JEFFERSON COUNTYCOMMISSION
PURCHASING DIVISION
ROOM 830 COURTHOUSE
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA35203-0009
OFFICE: (205)325-5381/FAX: (205)214-4034
PRINCIPAL BUYER: ANNIE WARD NOVEMBER 9, 2015
PURCHASING AGENT: MICHAEL MATTHEWS, C.P.M. ITB NO: 7-16
TO: / Prospective BiddersINVITATION FOR BID NUMBER: / 7-16
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SEPARATE SEALED BIDS FOR : / BLUECOAT LICENSE AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT
INVITATION TO BID RESPONSES WILL BE RECEIVED BY: / Annie Ward, Principal Buyer
Room 830, 716 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd North
Birmingham, AL 35203-0009
***IMPORTANT SOLICITATION DATES***
BID DUE DATE: / BID OPENING DATE:
NOVEMBER 23, 2015 by 5:00 PM
(Central Standard Time) / NOVEMBER 24, 2015 at 10:00 A.M.
(Central Standard Time)
Return responses to this Invitation to Bid in a sealed envelope marked:
ITB # 7-16 “BLUECOAT LICENSE AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT”
BID OPENING WILL BE HELD AT:
JeffersonCounty Courthouse
Purchasing Department, Room 830
716 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd North
Birmingham, Alabama35203-0009
NOTIFICATION OF INTENT
All recipients of this solicitation notice must indicate intent to submit a bid no later than November 16, 2015 by 5:00P.M. CST. Those vendors submitting a Notification of Intent will be sent any related addendum, response to inquiries, etc. pertaining to this ITB. Notification of intent must be e-mailed to Annie Ward at .
TELEPHONE INQUIRIES – NOT ACCEPTED
Telephone inquiries with questions regarding clarification of any and all specifications of the ITB will not be accepted. All questions must be e-mailed to Annie Ward at .
Submissions may be withdrawn, modified, and resubmitted prior to the formal bid opening due date. Any submission modification(s) submitted after the “Bid Opening Due Date” may not be considered.
The County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, or any part of any bid, and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bid.
All costs incurred by the company to respond to this solicitation will be wholly the responsibility of the Bidder. All copies and contents of the bid, attachments, and explanations thereto submitted in response to this ITB, except copyrighted material, shall become the property of the Jefferson County Commission regardless of the Consultant selected.
Response to this solicitation does not constitute an agreement between the Bidder and the County.
The County is not responsible for delays occasioned by the U.S. Postal Service, the internal mail delivery system of the County, or any other means of delivery employed by the bidder. Similarly, the County is not responsible for, and will not open, any bid responses which are received later than the date and time indicated above. Late bid responses will be retained in the bid file, unopened.
Released by:
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INVITATION TO BID
# 7-16
“BLUECOAT LICENSE AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT”
DUE DATE: NOVEMBER 23, 2015
Annie Ward, Principal Buyer
Room 830*716 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd North
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
Phone: (205) 325-5381
Email:
PURCHASING ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL ALABAMA
TO ALL BIDDERS:
The attached ITB/RFP presents a cooperative bid/proposal for the Purchasing Association of Central Alabama (PACA) members below:
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Alabama School of Fine Arts
Alabaster Board of Education
Bessemer, City of
Bessemer Board of Education
Birmingham Board of Education
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center
Birmingham Public Library
Birmingport Fire Districts
Brookside, City of
CahabaValley Fire & Rescue
Center Point, City of
Center Point Fire District
Chelsea, City of
Chilton/Shelby Mental Health Board
Clay, City of
Concord Fire Department
Eastern Valley Volunteer Fire Dept
Fairfield Board of Education
Forestdale Fire Department
Four Mile Fire Department
Fultondale, City of
Glennwood Fire District
Gardendale, City of
Helena, City of
Homewood, City of
Homewood Board of Education
Hoover, City of
Hueytown, City of
Indian Ford Fire District
Irondale, City of
JeffersonCounty 911 Emergency
Communication District, Inc.
JeffersonCounty Board of Education
Jefferson CountyCommission
JeffersonCounty Assisted Housing Corp
Jefferson CountyHousing Authority
JeffersonCounty Library Coop
JeffersonStateCommunity College
Kimberly, Town of
Kingdom Volunteer Fire Department
Lawson State Community College
Leeds Board of Education
Leeds, City of
McAdory Fire Departments
Midfield, City of
Midfield Board of Education
MinorHeights Fire Department
Morris, City of
Mountain Brook, City of
Mountain Brook Board of Education
North Shelby Fire Department
Palmerdale Fire Department
Pelham, City of
Pelham Board of Education
Pell City School System
Pinson, City of
Pleasant Grove, City of
Rocky Ridge Fire/Rescue
Shannon Fire Department
ShelbyCounty Board of Education
St. Clair County Board of Education
Sylvan, Town of
Tarrant, City of
TarrantCity Board of Education
Trussville Board of Education
Trussville Volunteer Fire Department
TuscaloosaCounty Board of Education
TuscaloosaCountyCommission
Vestavia Hills, City of
Vestavia Hills Board of Education
Walker County Board of Education
Warrior, City of
WarriorRiver Fire & Rescue Service
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Other government entities and all school systems within JeffersonCounty and counties adjoining thereto may elect to participate in this cooperative bid. Vendors must agree that if any additional government entity does join the Association, vendors shall honor prices on this Invitation to Bid for those additional entities that may join the Association.
ITB/RFP #: 7-16
Commodity: “BLUECOAT LICENSE AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT”
Principal Buyer:ANNIE WARD
Telephone:(205) 325-8779
The proposal award will be made by the Jefferson County Commission on behalf of the Association in accordance with the provision of the intergovernmental agreement between the Jefferson County Commission and the members of the Association. Each participating governmental entity of the Association will be responsible for issuing its own purchase orders, delivery instructions, invoicing, insurance requirements, and issue its own tax exemption certificate as required by vendors.
This cover letter is considered an integral part of this Request for Proposal document and shall be included by reference into any contract.
Acknowledged by
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Vendor Name Authorized Signature/Title
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JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSION
PURCHASING DEPARTMENT
ROOM 830 * 716 RICHARD ARRINGTON JR BLVD N
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35203
OFFICE: (205)325-53811/FAX: (205)214-4034
PRINCIPAL BUYER: ANNIE WARD NOVEMBER 9, 2015 PURCHASING AGENT: MICHAEL MATTHEWS, C.P.M. ITB NO: 7-16
INVITATION TO BID
Sealed bids marked "BLUECOAT LICENSEAND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT" will be received by the Purchasing Manager, Room 830 * 716 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd N, Birmingham, Alabama.
Bids will be accepted until 5:00 P.M. central time (standard or daylight savings time, as applicable) on November 23, 2015. Bids submitted after this date and time will not be considered.
Bids will be publicly opened at 10:00 A.M. NOVEMBER 24, 2015.
The County is not responsible for delays occasioned by the U. S. Postal Service, the internal mail delivery system of the County, or any other means of delivery employed by the bidder. Similarly, the County is not responsible for, and will not open, any bid/proposal responses, which are received later than the date and time, indicated above. Late bids/proposals will be retained in the bid/proposal file, unopened.
TERM OF CONTRACT
Any contract resulting from this ITB will become effective upon bid award for a period of one (1) year (or within 30 days of award notification, approval of the County Commission and purchase order is issued). However, the contract may be extended, at the County’s option and Commission approval, for a period of up to two (2) additional one (1) year terms.
TELEGRAPHIC/ELECTRONIC BID RESPONSES
Bid responses sent by electronic devices (i.e., facsimile machines and email) are not acceptable and will be rejected upon receipt. Vendors will be expected to allow adequate time for delivery of their bid responses either by airfreight, postal services, or by other means.
Use of specific names and numbers is not intended to restrict the bidding of any seller and/or manufacturer, but is solely for the purpose of indicating the type, size and quality of materials, products, service, or equipment considered best adapted to the County's intended use.
Proprietary specifications may be waived for functional equivalents offered, if authorized by requesting department.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
This ITB provides interested parties with sufficient information to enable them to prepare and submit a bid response for consideration by the Jefferson County Commission. By submitting a bid response, vendors are affirming that their organization is interested in contracting with the County to provide equipment covered herein.
JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSION
PURCHASING DEPARTMENT
ROOM 830 * 716 RICHARD ARRINGTON JR BLVD N
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35203
OFFICE: (205)325-53811/FAX: (205)214-4034
PRINCIPAL BUYER: ANNIE WARD NOVEMBER 9, 2015 PURCHASING AGENT: MICHAEL MATTHEWS, C.P.M. ITB NO: 7-16
INVITATION TO BID CONTINUED
LANGUAGE, WORDS USED INTERCHANGEABLY
The word COUNTY refers to the JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSION and/or JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA throughout this document. Similarly, RESPONDENT, VENDOR, and BIDDER refer to the person or company submitting a bid to sell its goods or services to the COUNTY. The words BID, QUOTATION, and BID are all offers from the BIDDER. The County has established for the purposes of this ITB that the words SHALL, MUST or WILL are equivalent in this ITB and indicate a mandatory requirement or condition, the material deviation from which shall not be waived by the County. A deviation is material if, at the sole discretion of the County, the deficient response is not in substantial accord with this ITB’s mandatory condition requirements. The words SHOULD and MAY are equivalent in the ITB and indicate very desirable conditions or requirements but are permissive in nature. Deviation from, or omission of, such a desirable condition or requirement will not in and of itself cause automatic rejection of a bid, but may result in being considered as not in the best interest of the County.
INTERPRETATIONS AND ADDENDA
No interpretation or modification made to any respondent as to the meaning of the ITB shall be binding on the Jefferson County Commission unless submitted in writing and distributed as an addendum by the Jefferson County Purchasing Department. Interpretations and/or clarifications shall be requested in writing and directed to Annie Ward, Jefferson County Purchasing Department, Room 830 Courthouse, 716 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. North, Birmingham, AL 35203, (email: or (Fax 205-214-4034). Verbal information obtained otherwise will not be considered in awarding of contract. All addenda shall become part of the ITB and must be acknowledged and included with submission.
BIDDER
Any responder to this ITB must be a qualified bidder, a single point of contact and take legal responsibility for all aspects of any resulting contract.
At the time of submitting a bid, each bidder will be presumed to have read thoroughly and be familiar with the
specifications and requirements so that the vendor fully understands the scope of service to beprovided.
CONDITIONS
All items must conform strictly to the specifications and shall be subjected to inspection upon acceptance. In the event that any item is deemed unacceptable or not in conformity with the specifications items will be rejected and items of proper quality as set forth in these specifications shall be furnished in place thereof at the expense of the successful bidder.
JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSION
PURCHASING DEPARTMENT
ROOM 830 * 716 RICHARD ARRINGTON JR BLVD N
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35203
OFFICE: (205)325-53811/FAX: (205)214-4034
PRINCIPAL BUYER: ANNIE WARD NOVEMBER 9, 2015 PURCHASING AGENT: MICHAEL MATTHEWS, C.P.M. ITB NO: 7-16
INVITATION TO BID CONTINUED
SCOPE OF SERVICE
Vendor to provideBlueCoat Maintenance including next day hardware support, End Customer software support; 24 hours per day, seven days a week, Sophos Anti-virus software support, BlueCoat Web Filter software support, and license renewal for products listed in the Specifications section.
Support/Maintenance will be no less than covered by the standard contract issued by the manufacturer of the specified software.
SPECIFICATONS
PROVIDE BLUECOAT MAINTENANCE FOR THE FOLLOWING:
Part Number: SG900-20-PR
Description: Renewal, Next Business Day Delivery Hardware Support, SG900-20-PR
Serial Number: 0312243046
Part Number: SG900-20-PR
Description: Renewal, End Customer Support, 24x7 L13 Software Support, SG900-20-PR
Serial Number: 0312243046
Part Number: SG900-20-PR
Description: Renewal, Next Business Day Delivery Hardware Support, SG900-20-PR
Serial Number: 0312243081
Part Number: SG900-20-PR
Description: Renewal, End Customer Support, 24x7 L13 Software Support, SG900-20-PR
Serial Number: 0312243081
Part Number: AV1200-A
Description: Renewal, Next Business Day, Support, Hardware Support,Blue Coat AV1200-A
Serial Number: 1212220125
Part Number: AV1200-A
Description: Renewal, Direct Support, 24x7 L13 Software Support, Blue Coat AV1200-A
Serial Number: 1212220125
Part Number: SOP-2000-4999-1YR
Description: Software, Sophos AV, 2000-4999 USERS - 1 YR.
Serial Number: HSA-297417PVDEB-73181
JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSION
PURCHASING DEPARTMENT
ROOM 830 * 716 RICHARD ARRINGTON JR BLVD N
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35203
OFFICE: (205)325-53811/FAX: (205)214-4034
PRINCIPAL BUYER: ANNIE WARD NOVEMBER 9, 2015 PURCHASING AGENT: MICHAEL MATTHEWS, C.P.M. ITB NO:7 -16
INVITATION TO BID CONTINUED
SPECIFICATIONS CONTINUED
Part Number: BCWF-2500-4K-1Y
Description: Renewal Service, Blue Coat Web Filter, 2500-4999 Users, 1 Yr.
Serial Number: Q2QRF-VPKUZ
Part Number: REPORTER: EE
Description: Renewal, Standard Support, 24X7 L1-L3 Software Only, RPT-EE
Serial Number: full-unlimited-perp-091E-fe8b
PERMITS, CODES & REGULATIONS
All equipment, construction, and installation will comply with City, County, State and Federal codes and Regulations. Successful bidder will obtain and pay for all permits necessary, notify proper authorities for inspections and furnish any certificates required for the work.
F.O.B. Destination Best way.
INVOICING
All invoices must agree with the purchase order in description and price and include the following information:
1) Purchase Order Number; 2) Ship-to department name and address.
In order to ensure prompt payment, ALL ORIGINAL INVOICES* MUST BE SENT TO:
Jefferson County Commission
Finance Department
Room 820 County Courthouse
716 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. North
Birmingham, Al 35203
*If invoice does not agree with purchase order, credits or a corrected invoice will be required in order for the County to process payment.
Invoices that do not reference an authorized Purchase Order will be returned to the vendor.
THIRD-PARTY “REMIT-TO”
If Bidder has a third-party “remit-to” company, that information must appear on the Bidder’s response.
Jefferson County will send payment to the company designated by Bidder on its response, but will not be responsible for resolving payment issues, should the Bidder change payment processing companies after a payment has been mailed or without 45-day written notification to the Purchasing and Accounting division of Jefferson County.
JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSION
PURCHASING DEPARTMENT
ROOM 830 * 716 RICHARD ARRINGTON JR BLVD N
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35203
OFFICE: (205)325-53811/FAX: (205)214-4034
PRINCIPAL BUYER: ANNIE WARD NOVEMBER 9, 2015 PURCHASING AGENT: MICHAEL MATTHEWS, C.P.M. ITB NO: 7-16
INVITATION TO BID CONTINUED
TAX
Jefferson County is exempt from all tax. Provided however, bidder shall be responsible for payment of all sales, use, lease, ad valorem and any other tax that may be levied or assessed by reason of this transaction.
PRE-PAYMENTS
No prepayments of any kind will be made prior to shipment.
PRICES
Include transportation (including fuel surcharge, if applicable), handling, packaging, service charges. The quoted price must include but not be limited to all cables, wires, connectors, etc. to make a complete functioning.
PRICE REDUCTION
In the event of a general price reduction, the County will receive the benefit of such reduction on any undelivered portion of contract.
CANCELLATION CLAUSE
Failure to deliver as specified and in accordance with the bid submitted, including promised delivery will constitute sufficient grounds for cancellation of the order at the option of the County Commission.
TERMINATION OF CONTRACT
This contract may be terminated by the County with a thirty (30) day written notice to the other party regardless of reason. Any violation of this agreement shall constitute a breach and default of this agreement. Upon such breach, the County shall have the right to immediately terminate the contract and withhold further payments. Such termination shall not relieve the contractor of any liability to the County for damages sustained by virtue of a breach by the contractor.
ADDITIONAL CONTRACTS
If mutually agreed upon, additional contracts may be executed, based upon this bid for the same item(s) or related types and/or sizes.
QUANTITIES
Quantities shown are estimates, and are not a guarantee to buy in the amount shown.
CORRECTIONS/AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE
Bids having any erasures or corrections must be initialed in ink. Bid must be signed in ink by an official authorized representative.
JEFFERSON COUNTY COMMISSION
PURCHASING DEPARTMENT
ROOM 830 * 716 RICHARD ARRINGTON JR BLVD N
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35203
OFFICE: (205)325-53811/FAX: (205)214-4034
PRINCIPAL BUYER: ANNIE WARD NOVEMBER 9, 2015 PURCHASING AGENT: MICHAEL MATTHEWS, C.P.M. ITB NO: 7-16
INVITATION TO BID CONTINUED
NON- DISCRIMINATION POLICY
The contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or veteran status. The Contractor will ensure that qualified applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or veteran status. Such action shall include, but not be limited to the following: employment, promotion, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship.
SINGLE BID
If a single bid response is received for this ITB, the bid will be rejected in accordance with Title 41-16-50-a-1 of the Alabama Code. The bid will be opened, but will not be read publicly. We will proceed with negotiations for a lower price with the rejected bidder and other bidders by means of sealed quotes. The rejected bidder’s initial offer will not be disclosed to other bidders, prior to the awarding of a contract. The award will be made to the company offering the lowest negotiated quotation, provided that all conditions and specifications required by the County are met.
WARRANTY
Item bid must be fully warranted for a minimum period of one (1) year or manufacturer’s published warranty from the date of final installation commissioning acceptance whichever is the longer period of coverage. The successful vendor, during the warranty period, will report to the site and repair or replace any defective materials or workmanship without cost to the County. Warranty service shall be rendered within forty-eight (48) hours after request by the County. Warranty repairs must be completed within four (4) working days after vendor has been notified of the situation. The successful bidder shall guarantee all installation to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a minimum of one (1) year from final acceptance by the County. Service or replacements of any defective items are to be provided by the successful bidder at no charge to the County during the period of guarantee. Attach a copy of your complete warranty, which shall become a part of your bid.