Common use of Who May Respond Clause in Contracts

Who May Respond. The State of Florida is similar in purchasing size and volume to Texas, California and New York. In order to meet the large purchasing, licensing, and maintenance needs of Florida, the Department will accept Responses from responsive and responsible Respondents that meet all requirements of this Invitation to Negotiate including, but not limited to, the following:  Respondents must be a Microsoft Certified Large Account Reseller (LAR) and provide a copy of the certification documentation in addition to the following requirements:  Preference will be given to Large Account Resellers who have the following certifications (copies of certifications must be provided): o Technology Series Certification o Professional Series Certification o Master Services Certification  LARs must have the following on their staff: o At least five (5) of the following:  Certified IT Professional (MCITP) o At least one (1) of each of the following (copies of certifications must be provided):  Microsoft Certified Business Management Solutions Specialist  Certified Business Management Solutions Professional  Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)  Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA)  Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD)  Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)  Certified Professional Developer (MCPD)  Certified Application Professional (MCAP)  Certified Trainer (MCT) or  Certified Learning Consultant (MCLC)  The LAR must also have at least fifteen (15) members certified through the Microsoft Sales Certification Training Program to allow for State of Florida Account Coverage and Microsoft Trained Sales force for selling products. Copies of the Certificates must be included in the proposal submittal. Failure to do so may result in proposal rejection.  Reseller must have at least one Microsoft Sales Certified staff member available Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST on weekly basis, except for State of Florida holidays, to answer phone calls and questions.  Respondents must be a registered vendor in MyFloridaMarketPlace (MFMP) to do business with the State of Florida. If you are not already a registered vendor, you may view registration information as well as other pertinent information at: ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/business_operations/state_purchasing/myflorida_mar ketplace/vendors/vendor_toolkit/mfmp_vendor_registration  Respondents may create and maintain a MyFloridaMarketPlace (MFMP) Punch-Out site. If Respondent is not capable of creating a punch-out site, Respondent must agree to work with MFMP to create a line item catalog in MFMP through the Aravo tool. See Section 7.10 Punch-Out Capability Questionnaire for details. See Section 7.16 to view a sample Line-Item Template and additional information for consideration.  Respondents shall utilize Electronic Invoicing through MyFloridaMarketPlace. See Sections 5.13 and 7.11 MyFloridaMarketPlace Electronic Invoicing Requirements for additional information.