Inter-University Council of Ohio – Purchasing Group

Contract#: UN23-231

Networking Hardware, Service, and Maintenance

Awarded to TD SYNNEX Corporation for Cisco Branded Products

Contract Terms: 06/01/2024 – 05/31/2029 plus two (2) additional one (1)-year terms

The Inter-University Council Purchasing Group of Ohio is a purchasing consortium comprised of the purchasing officers of the IUC-PG of Ohio institutions of higher education. The purpose of the formation of the IUC-PG was to achieve standardization of requirements, methods of operation and to develop agreements that offer the best possible product pricing for our members. The organization has 89 members made up of the 14 IUC-PG universities, 15 community colleges and 8 technical colleges. Membership also includes approximately 52 private institutions referred to as the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio (AICUO) that also receive some state appropriated funds.

See www.iucpg.com for a complete list of all IUC-PG members.

This contract is for the purchase of Networking Hardware, Service, and Maintenance for the State of Ohio Institutions of Higher Education as represented on the IUC-PG roster.

Authorized Resellers/Subcontractors have Gold Status with Cisco:

CDW-G, Connections, Logicalis, and MNJ

Authorized Members:

https://www.iucpg.com/members/reporting

Brands:

Limited Cisco Line available on contract.

Contract Pricing:

Contract Fee:

0.50% of the end users total invoice amounts of all orders shipped pursuant to this contract.

Shipping Fee:

IUC-PG customers will receive free UPS and/or FedEx ground shipping from products that ship directly from a TD SYNNEX distribution center. This policy excludes expedited shipping costs (overnight, 2 day, etc.) and items over 150 pounds, LTL shipments and/or items that require white glove services, liftgate services, and items such as heavyweight printers, wide format printers, large displays and televisions, batteries, paper, furniture/shelving, and other heavy/bulky items that require special delivery.

Reseller Responsibility:

• Authorized Dealers are required to submit a monthly sales report by the 5th of each month for the previous month’s sales through our reporting portal. If Authorized Dealer has no sales for that month, they are required to report zero sales (a blank reporting template is not required).
• Prior to submitting the monthly sales report, Authorized Dealers should validate all orders and pricing for accuracy and compliance.
• Only orders invoiced to the end user agency during the prior month should be reported. Orders that have shipped but have not been invoiced should NOT be reported until after the end user agency has been invoiced.
• If an Authorized Reseller identifies previous orders that were not reported, they should be reported immediately following identification.
• Authorized Reseller must maintain copies of all end-user purchase orders, invoices, quotes, and other contract communications for up to 6 years following the date of sale.
• Monthly Sales Report must be completed with all requested data including Reseller PO #, EUPO #, Reseller Invoice #.
• EUPO’s are required upon placing orders.