Request For Proposal
RFP PS20211115 - PROVISION OF FIBER AND COPPER NETWORK MANAGEMENT SOLUTION
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CONTACT
All enquiries regarding the RFP must be addressed to:
Kseniia Marko, Buyer
Email: kseniia.marko@vancouver.ca
All enquiries must be made in writing and are to be directed only to the above contact person. In-person or telephone enquiries are not permitted.
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FAX NUMBER
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ENQUIRIES
[Please specify proposal document number, proposal title and purchasing agent's name when sending email.]
Questions will be accepted, and answers posted, ONLY IF they are submitted in writing five working days prior to the bid closing date
CLOSING DATE & TIME
3:00:00 pm (Local Vancouver Time), Thursday, November 11, 2021
All references to time in the RFP are references to the time in the City of Vancouver, as indicated in the electronic timestamp the Proposal receives upon delivery to the email address specified herein, which is in turn synchronized to Network Time Protocol (NTP) provided by the National Research Council of Canada adjusted to local Pacific Time Zone.
CLOSING LOCATION
SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS
Proponents should submit their Proposals on or before the time and date specified in the
bottom row of the table in Section 2.1 above (the “Closing Time”).
Each Proponent should submit its Proposal by email in accordance with the following:
- Subject of the file to be: PS20211115 - RFP - Title - Vendor name.
- Document format for submissions:
o RFP Part C in PDF format – 1 combined PDF file,
o Appendix 3 (pricing tab) in Excel format, and October 13, 2021 Page A-3
o Any other attachments if necessary
- Zip the files to reduce the size or email separately if needed.
- Send your submissions to Bids@vancouver.ca; do not deliver a physical copy to the City of
Vancouver.
- Submitting the files via Drop box, FTP, or similar programs, is not acceptable.
- Due to cybersecurity concerns, the City of Vancouver will quarantine any inbound email
with attachments not in PDF or Microsoft Office formats which will result in non-delivery to
Supply Chain Management and will be deemed not submitted. Non-compliant file formats
will be detected and quarantined even if they are compressed, zipped, renamed, and
include password protected zipped files.
- The maximum number of attachments allowed in an email message is 250 attachments.
-The maximum size limit for an email message, including all attachments, is 20MB per
message
To be considered by the City, a Proposal must be submitted in the form set out in Part C (the“Form of Proposal”), completed and duly executed by the relevant Proponent.
Amendments to a Proposal may be submitted via the same methods, at any time prior to the
Closing Time.
Proposals are revocable and may be withdrawn at any time before or after the Closing Time.
Proposals received after the closing time may be returned unopened.
Faxed proposals will not be accepted.
Please visit our Bidding Procedures page for additional information.
General Description of Requirement
The City is seeking professional services in support of the acquisition of a Fiber and Copper
network management solution, which is expected to include functionality to create, maintain,
and report on the City’s Fiber and Copper networks.
The solution is anticipated to include installation, configuration, data migration, maintenance, support and services to implement a City of Vancouver Fiber and Copper management solution.
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Proponents must not electronically alter any portion of downloaded documents with the exception of adding the information requested. To do so will invalidate your bid.
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269 KBPROVISION OF FIBER AND COPPER NETWORK MANAGEMENT SOLUTION
APPENDIX 1 TO PART B - DETAILED REQUIREMENTS
APPENDIX 3 TO PART C - COMMERCIAL PROPOSAL
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