Cisco Catalyst Network Switches

Q & A deadline: Sep 06, 2022 8:00:00 PM EDT The City of Santa Clara is seeking quotes from qualified bidders to provide new Cisco Network Switches with three (3) year SmartNet Maintenance and DNA subscriptions, on behalf of the City's Information Technology Department. REQUIREMENTS: 1) Please refer to the RFQ Instructions document and any other attached documents. 2) Pricing is to be listed per line item and shall not be combined. 3) Only offers received from sellers authorized to distribute Cisco products in the United States shall be accepted. Price-Determinative: The award for this requirement will be based on lowest responsive and responsible quote that meets all specifications. The City may award by line item, lot, or overall lowest cost after application of local business preference, if applicable. Do not include sales tax in your quote. City will work with selected supplier to establish the applicable tax for PO/contract award. FREIGHT/SHIPPING: Freight and/or shipping charges shall be at no cost to the City "FOB Destination prepaid" unless specified as a separate line item on quote or electronic note using the "Vendor Notes for Offer" function. In the event of special or expedited orders where incremental transportation or shipping fees are incurred by Bidder, those incremental freight charges shall be added as a separate line item to the invoice submitted. The EO directs the City of Santa Clara to take certain immediate steps, including notifying all contractors and grantees of their obligations to comply with existing economic sanctions imposed by the U.S. government in response to Russia's actions in Ukraine, as well as any sanctions imposed under state law. This correspondence serves as a notice under the EO that as a contractor or grantee, compliance with the economic sanctions imposed in response to Russia's actions in Ukraine is required, including with respect to, but not limited to, the federal executive orders identified in the EO and the sanctions identified on the U.S. Department of the Treasury Q & A deadline: Sep 06, 2022 5:00:00 PM PDT

Division 00 -	Procurement and Contracting Requirements.
Division 01 -	General Requirements.
Division 02 -	Existing Conditions.