NVP DataCom KY

Authorized NVP Fulfillment Partners for the State

The following Cisco fulfillment partners 1) currently qualify under Cisco's established fulfillment partner selection criteria for the above-referenced Cisco Prime Contract, and 2) have been authorized by the State to participate as Cisco Subcontractors under that agreement:

To verify a Fulfillment Partner's current Cisco Technical Certifications or Specializations, please refer to the Fulfillment Partner Locator Tool.

ABBREVIATIONS:

Master Agreement: MA 
Participating Addendum: PA
Attachment: Att
Amendment: Amdt
Exhibit: Ex

Eligible Users: This NASPO ValuePoint Master Agreement shall ONLY be used by Commonwealth of Kentucky Non-Executive Branch Agencies. Non-Executive Branch Agencies include the following: the Legislative and Judicial Branches of government and political subdivisions/local public agencies, to include but not limited to, public safety institutions, public schools, and institutions of higher education. Local public agencies of the Commonwealth as defined in KRS 45A.345 (11) shall be eligible to participate.

Executive Branch State Agencies are only permitted to use this PA if an approval is granted by the Commonwealth’s Office of Technology (COT). If the Contractor enters into an agreement with an Executive Branch State Agency that has not been granted approval as indicated above, the Commonwealth reserves the right to terminate this PA in its entirety. Issues of interpretation and eligibility for participation are solely within the authority of the State Chief Procurement Official. Refer to PA, §2.

Scope of Offerings: The full suite of product and service offerings available under the MA.  Refer to MA, Att B & PA §1.

Shipping and Delivery Information: Shipping terms are FOB Destination, freight pre-paid, for the standard shipping time intervals. Expedited shipping and/or a special delivery request that are non-standard delivery will result in additional charges to the Purchasing Entity. Refer to MA, Att A, §14.

Limited Fulfillment Partner Professional Services: Subject to Contractor's approval and the certifications held by its Fulfillment Partner, Fulfillment Partner can offer and provide limited Fulfillment Partner Professional Services: Certified and Technical Project Management, Staging and Implementation Engineering (Installation), Site Survey, High Level Design Review, Global Implementation Capability, Configuration Development, Knowledge transfer and Acceptance Testing. Refer to MA, Att B, §2.2-3.

Leasing: This PA allows for leasing per the agreement terms and conditions included in the Contractor’s Master Agreement AR3227, which allows for leasing under Section 45 is approved for use by the Participating State. Any restrictions or requirements for the use of the lease agreement shall be negotiated with each using agency. Individual Purchasing Entities may enter into lease agreements for the Products covered in the Master Agreement. The terms and conditions of the leasing arrangement will be set forth in a separate agreement between the eligible purchaser and Cisco Capital or its designated and/or approved partner. Alternative financing methods are not approved. Refer to PA §5.

Minimum Insurance Coverage: Refer to MA, §28.

Purchase Orders: The MA number #AR3227 and the Commonwealth’s Master Agreement number #MA 758 2100000767 must appear on every PO placed under the PA. Refer to PA § 7.

The NVP Cisco Master Agreement #AR3227 is a "discount off list price" contract. Contract pricing is benchmarked to the approved NVP and/or Participating Entity Contract Price List as updated and posted on the Cisco and NVP contract webpages. Minimum contract discounts off the NVP Contract Price List have been established for eligible purchasers and is firm for the contract term. However, additional incremental discounts may be offered by Cisco Authorized Fulfillment Partners above and beyond the minimum, guaranteed discounts offered by Cisco.

Please refer to Attachment C ‐ Pricing Discounts and Value Added Services for further details on minimum contract discounts.

Hardware and Software (on premise) Discount: 35%

Cloud Services Discount: 10%

Service Packages (i.e., Maintenance, etc.) Discount: 10%

Training Discount: 0%

Non-SOW Cisco Services (i.e. Advanced, etc.) Discount: 0%

The hourly Value Added Service rates provided for Cisco Services are Not-To-Exceed (NTE) rates. Individual hours, or blocks of hours, may not be purchased separately. Cisco will use these rates to determine the total fixed price of a customer-approved Statement of Work (SOW) with specific deliverables.

For “Partner Services”, please contact the authorized fulfillment partners directly for their rates. They are authorized to only provide Basic Installation and Configuration services (i.e. rack and stack work, installation of purchased Cisco equipment, etc.) under this Cisco NVP Data Communications Master Agreement #AR3227.

Cisco Systems, Inc. ("Cisco") requires Purchase Orders under the NVP Cisco Master Agreement #AR3227 and each State's NVP Participating Addendum to be processed through our Authorized Fulfillment Partners.

Customers (Purchasing Entity) may select any of the Authorized Fulfillment Partners listed for your State.

Purchase Order Instructions

1. Select one of the Authorized Fulfillment Partners for this contract.
2. Issue the Purchase Order directly to the selected Authorized Fulfillment Partner.
3. Reference the NVP Cisco Master Agreement #AR3227 and your State's NVP Participating Addendum contract # (if applicable) on your Purchase Order.
4. Include the following contact info: Your customer name and phone number, "Ship To" and "Bill To" addresses.

Authorized Fulfillment Partners will directly ship the orders placed to the identified "Ship To" address (es). Customers will then be invoiced directly by the Authorized Fulfillment Partners. Payments must be made in accordance with the terms of the NVP Cisco Master Agreement #AR3227 and your State's respective NVP Participating Addendum.

Return Goods Policy

Please refer to the NVP Cisco Master Agreement #AR3227 for warranty terms.

Repair or Replacement of Products

Please directly contact the Authorized Fulfillment Partner who processed your original Purchase Order for the Cisco Products. Subject to the warranty terms of the NVP Cisco Master Agreement #AR3227, the Authorized Fulfillment Partners will work with you and Cisco on the matter.

Blanket POs are not allowed under the contract.

Additional or conflicting PO terms are not allowed under contract.

• NASPO ValuePoint Data Communications Master Agreement Documents
• Participating Addendum for Kentucky   (PDF - 441.1 KB)
• Commonwealth of Kentucky MA ModificationCommonwealth of Kentucky MA Modification   (PDF - 365.5 KB)
• Participating Addendum for Kentucky to 9-30-26   (PDF - 440.8 KB)

For question, inquiries or escalations related to this contract, please send an email  with the following details:

• Full Name
• Company
• Title
• Email Address
• Related Participating State(s) inquiry is referencing
• Detailed inquiry/request

For any SKU related questions or inquiries, please complete the SKU Request Form.

NVP DC Reporting - Web Portal

• Sales Report Portal; Help and New Login Requests 

• Report Data & Template 

Cisco KY Sales Contact:

• Bryan Peck 

Cisco KY Channels Contact:

• Shannon Mortimer 

State of KY Contact:

• Susan Noland 

Cisco Technical Assistance:

• Cisco Systems Technical
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