The MPG has a need for delivery services of network components from various manufacturers and other services for this purpose.

Against this background, this award procedure is carried out with the aim of finding several contractors for each lot who will supply the contracting authority with network components on demand from the framework agreement. The contracting authority is particularly interested in a variety of manufacturers, so that when the bidder submits a lot, the bidder must be bound to the manufacturer offered and no awards are made on offers from several bidders with the same manufacturer per lot.

The scope of services consists of the following service components:

• Provision, connection and operation of an online shop for MPG (incl. research shop)

• Sale and delivery of network components including associated accessories (whereby the accessories can be ordered separately)

• Provision of maintenance services (services)

All annex and chapter references refer to the tender documents:

The subject of the tender is the procurement of network components from different manufacturers by means of framework agreements with several economic operators. The aim of the award procedure is therefore to find up to three contractors for Lot 1 who will support the client in the selection of network components and supply him with them, if required.

The procurement takes place to cover the needs of the existing heterogeneous system landscapes in the different institutes and facilities. The product portfolio required by the MPG and described in these procurement documents must be offered by the future contractors and must be available via a link between the online shop and the MPG's SRM system.

The product portfolio required by the MPG and offered by the RV partners can be characterized by the following seven device classes, each with market requirements and equipment features, which are placed in competition (cf. chapter 5.2):

• Device Class 1: Installation Switch

• Geräteklasse 2: Desktop-Switch

• Geräteklasse 3: Access Switch

• Geräteklasse 4: Distribution Switch (Router)

• Geräteklasse 5: Core-Switch (Router)

• Device class 6: DataCenter switch 10 to 25 Gbit/s for connection ports (stacking and backbone ports higher speeds)

• Device class 7: DataCenter switch 40 to 100 Gbit/s for connection ports (stacking and backbone ports higher speeds)

Since not all device classes can be covered by all manufacturers of network components, the device classes are divided into lots (see Chapter 1.4).

Here: LOT 1 : Device Class 1: Installation Switch

In addition to the supply of network components, the local award procedure and thus the subject of the contract also includes maintenance services and the procurement of accessories (e.g. optical transceivers, patch cables) from a wide range of products. The accessories must also be able to be ordered in isolation.

On the other hand, the procurement of WLAN components is not the subject of the present tender, as these are covered by another framework agreement. The procurement of SAN switches is also not the subject of the present procurement procedure, as these are also covered by another framework agreement.

The General Administration as well as the institutes and facilities of the MPG must be able to assemble, select and freely configure the network components and the respective accessories independently in the Contractor's online shop (cf. Section 5.3) within the contractually agreed assortment - insofar as individualization (e.g. an individual configuration of a network component) is technically possible. In addition, they must be shown the individual and total price (broken down according to the service components). It must be possible to print this view.

In addition, it must also be possible to individually select maintenance services in the online shop for each network component offered (see Section 5.6).

In order to ensure that a diversity of manufacturers and products is achieved within the framework agreement and with a view to the subsequent individual awarding of contracts, each bidder must commit to one manufacturer per lot when submitting a tender. As a result, each manufacturer may only be represented once per lot among the future RV partners. The variety of manufacturers is then necessarily determined by the number of RV partners per lot.

A tenderer will therefore only be awarded the contract on his tender if no other tender with the same producer in that lot submits a more economical and eligible tender. If, after evaluation of the tenders, it appears that among the three most economical tenders there are tenderers who have participated in the procedure with the same manufacturer, only the tenderer who has submitted the most economical tender in relation to that manufacturer may be awarded the contract from these tenderers with the same manufacturer. The other bids of the tenderers with the same manufacturer will not be taken into account and therefore cannot be awarded.

The tenderer shall name the manufacturer in his tender for each lot on which he is committed, and shall attach a confirmation from the manufacturer as proof of the manufacturer's commitment.

MPG's users must have the opportunity to individually assemble the required network components and the matching accessories within the agreed range in the online shop of the respective contractor, insofar as individualization is technically possible. The corresponding equipment of the devices offered in the assortment of the online store for the MPG must be described in the online store.

For reasons of cost-effectiveness, third-party accessories must also be offered for the network components. These include, for example, optical transceivers, patch cables. The RV partner must ensure the compatibility of the accessories.

The services from the framework agreement must be transferred directly to the MPG's eProcurement system by the contractor and can be accessed directly by the respective users.

It is also expressly pointed out that so-called “refurbished devices” (e.g. factory-reconditioned or reclaimed devices after delivery to a customer) are not included in the object of service and therefore the offer of such devices is not permitted. The online shop only has to offer brand new devices with the latest state of the art at the time of order.

In the online shop, it must also be possible to order or reorder associated accessories for network components (see Section 5.3.2 for details).

Over the course of the framework agreement, technological conditions will change as a result of further developments. The range of products to be offered must therefore be kept up to date with the latest state of the art by the respective contractor during the term of the framework agreement (cf. in particular chapter 5.10 on the technology escalation clause).

Additional services with regard to the network components:

The consulting services for configuration and architecture are divided and delimited into two areas. The bidder must offer both areas.

Selective configuration advice: It must be possible to select a configuration consultation as a configuration option in the online shop. If the user selects them, a system consultant of the contractor will contact the user and advise him on the optimal configuration. The system consultant supports the user selectively with individual questions. If the requirements of the consumer are more complex, the system consultant has the option of arranging an architectural consultation with the user. In this case, the process for architectural consulting will be carried out, i.e. in particular, the cost of the consultation must be determined in advance.

The selective configuration consultation can also be used by the user, for example, if a standard configuration (e.g. reference device) is available, but he cannot identify it as the correct one.

As a result of the selective configuration consultation, a configuration recommendation may result under certain circumstances, which also contains system components that cannot be selected in the online shop, but are absolutely necessary for the function of a system. In the case of the components, it must be justified on a case-by-case basis why correct function can only be ensured with them. For pricing in this case, see chap. 4.3.

Selective configuration consulting is not remunerated separately as a usual acquisition expense.

Architecture consulting: In addition to selective configuration consulting, the contractor must also offer consulting services on system architecture. This consulting is to be carried out by a qualified system architect and includes, in particular, the planning of integration, adaptation (customizing), configuration (of the system) and bringing about operational readiness. The system architect must work out the results of the consulting service in writing in an architecture recommendation. The architecture recommendation must include at least the following components:

• Presentation of the customer's requirements,

• Solution description incl. sketch,

• Work steps to be carried out until operational readiness is brought about, including expenses in [h] for the system architect or technician

• Article list with a short description of the individual articles and their required number and

• Detailed description of the articles including illustration and detailed information, such as dimensions, performance data, etc.

The activities planned by the system architect are carried out by the system technician during implementation. Therefore, a separate daily rate must be specified in the price sheet for the system architect and for the system technician, which is fixed for the term of the contract. In his planning, the system architect must take into account all components of the offer (e.g. system, maintenance, costs for architectural consulting, costs for the system technician on site) and present them individually in the system price. For the formation of the price in this case, see chap. 4.3.

The actual consulting service for the system architecture is always preceded by a cost estimate for the architecture consulting itself ("cost estimate" of the system architecture consulting). This cost estimate will not be reimbursed. It includes the determination of the basic feasibility of the requirements and the estimation of the maximum effort for architectural consulting. The actual architectural consulting is then remunerated on the basis of this cost estimate.

All annex and chapter references refer to the tender documents:

The subject of the tender is the procurement of network components from different manufacturers by means of framework agreements with several economic operators. The aim of the award procedure is therefore to find up to six contractors for Lot 2 who will support the client in the selection of network components and supply him with them, if required.

The procurement takes place to cover the needs of the existing heterogeneous system landscapes in the different institutes and facilities. The product portfolio required by the MPG and described in these procurement documents must be offered by the future contractors and must be available via a link between the online shop and the MPG's SRM system.

The product portfolio required by the MPG and offered by the RV partners can be characterized by the following seven device classes, each with market requirements and equipment features, which are placed in competition (cf. chapter 5.2):

• Device Class 1: Installation Switch

• Geräteklasse 2: Desktop-Switch

• Geräteklasse 3: Access Switch

• Geräteklasse 4: Distribution Switch (Router)

• Geräteklasse 5: Core-Switch (Router)

• Device class 6: DataCenter switch 10 to 25 Gbit/s for connection ports (stacking and backbone ports higher speeds)

• Device class 7: DataCenter switch 40 to 100 Gbit/s for connection ports (stacking and backbone ports higher speeds)

Since not all device classes can be covered by all manufacturers of network components, the device classes are divided into lots (see Chapter 1.4).

Here: LOT 2 : Equipment classes 2, 3, 4 and 5.

In addition to the supply of network components, the local award procedure and thus the subject of the contract also includes maintenance services and the procurement of accessories (e.g. optical transceivers, patch cables) from a wide range of products. The accessories must also be able to be ordered in isolation.

On the other hand, the procurement of WLAN components is not the subject of the present tender, as these are covered by another framework agreement. The procurement of SAN switches is also not the subject of the present procurement procedure, as these are also covered by another framework agreement.

The General Administration as well as the institutes and facilities of the MPG must be able to assemble, select and freely configure the network components and the respective accessories independently in the Contractor's online shop (cf. Section 5.3) within the contractually agreed assortment - insofar as individualization (e.g. an individual configuration of a network component) is technically possible. In addition, they must be shown the individual and total price (broken down according to the service components). It must be possible to print this view.

In addition, it must also be possible to individually select maintenance services in the online shop for each network component offered (see Section 5.6).

In order to ensure that a diversity of manufacturers and products is achieved within the framework agreement and with a view to the subsequent individual awarding of contracts, each bidder must commit to one manufacturer per lot when submitting a tender. As a result, each manufacturer may only be represented once per lot among the future RV partners. The variety of manufacturers is then necessarily determined by the number of RV partners per lot.

A tenderer will therefore only be awarded the contract on his tender if no other tender with the same producer in that lot submits a more economical and eligible tender. If, after evaluation of the tenders, it appears that among the six most economical tenders there are tenderers who have participated in the procedure with the same manufacturer, only the tenderer who has submitted the most economical tender in relation to that manufacturer may be awarded from these tenderers with the same manufacturer. The other bids of the tenderers with the same manufacturer will not be taken into account and therefore cannot be awarded.

The tenderer shall name the manufacturer in his tender for each lot on which he is committed, and shall attach a confirmation from the manufacturer as proof of the manufacturer's commitment.

MPG's users must have the opportunity to individually assemble the required network components and the matching accessories within the agreed range in the online shop of the respective contractor, insofar as individualization is technically possible. The corresponding equipment of the devices offered in the assortment of the online store for the MPG must be described in the online store.

For reasons of cost-effectiveness, third-party accessories must also be offered for the network components. These include, for example, optical transceivers, patch cables. The RV partner must ensure the compatibility of the accessories.

The services from the framework agreement must be transferred directly to the MPG's eProcurement system by the contractor and can be accessed directly by the respective users.

It is also expressly pointed out that so-called “refurbished devices” (e.g. factory-reconditioned or reclaimed devices after delivery to a customer) are not included in the object of service and therefore the offer of such devices is not permitted. The online shop only has to offer brand new devices with the latest state of the art at the time of order.

In the online shop, it must also be possible to order or reorder associated accessories for network components (see Section 5.3.2 for details).

Over the course of the framework agreement, technological conditions will change as a result of further developments. The range of products to be offered must therefore be kept up to date with the latest state of the art by the respective contractor during the term of the framework agreement (cf. in particular chapter 5.10 on the technology escalation clause).

Additional services with regard to the network components:

The consulting services for configuration and architecture are divided and delimited into two areas. The bidder must offer both areas.

Selective configuration advice: It must be possible to select a configuration consultation as a configuration option in the online shop. If the user selects them, a system consultant of the contractor will contact the user and advise him on the optimal configuration. The system consultant supports the user selectively with individual questions. If the requirements of the consumer are more complex, the system consultant has the option of arranging an architectural consultation with the user. In this case, the process for architectural consulting will be carried out, i.e. in particular, the cost of the consultation must be determined in advance.

The selective configuration consultation can also be used by the user, for example, if a standard configuration (e.g. reference device) is available, but he cannot identify it as the correct one.

As a result of the selective configuration consultation, a configuration recommendation may result under certain circumstances, which also contains system components that cannot be selected in the online shop, but are absolutely necessary for the function of a system. In the case of the components, it must be justified on a case-by-case basis why correct function can only be ensured with them. For pricing in this case, see chap. 4.3.

Selective configuration consulting is not remunerated separately as a usual acquisition expense.

Architecture consulting: In addition to selective configuration consulting, the contractor must also offer consulting services on system architecture. This consulting is to be carried out by a qualified system architect and includes, in particular, the planning of integration, adaptation (customizing), configuration (of the system) and bringing about operational readiness. The system architect must work out the results of the consulting service in writing in an architecture recommendation. The architecture recommendation must include at least the following components:

• Presentation of the customer's requirements,

• Solution description incl. sketch,

• Work steps to be carried out until operational readiness is brought about, including expenses in [h] for the system architect or technician

• Article list with a short description of the individual articles and their required number and

• Detailed description of the articles including illustration and detailed information, such as dimensions, performance data, etc.

The activities planned by the system architect are carried out by the system technician during implementation. Therefore, a separate daily rate must be specified in the price sheet for the system architect and for the system technician, which is fixed for the term of the contract. In his planning, the system architect must take into account all components of the offer (e.g. system, maintenance, costs for architectural consulting, costs for the system technician on site) and present them individually in the system price. For the formation of the price in this case, see chap. 4.3.

The actual consulting service for the system architecture is always preceded by a cost estimate for the architecture consulting itself ("cost estimate" of the system architecture consulting). This cost estimate will not be reimbursed. It includes the determination of the basic feasibility of the requirements and the estimation of the maximum effort for architectural consulting. The actual architectural consulting is then remunerated on the basis of this cost estimate.

All annex and chapter references refer to the tender documents:

The subject of the tender is the procurement of network components from different manufacturers by means of framework agreements with several economic operators. The aim of the award procedure is therefore to find up to six contractors for Lot 3 who will support the client in the selection of network components and supply them if required.

The procurement takes place to cover the needs of the existing heterogeneous system landscapes in the different institutes and facilities. The product portfolio required by the MPG and described in these procurement documents must be offered by the future contractors and must be available via a link between the online shop and the MPG's SRM system.

The product portfolio required by the MPG and offered by the RV partners can be characterized by the following seven device classes, each with market requirements and equipment features, which are placed in competition (cf. chapter 5.2):

• Device Class 1: Installation Switch

• Geräteklasse 2: Desktop-Switch

• Geräteklasse 3: Access Switch

• Geräteklasse 4: Distribution Switch (Router)

• Geräteklasse 5: Core-Switch (Router)

• Device class 6: DataCenter switch 10 to 25 Gbit/s for connection ports (stacking and backbone ports higher speeds)

• Device class 7: DataCenter switch 40 to 100 Gbit/s for connection ports (stacking and backbone ports higher speeds)

Since not all device classes can be covered by all manufacturers of network components, the device classes are divided into lots (see Chapter 1.4).

Here: LOT 3 : Equipment classes 6 and 7:

In addition to the supply of network components, the local award procedure and thus the subject of the contract also includes maintenance services and the procurement of accessories (e.g. optical transceivers, patch cables) from a wide range of products. The accessories must also be able to be ordered in isolation.

On the other hand, the procurement of WLAN components is not the subject of the present tender, as these are covered by another framework agreement. The procurement of SAN switches is also not the subject of the present procurement procedure, as these are also covered by another framework agreement.

The General Administration as well as the institutes and facilities of the MPG must be able to assemble, select and freely configure the network components and the respective accessories independently in the Contractor's online shop (cf. Section 5.3) within the contractually agreed assortment - insofar as individualization (e.g. an individual configuration of a network component) is technically possible. In addition, they must be shown the individual and total price (broken down according to the service components). It must be possible to print this view.

In addition, it must also be possible to individually select maintenance services in the online shop for each network component offered (see Section 5.6).

In order to ensure that a diversity of manufacturers and products is achieved within the framework agreement and with a view to the subsequent individual awarding of contracts, each bidder must commit to one manufacturer per lot when submitting a tender. As a result, each manufacturer may only be represented once per lot among the future RV partners. The variety of manufacturers is then necessarily determined by the number of RV partners per lot.

A tenderer will therefore only be awarded the contract on his tender if no other tender with the same producer in that lot submits a more economical and eligible tender. If, after evaluation of the tenders, it appears that among the six most economical tenders there are tenderers who have participated in the procedure with the same manufacturer, only the tenderer who has submitted the most economical tender in relation to that manufacturer may be awarded from these tenderers with the same manufacturer. The other bids of the tenderers with the same manufacturer will not be taken into account and therefore cannot be awarded.

The tenderer shall name the manufacturer in his tender for each lot on which he is committed, and shall attach a confirmation from the manufacturer as proof of the manufacturer's commitment.

MPG's users must have the opportunity to individually assemble the required network components and the matching accessories within the agreed range in the online shop of the respective contractor, insofar as individualization is technically possible. The corresponding equipment of the devices offered in the assortment of the online store for the MPG must be described in the online store.

For reasons of cost-effectiveness, third-party accessories must also be offered for the network components. These include, for example, optical transceivers, patch cables. The RV partner must ensure the compatibility of the accessories.

The services from the framework agreement must be transferred directly to the MPG's eProcurement system by the contractor and can be accessed directly by the respective users.

It is also expressly pointed out that so-called “refurbished devices” (e.g. factory-reconditioned or reclaimed devices after delivery to a customer) are not included in the object of service and therefore the offer of such devices is not permitted. The online shop only has to offer brand new devices with the latest state of the art at the time of order.

In the online shop, it must also be possible to order or reorder associated accessories for network components (see Section 5.3.2 for details).

Over the course of the framework agreement, technological conditions will change as a result of further developments. The range of products to be offered must therefore be kept up to date with the latest state of the art by the respective contractor during the term of the framework agreement (cf. in particular chapter 5.10 on the technology escalation clause).

Additional services with regard to the network components:

The consulting services for configuration and architecture are divided and delimited into two areas. The bidder must offer both areas.

Selective configuration advice: It must be possible to select a configuration consultation as a configuration option in the online shop. If the user selects them, a system consultant of the contractor will contact the user and advise him on the optimal configuration. The system consultant supports the user selectively with individual questions. If the requirements of the consumer are more complex, the system consultant has the option of arranging an architectural consultation with the user. In this case, the process for architectural consulting will be carried out, i.e. in particular, the cost of the consultation must be determined in advance.

The selective configuration consultation can also be used by the user, for example, if a standard configuration (e.g. reference device) is available, but he cannot identify it as the correct one.

As a result of the selective configuration consultation, a configuration recommendation may result under certain circumstances, which also contains system components that cannot be selected in the online shop, but are absolutely necessary for the function of a system. In the case of the components, it must be justified on a case-by-case basis why correct function can only be ensured with them. For pricing in this case, see chap. 4.3.

Selective configuration consulting is not remunerated separately as a usual acquisition expense.

Architecture consulting: In addition to selective configuration consulting, the contractor must also offer consulting services on system architecture. This consulting is to be carried out by a qualified system architect and includes, in particular, the planning of integration, adaptation (customizing), configuration (of the system) and bringing about operational readiness. The system architect must work out the results of the consulting service in writing in an architecture recommendation. The architecture recommendation must include at least the following components:

• Presentation of the customer's requirements,

• Solution description incl. sketch,

• Work steps to be carried out until operational readiness is brought about, including expenses in [h] for the system architect or technician

• Article list with a short description of the individual articles and their required number and

• Detailed description of the articles including illustration and detailed information, such as dimensions, performance data, etc.

The activities planned by the system architect are carried out by the system technician during implementation. Therefore, a separate daily rate must be specified in the price sheet for the system architect and for the system technician, which is fixed for the term of the contract. In his planning, the system architect must take into account all components of the offer (e.g. system, maintenance, costs for architectural consulting, costs for the system technician on site) and present them individually in the system price. For the formation of the price in this case, see chap. 4.3.

The actual consulting service for the system architecture is always preceded by a cost estimate for the architecture consulting itself ("cost estimate" of the system architecture consulting). This cost estimate will not be reimbursed. It includes the determination of the basic feasibility of the requirements and the estimation of the maximum effort for architectural consulting. The actual architectural consulting is then remunerated on the basis of this cost estimate.