Palo Alto Renewal

The State of Ohio - Department of Administrative Services is soliciting for a three-year Palo Alto Agreement with locked in pricing from July 31, 2026 through July 30, 2029.  A purchase order will be issued for each individual fiscal year and is will bebilled for the annual amount for that year.

This is being rebid becuase the instructions for submittion were not followed correctly. Please read the below highlighted verbiage and make sure to fill in amounts for all grid fields as instructed.

The State of Ohio - Department of Administrative Services is soliciting dealers for products on state contract STS#534103. Only suppliers on STS#534103 or suppliers who offer this item on an existing state contract may respond to this solicitation.

Quoted price must be at or lower than contract pricing.

Please be sure to include the applicable state contract number in the contract column of the grid. If a state contract number is not provided, the proposal will not be considered as referencing a State contract.

Any responses that are not a part of a current state contract will not be considered.

Completion of the grid is required and will be considered the response for evaluation.  No outside/additional documentation will be considered.

The grid is set up for the top grid to reflect the total pricing for the full three-year term, while the subsequent grids itemize the pricing for each individual year ( Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3).

The State Standard Terms and Conditions apply to this solicitaiton.  No additional terms and conditions will be accepted.

Selection will be based on the lowest responsive and responsible quote.

At its sole discretion, DAS may renew the contract for up to two additional one-year term(s) subject to the satisfactory performance of the selected supplier and the needs of the State.

*** Please note that this is for a three year term to be invoiced annually in July of 2026, 2027 and 2028.  Payments for each year (Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3) should be itemized separately in the corresponding grids. The term starts on July 31, 2026 through July 30, 2029, with individual year spannng on July 31 to July 30 of the following year.