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Contracts Bulletin
Updates on Recently Added or Amended Go DIRect Information and Communications Technology Contracts

Volume 2, Issue 9
October 2008

This edition of the DIR Contracts Bulletin covers new and renewed contracts negotiated between August 15, 2008 and September 15, 2008.

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Contracts Bulletin – PDF (95 KB)

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Highlights

  • While extending the duration of contracts, particularly for networking equipment and data storage, additional savings of up to 28% have been realized on some contracts.
  • Technology Based Recording Equipment and Regulatory Software are new product categories now available through DIR contracts.

New Contracts, Renewals and Changes

New Contracts

New Contracts
Product(s) Manufacturers, Publishers, and Service Providers Average Savings Off MSRP % Savings Off Other Purchasing Options DIR Contract No.
Technology Based Recording Equipment Tracer, Talkument, and Clear2there hosted services Up to 52% 16% DIR-SDD-791
CyberTech NA 41% DIR-SDD-788
For the Record Up to 60% 22% DIR-SDD-790
Regulatory Software Versa Up to 50% 17% DIR-SDD-797
IT Security Services Verisign 20% 18% DIR-SDD-794
Symantec Up to 8% 8% DIR-SDD-789
Projectors and Digital Cameras Viewsonic, Sony, Canon, and NEC projectors; Fujifilm cameras; Canon, Visioneer, and Microtek scanners Up to 50% 10% DIR-SDD-793

Contract Renewals

Contract Renewals
Product(s) Vendor % Savings Off Other Purchasing Options DIR Contract No. New Expiration Date
Data Storage EMC Corporation 51% DIR-SDD-251 June 28, 2009
NWN Corporation 9% DIR-SDD-258 July 13, 2009
Sun Microsystems 16% DIR-SDD-503 March 14, 2009
Unique Digital 30% DIR-SDD-257 July 12, 2009
Mark III Systems 12% DIR-SDD-256 July 29, 2009
Disaster Recovery Northrop Grumman NA DIR-SC-03-223 July 1, 2009
Networking Equipment Verizon Select Services 18% DIR-SDD-250 June 29, 2009
Avaya NA DIR-SDD-272 July 28, 2009
Qwest Communications NA DIR-SDD-247 July 20, 2009
3COM Corporation 26% DIR-SDD-229 June 20, 2009
Management Applications 28% DIR-SDD-280 June 29, 2009
AT&T DataComm 30% DIR-SDD-232 June 19, 2009
Netsync Network Solutions 23% DIR-SDD-281 July 29, 2009
GE Supply 30% DIR-SDD-278 July 31, 2009
Software CIMA Solutions Group 7% DIR-SDD-292 September 30, 2008
DLT Solutions

10%

DIR-SDD-293 September 30, 2008
RFD & Associates 6% DIR-SDD-263 May 25 , 2009
InterSystems Corporation 5% DIR-SDD-557 June 19, 2009
Pronto Solutions 50% DIR-SDD-562 July 11, 2009
CDW Government 11% DIR-SDD-290 July 12, 2009
Unisys Corporation 18% DIR-SDD-571 July 11, 2009
MTM Technologies 13% DIR-SDD-264 June 25, 2009
Layer 3 Communications 19% DIR-SDD-279 January 6, 2009
Adjacent Technologies, Inc. 10% DIR-SDD-561 July 2, 2009
Satellite Services Hughes Network Systems 5% HNS 1-03 March 30, 2009
Surveillance Cameras Safe Sight 11% DIR-SDD-565 July 25, 2009
Data Projections, Inc. 5% DIR-SDD-574 August 1, 2009
Wireless Mesh Redmoon, Inc. NA DIR-SDD-475 August 18, 2009

Contract Changes

Contract Changes
Product(s) Vendor Contract Change DIR Contract No.
Software SHI Government Solutions Establishes which document controls when Appendix C does not exist or when Publisher License Agreement is in effect DIR-SDD-198
Surveillance Cameras Siemens Technologies Contract Terminated DIR-SDD-581
 
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