 5.5 N, Supplier must clearly mark “Confidential” on any portion of proposal response, which it considers to contain confidential or proprietary information. The entire proposal may not be marked “Confidential.”

Attachments A and A-1, Lots and Pricing

Q65. Attachment A, 1. Pricing specifies that discounts and rates for the proposed products and services shall be applicable to all orders made and that percentage discounts off Supplier’s list price shall remain firm for the life of the contract. Please confirm that this is strictly for the Catalog Discounts pricing and not the Standard Configurations pricing. The catalog discounts must remain firm for the life of the agreement, unless improved for the benefit of the membership. It is strongly desired that the discount percentage for the standard configurations also remain the same, but at a minimum Suppliers must propose a consistent formula to be used in pricing the standard configurations as they are updated.

Q66. Attachment A, 1. Pricing specifies that the “Supplier shall provide E&I written notice immediately of all list price decreases.” List prices fluctuate daily, including decreases, and it is not possible to notify for every part that has a list price decrease. If the Supplier commits to price protection, where the list price of the all the parts in the Catalog are frozen and can’t rise, only decrease, can the requirement to notify for every list price decrease be waived? Yes, this is acceptable.

Q67. Attachment A, Section 1 Pricing, states that “Suppliers electing to propose pricing on additional products or services must submit additional items on a separate list. The list must be labeled as “Additional Items.” In Attachment A-1, within the Tab B. Catalog Discounts, it instructs to insert additional categories in the Excel. Please clarify what the additional items separate list is meant to include – is it for items outside the Item Lots? If not, what types of items is it for? Yes, additional items outside of the specified Lots are to be included on a separate list for consideration.

Q68. Attachment A-1, Section 2.4 Pricing specifies that Supplier “shall offer and maintain an established set of deeply discounted standard configurations and bundles” and that “Suppliers are to provide pricing for quantity one of each configuration.” Deeply discounted offerings are usually based on volume pricing. Please confirm that Suppliers are to offer both volume pricing (deeply discounted) and separate pricing for quantity one in the worksheet A-1. E&I is requesting deeply discounted pricing for the standard configurations without committing to a specified quantity.

Q69. Attachment A-1 Tab A. Standard Configurations. If the respondent intends to only bid Lots 3, 4, and 5, is there alternative pricing for solutions of Lots 3, 4, and 5, not currently in the spreadsheet/standard configurations tab, that should be provided? No, pricing for Lots 3, 4 and 5 should be submitted under Tabs B and D.

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Q70. Attachment A-1 Tab B. Catalog Discounts. For the Catalog Discounts, in the Category section, if the

respondent intends to only bid Lots 3, 4, and 5, please confirm that Suppliers are not required to provide percentage discounts for the categories currently specified (notebook computers, workstations, tablet computers, network switches, LCD panels or monitors, hard disk drives, laser printers, toner). Additionally, please confirm that the omission of a response to the Standard Configurations pricing will not result in disqualification. For Lots 3, 4 and 5, Supplier must indicate the applicable categories and/or manufacturers. If Lot 1 is not included in the proposal response, pricing for the Standard Configurations is not required and would not result in disqualification.

Q71. Attachment A-1 Tab B. Catalog Discounts. Is there alternative pricing for solutions of Lots 3, 4, and 5, not currently in the Category section of the spreadsheet that should be provided? No, Supplier must indicate the applicable categories and/or manufacturers for Lots 3, 4 and 5.

Q72. For Attachment A-1 Tab B. Catalog Discount, we offer several subcategories with a range in discount levels. Is it acceptable to list discount ranges for these required categories? Discount ranges are acceptable, but Supplier may be required to provide further clarification during the evaluation.

Q73. Attachment A-1. If a vendor is only offering one software title for sale, along with the accompanying services and training offerings, do they just include this information on Tab B and Tab D? Yes, product/service descriptions and pricing would be included in Tabs B and D, but the appropriate lot must be indicated in the first tab labeled “Item Lots.”

Q74. Does E&I want to see an itemized list of all software modules/items that the vendor is offering for sale or is only a category description (software, maintenance, training) required? Proposals may include only a category description if an itemized list is too extensive. E&I reserves the right to request additional information as needed.

Attachment B (and E), Terms and Conditions

Q75. Attachment B. In the pre-proposal call, you stated that Suppliers must note agreement or indicate exception by proposing alternate language under each section. Does this mean that if Supplier has an exception, it should propose a modified requirement? Or may Supplier simply explain what the exception is/what Supplier can’t meet? Supplier must note the exception and provide alternate language directly below each provision for E&I’s consideration.

Q76. Attachment B, Section A Customer Support. Is this referring to technical support, order management, or general account management? This refers to general account management. However, assigned point of contact shall have the ability to provide order management and engage the appropriate resources for technical support.

Q77. RFP Document, Attachment B, Section B Order Fulfillment, pg. 19. E&I defines metrics that must be maintained for Order Accuracy and Order Fill rate. Please define if there are SLAs bidder must adhere to or penalties bidder will incur should we not meet these metrics.

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Supplier’s failure to perform as per the requirements of the Agreement may result in termination of the Agreement. Members also have the ability to add supplemental terms (applicable only to their institution) further defining SLA’s and imposing penalties if desired and mutually agreed to (see Attachment B, Section 4).

Q78. RFP Document, Attachment B, Section B Order Fulfillment, pg. 19. E&I states “Supplier, within twenty-four (24) hours after receiving a purchase order, shall notify the member of any potential delivery delays.” Does “twenty-four (24) hours” refer to business days or seven days a week? Under this provision, “24 hours” refers to business days.

Q79. RFP Document, Attachment B, Section H Storage, pg. 20. E&I states “If applicable, Supplier or Dealer shall be responsible for all warehousing and storage expenses, which may be incurred, until goods are delivered and/or installed as per the terms of the member’s order.” Please define the time limits bidder would be responsible for equipment storage. Given that bidder is a reseller and not a manufacturer, bidder would need to pass along the cost of storage for any E&I-member-incurred storage. Time limits may vary based on individual member needs. Any exception or alternate solution suggested by Supplier must be noted directly below this provision.

Q80. RFP Document, Attachment B, Section J Returns. Defective and Non-Conforming Goods or Services, pg. 20. E&I states “After the Warranty Period: After the warranty period, the Supplier is responsible to make sure that service agreements are available to the member. The Supplier, the manufacturer or an authorized third party may provide the maintenance.” Please clarify E&I’s intention with this statement. Bidder understands the warranty period to traditionally include all service and maintenance; after that period is over, the equipment is out of warranty. Warranties are generally included in the price of an item for a defined period of time. Once the initial warranty period is over, extended warranties or service agreements may be requested.

Q81. RFP Document, Attachment B, Section K Reasons for Return or Credit, pg. 21. E&I states “The Supplier shall accept the following as reasons for return or credit: The product is incorrectly ordered or shipped.” Please confirm this statement. As bidder is a reseller, we would not be able to guarantee return, credit or refund for incorrectly ordered or shipped items. Members must have the ability to return incorrectly ordered or shipped products. Any exception or alternate solution suggested by Supplier must be noted directly below this provision.

Q82. RFP Document, Attachment B, Section L Warranty and Product Condition of Sale, pg. 21. E&I refers to a minimum three-year (3) warranty from the date of delivery to include parts, “labor and travel.” As a reseller, bidder can pass through OEM maintenance and support. However, bidder cannot warranty bidder-provided services for that length of time. In addition, please clarify E&I’s desire that warranty cover “travel.” Supplier must indicate their ability to provide warranty maintenance as specified, directly or through manufacturer. Any exception or alternate solution suggested by Supplier must be noted directly below this provision.

Q83. Attachment B Section L Restocking Policy states that the Supplier shall not charge a restocking fee if the product is returned within 2 business days of delivery. Does that mean shipped back at the customer’s expense and received by Supplier within 2 business days?

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Inventory is to be returned at Supplier’s expense (unless ordered in error by Member) and shipped (not received) within 2 business days.

Q84. In the ‘Warranty and Product Condition of Sale’ (Attachment B, Section M) clause, will the standard manufacturer warranty suffice when provided by a reseller partner? For third party providers or resellers, the manufacturer’s standard warranty shall apply.

Q85. Regarding the 3 year warranty in Attachment B, Section M: Many peripherals come with a lesser warranty period of 1 year and a warranty uplift is likely cost prohibitive for members on these accessory products. Does the 3 year warranty requirement apply strictly to client devices such as desktops and laptops? For peripherals, warranty uplift would not be required and standard manufacturer warranty is acceptable.

Q86. Will the ‘New and Discontinued Products’ (Attachment B, Section P) clause apply to reseller partners or just manufacturers only? The clause shall apply to manufacturers as well as resellers upon receiving notification from manufacturers. Suppliers must indicate their ability to meet this provision or take exception and provide an alternate solution.

Q87. Attachment B, Section P New and Discontinued Products is requesting we create a separate category called New Products if it has a new discount structure. This could happen several times throughout a year and often these products are added with the intention of keeping them for a very long period of time, not just months. With this understanding, can it be accepted to submit new products that have their own discount level within an already discounted category, be submitted for approval for addition to our catalog pricing in Attachment A? Yes, new products with a different discount structure shall be submitted to E&I for approval prior to adding them to the contract.

Q88. Regarding Section U of Attachment B: Does E&I require the supplier to provide an individualized, quarterly report to every member? Or can this be accomplished on a “per request” basis with standard reporting submitted to E&I each month? Member reports, as described in this provision, are to be provided as requested by individual members. E&I’s reporting requirements, outlined in Section 3.1, are separate from this provision and must be provided to E&I on a monthly basis.

Q89. For Attachment B, Section U Reporting, if a Supplier requires an exception to the reporting timeline in order to respond and hold a contract, will exceptions be allowed and considered? Supplier may note exception and suggest alternate language directly below this provision for E&I’s consideration.

Q90. Attachment B, Section II, Term 6 Education Pricing/Pricing Parity. Is this term meant to prevent a vendor from offering an additional discount at the time of actual purchase to an E&I member? So, if a vendor provides a better price, condition or term to a member at the time of purchase, is the vendor obligated to update the E&I pricing to match? No, this provision refers to organizations and consortiums comparable to E&I. Supplier shall have the ability to provide members enhanced pricing on a case-by-case basis for large volume orders and such orders shall be considered part of the agreement.

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Q91. For Attachment B, 6. Education Pricing/Pricing Parity, if a Supplier requires modification to this clause in

order to respond and hold a contract, will exceptions be allowed and considered? Supplier may note exception and suggest alternate language directly below this provision for E&I’s consideration.

Q92. Attachment B, II.6. Education Pricing/Pricing Parity. “The Education pricing, terms and conditions established under this Agreement are to be equal to or better than those offered to other comparable institutions, government sector and/or consortiums serving public and private higher education and healthcare. If, during the term of this Agreement, Supplier offers more favorable terms, conditions or prices to members, other comparable institutions, and/or consortiums, Supplier agrees to notify E&I in writing. Supplier agrees to immediately amend the agreement to reflect the more favorable terms, conditions or prices. E&I must be notified of any proposed changes thirty (30) days prior to their implementation.” a. Does this term apply only to the Catalog Discounts pricing?

In terms of pricing, yes, it applies only to the catalog discounts.

b. We understand that deeply discounted volume pricing given for a member, other comparable institution, and/or consortium is based on that customer’s specific opportunity needs. Please confirm that it is not expected that those special pricing offerings are to be notified to E&I with the possibility of proposed changes to the Standard Configurations. No, it would not apply to the standard configurations.

c. There is not a way to measure or calculate how the Terms and Conditions established under other Agreements compare to other those established under this Agreement. Can this term be edited to address only Pricing Parity? This provision applies to terms and conditions, as more favorable terms may include improved shipping/delivery, early payment discounts, e-procurement incentives, etc.

d. Is E&I willing to allow Supplier to take exceptions to this clause? Supplier may note exception and provide alternate language directly beneath this provision for E&I’s consideration.

Q93. There is a requirement that we comply with the tax policy of the E&I members. Are there any requirements for establishing tax nexus for supplier affiliated companies? E&I does not have any such requirements; it is the Supplier’s responsibility for complying with state tax laws.

Q94. What is the intent for Attachment E – Arizona State University Supplemental Terms and Conditions? Is that agreement meant to apply to all purchases under this contract, or is it only limited to Arizona matters? The terms and conditions in Attachment E is limited only to Arizona.

Q95. Attachment E. Does Supplier provide the information for Section 28 Notices and sign the last page before submitting its response, or after award? Supplier information in this section will be completed upon award.

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Q96. May Supplier insert responses directly in Attachment E?

Yes, exceptions and alternate language are to be noted directly below each provision for E&I consideration

Attachment C, Supplier Questionnaire

Q97. Is it acceptable to include small graphics within the cells of Attachment C Supplier Questionnaire? Yes, it is acceptable.

Q98. Part 5, F states that no alterations can be made to the RFP. Does this also include Attachment C and are we able to merge cells in the spreadsheet to add more space for an answer? No alterations can be made to the RFP documents, including related Attachments, except for the purposes of providing responses where requested. If more space is required in Attachment C – Supplier Questionnaire, additional rows may be inserted as needed.

Q99. Attachment C, Tab 2 Corporate Information, Section A.1. By “corporate ownership,” are you asking whether Supplier is a public or private company? If not, please clarify. Suppliers are to indicate the type of corporation their company is categorized as.

Q100. Attachment C, First Tab Response to Scope, Section A.5, Contract Availability. The last part of this item instructs that if Supplier is responding “yes with exceptions,” Supplier is to provide pricing policy and pricing and/or discount structure being proposed. If Supplier has some non-profit organizations, such as Salvation Army, Hospice or for-profit medical, that fall under corporate accounts and receive volume pricing for select items and there is no pricing policy or information on the pricing or discount structure to provide, should that simply be noted? Yes, that is acceptable.

Q101. Please provide examples of “Associations” on Attachment C, Tab 1 Question A.5. Examples of Associations include, but not limited to, American Council on Education (ACE), Association for Communications Technology Professionals in Higher Education (ACUTA), Naval Academy Athletic Association, Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges and similar independent college associations.

Q102. Attachment C, Supplier Capabilities tab, Section C.2. Should Supplier provide a simple Yes/No response or also include details? Yes/no responses are sufficient.

Q103. Attachment C Tab 3 Supplier Capabilities. What type of training is meant in Section D.1? (“Please detail the training and product in-service support being offered including: the type of training, frequency, who will provide it, hours of availability, languages spoken and any additional cost to the customer associated with this (National Regional and Local cost differences should be noted and described)”) This section refers to specific product training and may not be applicable should Supplier offer a full catalog of computer equipment. General training and support services offered by Supplier shall be included in Attachment A-1, Tab D.

Q104. Please provide examples of “Samples” on Attachment C, Tab 3, line D.4. “Samples” refers to evaluation or demo units (see Attachment B, Section R).

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Q105. Can you please explain the Supplier Questionnaire Tab 5 and 6?

Tab 5 is the Vendor Reporting File (VRF) template used to report member purchases made under a resulting agreement to E&I. Suppliers must indicate their ability to provide the report in this format by listing sample data in each column. Tab 6 provides an explanation of each field.

Q106. Attachment C VRF Desired Format tab. If we have a variation offer of the desired fields for the report format, do we specify those in our Attachment C on Tab 6. VRF Field Explanations, or list them in an additional tab? Any variation of the Report of Sales must be included in a separate tab in Attachment C – Supplier Questionnaire for E&I’s consideration.

Q107. Attachment C Supplier Questionnaire. Is Supplier to include any content on Tab 5 or Tab 6 as part of its proposal submission? Tab 5 is the Vendor Reporting File (VRF) template used to report member purchases made under a resulting agreement to E&I. Suppliers must indicate their ability to provide the report in this format by including this Tab and listing sample data in each column. Tab 6 provides an explanation of each field and is not required to be included in the proposal.

Attachment D, Accessibility Standards

Q108. Attachment D states that Supplier must make best efforts to provide VPATs for all products offered in its response using the template at https://www.itic.org/policy/accessibility. a. Are other VPAT templates acceptable?

Yes.

b. Because Supplier’s response will include its entire catalog of products, may Supplier provide a link to its VPAT database rather than provide individual VPATs? Or provide VPATs only for the standard configurations proposed in Attachment A-1? A link to a VPAT database would suffice.

Q109. Attachment D Section 2 includes a “Web Accessibility Requirements Compliance form.” This appears to

be a VPAT report for a website. Is there an alternate way for Supplier to demonstrate its compliance to WCAG 2.0 level AA standards? Suppliers may submit alternate means of demonstrating compliance, but should be advised that further clarification may be required during evaluation.

Q110. Attachment D requirement for VPATs. Is manufacturer’s format acceptable? Yes.

Q111. May Supplier insert responses directly in Attachment D? Yes.

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Attachments F and G, State Forms

Q112. Attachment F HUB Forms. Is Supplier required to download and complete these forms to include in its RFP response? If so, which forms from http://www.window.state.tx.us/procurement/prog/hub/hub-forms/ must Supplier include? No, the forms are not to be included in the proposal response. Suppliers must indicate their willingness and commitment to submit a HUB plan as requested by signing Attachment F and including it in the proposal.

Q113. Attachment G says completed forms (from Connecticut) are required in Tab 7, but E&I stated in the pre-proposal call that only E&I forms are required as part of Supplier’s response, not Texas or CT forms (and that TX and CT forms would need to be provided only if awarded). Please clarify whether the CT and Texas forms in Attachments F and G are required as part of Supplier’s submission.

The state forms on Attachments F and G are not required with supplier’s proposal response. Suppliers are required to state their willingness to submit these forms by completing and including Attachments F and G only.

Standard Configurations

Q114. After October 2016, Windows 10 is the only OS available on the standard configurations in Attachment A-1. Should we include Win 10 on the configurations vs. previous versions of Windows?

Yes. Please make a notation of this in your response.

Q115. There are operating systems available that can potentially save E&I members money, especially those that leverage licensing programs. Is it acceptable to E&I if we offer an OS other than those specified?

Yes, as long as the requirements in the RFP are addressed and the requested OS is offered as well.

Q116. In your standard configurations, you have upgrade options listed. How would you like us to present the upgrade option pricing outside of the base configuration price?

Please list the option in the bundle as an Upgrade with the price adjacent to the upgrade. Ex.: Upgrade to I7 (+100.00)

Q117. There are various, less expensive third party upgrade options available, however these can be unreliable, users may experience performance degradation. Can you confirm that for each standard configuration and upgrade on Attachment A-1 whether E&I wants to see LPTA (Lowest-price-technically-acceptable) pricing or if E&I directs us to use only OEM branded options?

OEM branded options is preferred. However, suppliers are welcome to include pricing for both OEM and 3rd party upgrade options as long as they indicate that the part is 3rd party, AND the option for the OEM upgrade is not omitted.

Q118. If an upgrade is not available on a particular model, may the upgrade be considered “optional”?

If an upgrade is not available it must be noted that it’s not available. In such instances, comparable models may be offered.

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Q119. In the event that an upgrade is not available on a particular model, will the offering still be accepted if we

mark an upgrade listing as “not available”?

If an upgrade is not available on a particular model, it must be noted that it’s not available in the response. In such instances, a substitute and comparable model may be offered, if available, that meets the requirements.

Q120. Attachment A-1 Tab A. On the three (3) minitower configurations, E&I asks for available PCI and PCIe slots. Since the PCIe slots are industry standard, would only PCIe slots be sufficient? This slot is optional.

Q121. For Mini-Tower #1 on Attachment A-1, are you seeking a current entry level Intel processor or do you want a specific processor? The entry-level system specification should have an i5-6500 Processor (Quad Core, 6MB, 4T, 3.2GHz, 65W).

Q122. MiniTower #1. a. Available slots: 1 PCI slot, 1 PCI Express slot, 1 eSata port. Since PCI is a legacy (obsolete)

technology that has transitioned to PCIe, will E&I please consider replacing the PCI slot requirement with PCIe? See response to Question 120.

b. Available slots: 1 PCI slot, 1 PCI Express slot, 1 eSata port. Since eSata is not common in desktop configurations, will E&I please consider removing the eSata port requirement or making it optional? This could be an optional requirement, as this can be obtained by adding a PCIe to eSATA controller card.

c. Available bays: 1 internal and 1 external 5 ¼.” Since 5 ¼” bays are obsolete, will E&I please consider removing the 5 ¼” external bay requirement or replace it with an “external slim bay” requirement? An external bay should accomplish this requirement.

d. 22” flat panel monitor. Since the industry is shifting away from 22” flat panel monitors, will E&I modify the minimum requirement to the current standard of 21.5”? The current standard of 21.5” will suffice.

Q123. MiniTower #2. a. Available slots: 1 PCI slot, 1 PCI Express slot, 1 PCI Express 16 slot. Since PCI is a legacy

(obsolete) technology that has transitioned to PCIe, will E&I please consider replacing the PCI slot requirement with PCIe? See response to Question 120.

b. Available bays 1 internal 3 1/2" convertible to 5 1/4" and 1 internal 2 ½." Since the industry standard is now a 2.5”/3.5" size, will E&I please consider changing the 3 1/2" convertible to 5 1/4" bay requirement to a 2.5”/3.5" bay? Yes, a 2.5”/3.5” bay should be sufficient, as long as an external bay provides 5 ¼” capabilities.

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c. Two 22" FLAT Panels \ Touch Panel and Sound bar. Since the industry is shifting away from 22” flat panel monitors, will E&I change the minimum requirement to the current 21.5?” See response to Question 122 d.

Q124. MiniTower #3 a. Available bays 1 internal 3 1/2" convertible to 5 1/4" and 1 internal 2 ½." Since the industry standard

is now a 2.5”/3.5" size, will E&I please consider changing the 3 1/2" convertible to 5 1/4" bay requirement to a 2.5”/3.5" bay? See response to Question 123 b.

b. Available slots: 2 PCI slots, 1 PCI Express slot, 1 eSata port. Since PCI is a legacy (obsolete) technology that has transitioned to PCIe, will E&I please consider replacing the PCI slot requirement with PCIe? See response to Question 120.

c. Available slots: 2 PCI slots, 1 PCI Express slot, 1 eSata port. Since eSata is not common in desktop configurations, will E&I please consider removing the eSata port requirement or making it optional? See response to Question 122 b.

d. 4GB Graphic Card with Display Port & DVI (Full Height). With the understanding that upgrades will be available where applicable, will E&I consider amending the minimum graphics card requirement to 2GB in order to provide a better value priced offering? This specification is critical for a high end system, and recommends it for Mini-Tower #2 as well (see Item 1 on page 1). The only concession would be the elimination of the DVI connection for an additional display port (2 minimum).

e. Intel Core i7 Quad Core 3.60GHz Processor. Please clarify the minimum base processor clock speed of the i7 processor. 3.60GHz appears to be the clock speed in Turbo mode. We recommend for the specification to be updated to an i7-6700 with a base frequency of 3.4 GHz up to 4.0 GHz.

Q125. MiniTower #4. AMD Radeon™ R5 340X (2GB DP/DVI-I). The R5 340X graphics card is marketed by AMD for a specific vendor. Are equivalent graphics cards acceptable? Yes, as long as the graphics cards are comparable, corporate grade (not commercial products), and meet industry standards of quality – Ex. ISO 9001 certified.

Q126. MiniTower #5. AMD Radeon™ R7 350X (4GB DP/DVI-I). With the understanding that upgrades will be available where applicable, will E&I consider amending the minimum graphics card requirement to 2GB in order to provide a better value priced offering? Please provide both offerings. Price the bundle as requested and the amended offering with the 2GB card.

Q127. Small Form Factor #2. AMD Radeon™ R5 340X (2GB DP/DVI-I) [Upgrade]. Since the R5 340X graphics card is marketed by AMD for a specific vendor, are equivalent graphics cards acceptable? See response to Question 125.

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Q128. 12" Laptop #1.

a. 8X DVD+/-RW. With the industry moving to thinner and lighter notebook systems, fixed (internal) optical drives are no longer a standard offering. Will an external DVD RW drive meet this requirement? The external should suffice.

b. Ports: HDMI, mDisplayPort, RJ-45, USB Ports. mDisplayPort is very uncommon on notebooks. Will E&I make this requirement “optional” in order to provide a better value priced offering? Mini Display Port is a requirement.

c. Ports: HDMI, mDisplayPort, RJ-45, USB Ports. Will E&I accept a DP to HDMI adapter to meet this requirement? HDMI is optional but desirable.

d. Ports: HDMI, mDisplayPort, RJ-45, USB Ports. mDisplayPort is very uncommon on notebooks. Will a standard DisplayPort meet this requirement? No, mini display port is the preferred format.

Q129. 12” Laptop #2. Primary 4-cell 55W/HR Battery with ExpressCharge. With the industry moving to “prismatic” Lithion-Ion batteries, manufacturers are able to lower the number of cells and provide a lighter notebook battery that outperforms older technology batteries with higher number of cells. Will a 3-cell (3 year warranty) Long Life Prismatic (48 WHr) battery meet this requirement? It would be preferred if both can be quoted.

Q130. 14” Laptop #1. a. Ports: HDMI, mDisplayPort, RJ-45, USB Ports. mDisplayPort is very uncommon on

notebooks. Will E&I make this requirement “optional” in order to provide a better value priced offering? See response to Question 128 b.

b. 8X DVD+/-RW. With the industry moving to thinner and lighter notebook systems, fixed (internal) optical drives are no longer a standard offering. Will an external DVD RW drive meet this requirement? See response to Question 128 a.

c. Ports: HDMI, mDisplayPort, RJ-45, USB Ports. Will E&I accept a DP to HDMI adapter to meet this requirement? See response to Question 128 c.

d. Ports: HDMI, mDisplayPort, RJ-45, USB Ports. Since mDisplayPort is very uncommon on notebooks, will E&I accept a standard DisplayPort to meet this requirement? See response to Question 128 d.

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Q131. 14” Laptop #2.

a. Primary 4-cell 55W/HR Battery with ExpressCharge. With the industry moving to “prismatic” Lithion-Ion batteries, manufacturers are able to lower the number of cells and provide a lighter notebook battery that outperforms older technology batteries with higher number of cells. Will a 3-cell (3 year warranty) Long Life Prismatic (48 WHr) battery meet this requirement? It would be best to quote both if you can.

b. Intel® Tri-Band Wireless-AC 18260 WiGig + Wi-Fi + BT4.1 Wireless Driver. Possibly a typo. Was this supposed to be marked as an upgrade? Yes, this should have been marked as an upgrade.

Q132. 15” Laptop #1. a. Ports: HDMI, mDisplayPort, RJ-45, USB Ports. Will E&I accept a DP to HDMI adapter to meet this

requirement? See response to Question 128 c.

b. Ports: HDMI, mDisplayPort, RJ-45, USB Ports. mDisplayPort is very uncommon on notebooks. Will a standard DisplayPort meet this requirement? See response to Question 128 d.

c. AMD Radeon™ R7 M360, for I5-6300U (Vpro Capable). The R7 M360 graphics card is marketed by AMD for a specific vendor. Are equivalent graphics cards acceptable? Yes, as long as the graphics cards are comparable, corporate grade (not a commercial product), and meet industry standards of quality – Ex. ISO 9001 certified.

d. AMD Radeon™ R7 M370, for I7-6820H No Type C (Vpro Capable). The R7 M370 graphics card is marketed by AMD for a specific vendor. Are equivalent graphics cards acceptable? See response to Question 132 c.

e. Primary 4-cell 62W/HR long lifecycle battery with 3 years limited hardware warranty – With the industry moving to “prismatic” Lithion-Ion batteries, manufacturers are able to lower the number of cells and provide a lighter notebook battery that outperforms older technology batteries with higher number of cells. Will a 3-cell (3 year warranty) Long Life Prismatic (48 WHr) battery meet this requirement? See response to Question 131 a.

Q133. Tablet #1. Ports: USB, micro-B, micro SD SIM card. Since Micro-B ports are uncommon on tablets, will E&I make the micro-B port optional?

Micro-B can be an optional.

Q134. Tablet #2. a. Ports: USB 2.0-3.0 Type A or C, micro hdmi SIM card, Media Card. Since micro HDMI is

uncommon on tablets, will E&I make the micro HDMI port optional? Micro-HDMI can be optional.

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b. Ports: USB 2.0-3.0 Type A or C, micro hdmi SIM card, Media Card. Since micro HDMI is uncommon on tablets, will E&I accept standard HDMI? Standard HDMI is acceptable.

Q135. Tablet #3. a. Ports: USB 2.0-3.0 Type A or C, micro hdmi SIM card, Media Card. Since micro HDMI is

uncommon on tablets, will E&I make the micro HDMI port optional? See response to Question 134 a.

b. Ports: USB 2.0-3.0 Type A or C, micro hdmi SIM card, Media Card. Since micro HDMI is uncommon on tablets, will E&I accept standard HDMI? See response to Question 134 b.

These changes constitute an addendum to the above referenced solicitation and are made a part thereof. Please sign below to acknowledge receipt of this addendum and return with your proposal submission. Thank you for your time and interest in doing business with our members through E&I Cooperative. Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at (631) 630-8318 or via e-mail at [email protected].

Sincerely,

Catherine Goglia Contract Manager, Technology Addendum 2 Acknowledged: ___________________________________ Supplier ___________________________________ Authorized Signature ___________________________________ Printed Name ___________________________________ Title ___________________________________ Date

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