IFB 50-2526011 Training Equipment and Simulators - Sourcing Event

North Carolina Community College System - Training Equipment and Simulators - IFB 50-2526011
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA INVATION FOR BIDS NO.: 50-2526011
NC COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM (NCCCS)
Offers will be publicly opened: April 29, 2026
Procurement & Auxiliary Services
Issue Date: March 25, 2026
Refer ALL inquiries regarding this IFB to: Commodity Number: 462010 - Public Safety Training
Melinda Deir-Boyette
Description: Training Equipment and Simulators
Associate Director of Procurement
Email: deir-boyettem@nccommunitycolleges.edu Using Agency: NCCCS
See page 5 for mailing instructions. Requisition No.: N/A
OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE
The State seeks offers for the goods, software, and/or services described in this solicitation. The State's
acceptance of any offer must be demonstrated by execution of the acceptance found below and any subsequent
Request for Best and Final Offer, if issued. Acceptance shall create a contract having an order of precedence
as follows: In cases of conflict between documents comprising the contract, the order of precedence shall be (1)
Best and Final Offers, if any, (2) special terms and conditions specific to this IFB, (3) specifications, (4) North
Carolina Department of Information Technology (NCDIT) Terms and Conditions of this IFB, and (5) the agreed
portions of the awarded Vendor's offer. No contract shall be binding on the State until an encumbrance of
funds has been made for payment of the sums due under the contract.
EXECUTION
In compliance with this Invitation for Bid, and subject to all the conditions herein, the undersigned offers and
agrees to furnish any or all Services or goods upon which prices are offered, at the price(s) offered herein, within
the time specified herein. By executing this offer, I certify that this offer is submitted competitively and without
collusion.
Failure to execute/sign offer prior to submittal shall render offer invalid. Late offers are not acceptable.
OFFEROR:
STREET ADDRESS: P.O. BOX: ZIP:
CITY, STATE & ZIP: TELEPHONE NUMBER: TOLL FREE TEL.
NO
PRINT NAME & TITLE OF PERSON SIGNING: FAX NUMBER:
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE: DATE: E-MAIL:
Offer valid for 270 days from date of offer opening unless otherwise stated here: ____ days
ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER
If any or all parts of this IFB are accepted, an authorized representative of NCCCS shall affix their signature hereto.
A copy of this acceptance will be forwarded to the successful vendor(s).
FOR STATE USE ONLY
Offer accepted and contract awarded this ______ day of _____________________, 20____, as indicated on attached certification,
by _____________________________________________ (Authorized representative of NCCCS).

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 INTENT, USE, DURATION AND SCOPE .............................................................................................. 4
1.1 CURRENT AWARDED MANUFACURERS ........................................................................................... 4
2.0 GENERAL INFORMATION .................................................................................................................... 5
2.1. MANDATORY SITE VISIT OR MANDATORY PRE-OFFER CONFERENCE - RESERVED .............. 5
2.2. VENDOR QUESTIONS ...................................................................................................................... 5
2.3. ADDENDA ......................................................................................................................................... 5
2.4. OFFER SUBMITTAL ......................................................................................................................... 5
2.5. BASIS FOR REJECTION ................................................................................................................... 6
2.6. LATE OFFERS .................................................................................................................................. 6
2.7. NON-RESPONSIVE OFFERS ........................................................................................................... 6
2.8. NOTICE TO VENDORS ..................................................................................................................... 6
2.9. E-PROCUREMENT SOLICITATION .................................................................................................. 6
2.10. DISTRIBUTORS AND RESELLERS .............................................................................................. 7
2.11. POSSESSION AND REVIEW ....................................................................................................... 7
2.12. BEST AND FINAL OFFERS (BAFO) .............................................................................................. 7
2.13. AWARD .......................................................................................................................................... 7
2.14. POINTS OF CONTACT ................................................................................................................. 8
3.0 SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................. 8
3.1 CURRENT AWARDED MANUFACTURERS ..................................................................................... 9
3.2. VENDOR STANDARD AGREEMENT(S) .......................................................................................... 9
3.3. VENDOR UTILIZATION OF WORKERS OUTSIDE U.S. ................................................................... 9
3.4. E-VERIFY ........................................................................................................................................ 10
3.5. PRODUCT MAKE AND MODEL ...................................................................................................... 10
3.6 DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE .......................................................................................................... 10
3.7 SECURITY SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................ 10
3.8. ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE SPECIFICATIONS - RESERVED ................................................ 11
3.9. PRODUCT RECALL ........................................................................................................................ 11
3.10. WARRANTY ................................................................................................................................. 11
3.11. SERVICE ..................................................................................................................................... 12
3.12. MAINTENANCE OPTION ............................................................................................................. 12
3.13. CONTRACT TERM ...................................................................................................................... 12
3.14. DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION ................................................................................................. 13
3.15. AUTHORIZED RESELLER .......................................................................................................... 13
3.16. ADDITIONAL DISCOUNT OFFERS/REBATES ........................................................................... 14
3.17. POST AWARD PRODUCT SUBSTITUTIONS, ADDITIONS & REMOVALS ................................ 14
3.18. TRAINING .................................................................................................................................... 14
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3.19. MAINTENANCE MANUAL ........................................................................................................... 14
3.20. INSTRUCTION MANUALS ........................................................................................................... 15
3.21. CERTIFICATION AND SAFETY LABELS .................................................................................... 15
3.22. RETURN/RESTOCKING POLICY ................................................................................................ 15
3.23. OUT-OF-STOCK & BACK-ORDERS ............................................................................................ 15
4.0 FURNISH AND DELIVER .................................................................................................................... 16
5.0 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION .............................................................................................................. 17
5.1. HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES .......................................................................... 17
5.2. RECYCLED CONTENT ................................................................................................................... 17
5.3. ENERGY STAR PRODUCTS ........................................................................................................... 17
6.0 NC DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTIONS TO VENDORS ................. 18
7.0 NC DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TERMS AND CONDITIONS ........................ 20
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1.0 INTENT, USE, DURATION AND SCOPE
The North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) through coordination with the North Carolina Community
College System Office (NCCCSO) aids and guides in creating contracts to ensure more competitive pricing by
procuring essential products and services for the 58 Community Colleges within the State of North Carolina.
The North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) is seeking qualified Vendors to co-term with the
established Agency Specific Term Contract 50-2324005, in order to furnish, deliver and install a comprehensive
multiple manufacturer's product line for NEW, unused and in current production Training Equipment & Simulators on
an "As Needed" basis, if and when ordered by the community colleges during the contract period in the following
categories:
* Category A - CDL Training Equipment
* Category B - Heavy Equipment Simulators
* Category C - Diesel Training Systems
* Category D - Flight Simulators
1.1 CURRENT AWARDED MANUFACURERS
The following manufacturers are already awarded under Contract 50-2324005 - Training Equipment & Simulators and
will not be considered under this solicitation: Consulab; Precision System, Inc.; Simformotion; L3 Technologies, Inc.;
Nada Scientific Ltd.; Redbird Flight Simulations, Inc.
This solicitation is only for additional manufacturers not included in the current contract. Only the manufacturers already
awarded under Contract 50-2324005 are excluded. Vendors may submit other manufacturers not currently on that
contract for consideration.
The contract resulting from this IFB is a NCCCS convenience contract, except community colleges may have purchasing
flexibility under the conditions stated in N.C. G.S. 115D-58.14(a). The Community College System consists of the
following colleges:
1. Alamance Community College 30. Martin Community College
2. Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College 31. Mayland Community College
3. Beaufort County Community College 32. McDowell Technical Community College
4. Bladen Community College 33. Mitchell Community College
5. Blue Ridge Community College 34. Montgomery Community College
6. Brunswick Community College 35. Nash Community College
7. Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute 36. Pamlico Community College
8. Cape Fear Community College 37. Piedmont Community College
9. Carteret Community College 38. Pitt Community College
10. Catawba Valley Community College 39. Randolph Community College
11. Central Carolina Community College 40. Richmond Community College
12. Central Piedmont Community College 41. Roanoke-Chowan Community College
13. Cleveland Community College 42. Robeson Community College
14. Coastal Carolina Community College 43. Rockingham Community College
15. College of The Albemarle 44. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
16. Craven Community College 45. Sampson Community College
17. Davidson-Davie Community College 46. Sandhills Community College
18. Durham Technical Community College 47. South Piedmont Community College
19. Edgecombe Community College 48. Southeastern Community College
20. Fayetteville Technical Community College 49. Southwestern Community College
21. Forsyth Technical Community College 50. Stanly Community College
22. Gaston College 51. Surry Community College
23. Guilford Technical Community College 52. Tri-County Community College
24. Halifax Community College 53. Vance-Granville Community College
25. Haywood Community College 54. Wake Technical Community College
26. Isothermal Community College 55. Wayne Community College
27. James Sprunt Community College 56. Western Piedmont Community College
28. Johnston Community College 57. Wilkes Community College
29. Lenoir Community College 58. Wilson Community College
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2.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
2.1. MANDATORY SITE VISIT OR MANDATORY PRE-OFFER CONFERENCE - RESERVED
2.2. VENDOR QUESTIONS
All inquiries regarding the solicitation specifications or requirements are to be addressed to the contact person listed
on page one of this solicitation. Vendor contact regarding this Solicitation with anyone other than the contact person
listed on page one of this Solicitation may be grounds for rejection of said Vendor's offer.
Written questions concerning this Solicitation will be received until April 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. They
must be submitted to the contact person listed on page one of this Solicitation via
deir-boyettem@nccommunitycolleges.edu. Please enter "Questions Solicitation 50-2526011" as the subject for
the message. Questions should be submitted in the following format:
Reference Vendor Question
IFB Section, Page Number
2.3. ADDENDA
The State may issue addenda if Vendor questions are permitted as described above, or if additional terms,
specifications, or other changes are necessary for this procurement. It is important that all Vendors bidding on this
IFB periodically check with Melinda Deir-Boyette for any and all Addenda that may be issued prior to the offer
opening date. All addenda shall become an Addendum to this IFB.
2.4. OFFER SUBMITTAL
Due Date: April 29, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM Eastern Time
Instructions: Offers shall be delivered via email to deir-boyettem@nccommunitycolleges.edu by the due date
and time stated above one (1) signed original executed offer. Include IFB number as shown above in the subject
line of email. Sealed offers, subject to the conditions made a part hereof, will be received by the email address
provided, for furnishing and delivering the software and/or services as described herein.
Vendor must return all the pages of this solicitation with its offer. The files must not be password-protected
and must be capable of being copied to other media. Offers submitted via facsimile (FAX) machine or telephone in
response to this will not be accepted.
Offer must be submitted on the forms provided herein. If additional sheets are required (for example, Vendors
who are offering alternate proposals); the Vendor should submit a separate bid document. Any alternate
proposals must be clearly marked as such with the phrase "alternate offer for 'name of' Vendor" and numbered
sequentially with the first offer. This legend must be in bold type of not less than 14-point type on the face of the
offer, and on the text of the alternative proposal.
Prices and any other entry made hereon by the Vendor shall be considered firm and not subject to change.
All File names should start with the Vendor name first, in order to easily determine all the files to be included as part
of the vendor's response. For example, files should be named as follows: Vendor Name-your file name.
File contents SHALL NOT be password protected, the file formats must be in .PDF, .JPEG, .DOC or .XLS format,
and shall be capable of being copied to other sources. Inability by the State to open the Vendor's files may result in
the Vendor's offer(s) being rejected as Non-Responsive.
If the vendor's proposal contains any confidential information (as defined in Attachment B, Section 2, Paragraph
#17), then the vendor must provide one (1) signed, original electronic offer and one (1) redacted electronic copy.

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2.5. BASIS FOR REJECTION
Pursuant to 9 NCAC 06B.0401, the State reserves the right to reject any and all offers, in whole or in part; by
deeming the offer unsatisfactory as to quality or quantity, delivery, price or service offered; non-compliance with the
specifications or intent of this solicitation; lack of competitiveness; error(s) in specifications or indications that
revision would be advantageous to the State; cancellation or other changes in the intended project, or other
determination that the proposed requirement is no longer needed; limitation or lack of available funds;
circumstances that prevent determination of the best offer; or any other determination that rejection would be in the
best interest of the State. Vendor contact regarding this IFB with anyone other than Melinda Deir-Boyette may be
grounds for rejection of said Vendor's offer.
2.6. LATE OFFERS
Regardless of cause, late offers will not be accepted and will automatically be disqualified from further consideration.
It shall be the Vendor's sole risk to ensure delivery at the designated office by the designated time. Late offers will
not be opened and may be returned to the Vendor at the expense of the Vendor or destroyed if requested.
2.7. NON-RESPONSIVE OFFERS
Vendor offers will be deemed non-responsive by the State and will be rejected without further consideration or
evaluation if statements such as the following are included:
* "This offer does not constitute a binding offer",
* "This offer will be valid only if this offer is selected as a finalist or in the competitive range",
* "Vendor does not commit or bind itself to any terms and conditions by this submission",
* "This document and all associated documents are non-binding and shall be used for discussion purposes
only",
* "This offer will not be binding on either party until incorporated in a definitive agreement signed by
authorized representatives of both parties", or
* A statement of similar intent
2.8. NOTICE TO VENDORS
The State objects to and will not be required to evaluate or consider any additional terms and conditions
not previously agreed to by the State and submitted with an Offeror's response. This applies to any
language appearing in or attached to the document as part of the Offeror's response. By execution and
delivery of this Invitation for Bid and response(s), the Offeror agrees that any additional terms and
conditions, whether submitted purposely or inadvertently, shall have no force or effect.
2.9. E-PROCUREMENT SOLICITATION
This is an E-Procurement solicitation. See Section 6.0, NC Department of Information Technology Terms and
Conditions, Subsection A, Paragraph # 47 and Subsection B, Paragraph #33
The Terms and Conditions made part of this solicitation contain language necessary for the implementation of North
Carolina's statewide E-Procurement initiative. It is the Vendor's responsibility to read these terms and conditions
carefully and to consider them in preparing the offer. By signature vendor acknowledges acceptance of all terms
and conditions including those related to E-Procurement.
a) General information on the E-Procurement service can be found at http://eprocurement.nc.gov/
b) Within two days after notification of award of a contract, vendor must register in NC E-Procurement @ Your
Service at the following web site: https://vendor.ncgov.com/vendor/login
c) As of the IFB submittal date, the Vendor must be current on all e-Procurement fees. If the Vendor is not
current on all E-Procurement fees, the State may disqualify the Vendor from participation in this IFB.
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2.10. DISTRIBUTORS AND RESELLERS
"Resellers" as used herein, refers to businesses that routinely sell or distribute Vendor's Products, and may include
"Distributors", "Value Added Resellers" (VARs), "Original Equipment Manufacturers" (OEMs), Channel Partners, or
such other designations. These businesses must be approved by the State prior to placement of any orders. Any
contract established will be subject to this solicitation and any resulting Agreement(s), and to the terms and
conditions of the State's competitive bidding process.
The Agency acknowledges that the Reseller has merely purchased the Third-Party Items for resale or license to
the Agency, and that the proprietary and intellectual property rights to the Third Party Items are owned by parties
other than the Reseller ("Third Parties"). The Agency further acknowledges that except for the payment to the
Reseller for the Third-Party Items, all of its rights and obligations with respect thereto flow from and to the Third
Parties. The Reseller shall provide the Agency with copies of all documentation and warranties for the Third-Party
Items which are provided to the Reseller. The Reseller shall assign all applicable third-party warranties for
Deliverables to the Agency.
2.11. POSSESSION AND REVIEW
During the evaluation period and prior to award, possession of the bids and accompanying information is limited to
personnel of the issuing agency, and to the committee responsible for participating in the evaluation. Vendors who
attempt to gain this privileged information, or to influence the evaluation process (i.e. assist in evaluation) will be in
violation of purchasing rules and their offer will not be further evaluated or considered.
After award of contract the complete bid file will be available to any interested persons with the exception of trade
secrets, test information or similar proprietary information as provided by statute and rule. Any proprietary or
confidential information, which conforms to exclusions from public records as provided by N.C.G.S. 132-1.2 must
be clearly marked as such in the offer when submitted.
2.12. BEST AND FINAL OFFERS (BAFO)
The State may establish a competitive range based upon evaluations of offers, and request BAFOs from the
Vendor(s) within this range; e.g. "Finalist Vendor(s)". If negotiations or subsequent offers are solicited, the
Vendor(s) shall provide BAFO(s) in response. Failure to deliver a BAFO when requested shall disqualify the non-
responsive Vendor from further consideration. The State will evaluate BAFO(s), oral presentations, and product
demonstrations as part of the Vendors' respective offers to determine the final rankings.
2.13. AWARD
As provided by statute, award will be based on Best Value Analysis, Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source
Selection Method in accordance with N.C.G.S. 143B-1350(h), which provides that the offer must be in substantial
conformity with the specifications herein, and 09 NCAC 06B.0302.
Categories A-D:
All responsive bids will be reviewed, and award or awards will be based on the responsive bids(s) to provide
the estimated requirements as to breadth of lines, highest % discount offered off MSRP List, quantity, quality,
delivery, service, and/or geographical coverage. It is the State's intent to have multiple manufacturers
represented in each category. In the event that two (2) or more Vendors offer the same manufacturer's
product(s), it is the intent of the State to make an award to the Vendor with the most complete offering, and
highest % discount offered off MSRP List for a particular manufacturer's product(s). Products offered must
currently be available on the manufacturer's published MSRP. Submission of manufacturer's price schedules
developed specifically for this Bid will result in disqualification from award consideration.
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While the intent of this IFB is to award a Contract(s) to multiple manufacturers per each category, the State
reserves the right to not award any portion of the goods or services or to cancel this IFB in its entirety without
awarding a contract, if it is considered to be most advantageous to the State to do so. The Vendor may bid
on (1) one or all categories. The State reserves the right to make partial awards to more than one Vendor of
a manufacturer's products within a category, if the State determines that it is in its best interest to do so to
obtain the most complete offering of a manufacturer's products at the highest % discount offered.
A link to the NC Electronic Vendor Portal (eVP) allows the public to retrieve contract award information
electronically from the web site: https://evp.nc.gov/ Results may be found by searching by IFB number or
agency name. This information may not be available for several weeks dependent upon the complexity of
the acquisition and the length of time to complete the evaluation process.
2.14. POINTS OF CONTACT
Contact by the Offeror's representatives as shown below for contractual and technical matters related to this IFB is
only permitted with Melinda Deir-Boyette:
Vendor Contractual Point of Contact Vendor Technical Point of Contact
Contract Manager Name: Technical Lead Name:
Address: Address:
Email Address: Email Address:
Phone Number: Phone Number:
3.0 SPECIFICATIONS
The specific items and any specifications that the Purchasing Agency is seeking are listed below. Items offered by
the Vendor must meet or exceed the listed Specifications.
* Hybrid technologies * CAT Simulators
* Diesel Aftertreatment Systems * Pre-trip VR
* Fuel system trainers * Driving Simulators
* Rail fuel systems * Driving training manuals
* Cut-Away trainers * Heavy Equipment Training Materials
* Containers * Aviation Training Devices
* AVI trainers
Each Vendor shall offer the manufacturer's complete product line for the categories shown. Parts & Accessories
must be available at the percent discount off of the Manufacturer's Standard Retail Price (MSRP) or other
manufacturer's current published price listing (List Price, Suggested Retail Price, etc.) as referenced for each line
item's category:
Categories
a) Category A: CDL Training Equipment
b) Category B: Heavy Equipment Simulators
c) Category C: Diesel Training Systems
d) Category D: Flight Simulators
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3.1 CURRENT AWARDED MANUFACTURERS
The following manufacturers are awarded under the current Contract # 50-2324005 - Training Equipment &
Simulators and will not be considered in this solicitation. Only the manufacturers currently awarded under Contract
50-2324005 are excluded from this solicitation; however, Vendors may submit other manufacturers for
consideration.
Manufacturers Category A Category B Category C Category D
(Vendor (s) (Vendor (s) (Vendor (s) (Vendor (s)
CDL Training Equipment Heavy Equipment Simulators Diesel Training Flight
Systems Simulators
Consulab Cutaway Creations Cutaway Creations
Precision System, Inc Doron Precision
Simformotion Gregory Pool Equipment
L3 Technologies, Inc L3 Technologies
Nada Scientific Ltd. Nada Scientific LTD
Redbird Flight Redbird
Simulations, Inc Simulations
3.2. VENDOR STANDARD AGREEMENT(S)
The terms and conditions of Vendor's standard services, license, maintenance or other agreement(s) applicable to
Services, Goods, Software and other Products acquired under this Agreement may apply to the extent such terms
and conditions do not materially change the terms and conditions of this Agreement. In the event of any conflict
between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Vendor's standard agreement(s), the terms and
conditions of this Agreement relating to audit and records, jurisdiction, choice of law, the State's electronic
procurement application of law or administrative rules, the remedy for intellectual property infringement and the
exclusive remedies and limitation of liability in the NCDIT Terms and Conditions herein shall apply in all cases and
supersede any provisions contained in Vendor's relevant standard agreement or any other agreement. The State
shall not be obligated under any standard license and/or maintenance or other Vendor agreement(s) to indemnify
or hold harmless the Vendor, its licensors, successors or assigns; nor arbitrate any dispute, nor pay late fees, legal
fees or other similar costs.
3.3. VENDOR UTILIZATION OF WORKERS OUTSIDE U.S.
In accordance with N.C.G.S. 143B-1361(b), Vendor must detail in the IFB response, the manner in which it intends
to utilize resources or workers located outside the U.S. The State of North Carolina will evaluate the additional
risks, costs, and other factors associated with such utilization prior to making an award for any such Vendor's offer.
The Vendor shall provide the following for any offer or actual utilization or contract performance:
a) The location of work performed under a state contract by the Vendor, any subcontractors, employees, or
other persons performing the contract and whether any of this work will be performed outside the United
States.
b) The corporate structure and location of corporate employees and activities of the Vendors, its affiliates or
any other subcontractors.
c) Notice of the relocation of the Vendor, employees of the Vendor, subcontractors of the Vendor, or other
persons performing Services under a state contract outside of the United States.
d) Any Vendor or subcontractor providing call or contact center Services to the State of North Carolina shall
disclose to inbound callers the location from which the call or contact center Services are being provided.
Will any work under this contract be performed outside the United States? YES NO
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If Vendor answered "YES" above, list the location(s) outside the United States where work under this contract
will be performed by Vendor, any sub-contractors, employees, or other persons performing work under the
contract.
______________________________________________________________________________
3.4. E-VERIFY
Pursuant to N.C.G.S. 143B-1350(k), the State shall not enter into a contract unless the awarded Vendor and each
of its subcontractors comply with the E-Verify requirements of N.C.G.S. Chapter 64, Article 2. Vendors are directed
to review the foregoing laws. Any awarded Vendor must submit a certification of compliance with E-Verify to the
awarding agency, and on a periodic basis thereafter as may be required by the State.
3.5. PRODUCT MAKE AND MODEL
Manufacturer's name and model/catalog numbers used are for the purpose of identification and to establish quality
level desired. Such references are not intended to be restrictive and comparable products of other manufacturers
will be considered. However, Vendors are cautioned that any deviation from specifications must be pointed out in
its offer.
3.6 DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE
All offers shall include specifications and technical literature sufficient to allow the State to determine that the
equipment meets all requirements. This technical literature will be the primary source for bid evaluation. If a
requirement is not addressed in the technical literature, it must be supported by additional documentation and
included with the bid. Bid responses without sufficient technical documentation may be rejected.
3.7 SECURITY SPECIFICATIONS
Depending on the participating community college and the type of equipment, software, etc. being
procured, data may be stored either on-prem, on cloud (SaaS), or both.
3.7.1 SOLUTIONS HOSTED ON STATE INFRASTRUCTURE
Vendors shall provide a completed Vendor Readiness Assessment Report State Hosted Solutions ("VRAR") at
offer submission. This report is located at the following website: https://it.nc.gov/documents/vendor-readiness-
assessment-report when requested by NCCCS. The need will be determined if the Vendor meets the criteria
to supply the VRAR.
The Training Equipment and Simulators will be required to receive and securely manage data that is classified
as Program Critical, Low Risk. Refer to the North Carolina Statewide Data Classification and Handling policy
for more information regarding this data classification. The policy is located at the following website:
https://it.nc.gov/document/statewide-data-classification-and-handling-policy.
To comply with the State's Security Standards and Policies, State agencies are required to perform annual
security/risk assessments on their information systems using NIST 800-53 controls.
3.7.2 SOLUTIONS NOT HOSTED ON STATE INFRASTRUCTURE
The Training Equipment and Simulators will be required to receive and securely manage data that is classified
as Program Critical, Low Risk. Refer to the North Carolina Statewide Data Classification and Handling policy
for more information regarding data classification. The policy is located at the following website:
https://it.nc.gov/document/statewide-data-classification-and-handling-policy.
To comply with the State's Security Standards and Policies, State agencies are required to perform annual
security/risk assessments on their information systems using NIST 800-53 controls. This requirement
additionally applies to all Vendor-provided, agency-managed Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a
Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions which will handle data classified as Medium Risk
(Restricted) or High Risk (Highly Restricted) data.
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