The Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) seeks to purchase additional Dell/EMC CX500 Storage capacity and expand the Storage Area Network (SAN) capacity in use at CMS. Installation will be required.
CMS is aware that in the IT industry manufacturers often make products/services available to customers via an indirect channel. Those channel participants may be referred to as resellers, distributors, partners, providers, etc. CMS is unable to research, distinguish and define the various types of manufacturer sales programs for all products and services on the market; therefore, CMS requires that vendors responding to this bid provide a statement indicating their ability and authorization to resell and deliver products or services to the customer on behalf of the manufacturer. Vendors providing bids are also required to acknowledge responsibility for and authorization to provide pre and post sales support where applicable.