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Background
The ITRP Master Enabling Agreement (MEA MO10200) with SBC provides that
five percent (5%) of the list price of qualified Cisco network hardware
purchased by the CSU will be held by SBC as a credit available for additional
purchase of certain goods or services. When the original purchase is managed
centrally as part of the basic ITRP provisioning program, such credits
are accorded to the Chancellor's Office account for uses related to the
system-wide program; but when the original purchase is from local campus
funds, any resulting credits are held in an account available for the
specific use of that campus.
Authorized Uses
CSU campuses may employ the resources available from the Cisco 5% ITRP
in-kind credit allowance to fund the following:
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Acquisition of non-production Cisco equipment, including spares
and academic laboratory equipment;
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Procurement of non-production Cisco software, including CiscoWorks
for an academic laboratory environment;
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Provision of Non-ITRP baseline training through Cisco's approved
training partners;
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Support of system maintenance including Cisco Smartnet, SBC ENS,
or CiscoWorks; and,
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Reimbursement of taxes and freight costs for purchase of Cisco hardware
unrelated to the ITRP project.
Ordering Process
The following list outlines the procedural steps campuses should follow
in ordering equipment and services against their Cisco credit allowance.
Prior to requesting the issuance of a credit, campuses should first review
the approved credit fund uses noted above, and then confirm the availability
of sufficient credit funding by referring to SBC's monthly report. The
report is available on each campus SBC ePMO website
(https://ebiznet.sbc.com/epmo)
and is updated 30 days after the close of each calendar month.
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A campus should initiate a credit use request by contacting its SBC
Datacomm Account Manager (ISM);
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The SBC ISM will then prepare and forward to the campus a Bill Of
Materials (BOM) and cover page describing the request;
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The campus should review the BOM, revising it through the ISM as
necessary, and then forward the final approved version and the signed
cover page to the Campus's Purchasing Office;
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The Purchasing Office should issue a "Zero Dollar" Purchase
Order, faxing it together with the approved BOM and the signed cover
page to SBC's Inside Sales Department;
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SBC's Inside Sales Department will place the order(s) against the
campus' designated 5% account. After the order(s) has been placed
and shipped, that account will be debited in the amount indicated
by the approved BOM; and
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A " Zero Dollar " invoice will be issued to the campus
indicating the completion of the transaction and providing a record
of the transaction.
Contact: Kendra Ard, Director, ITRP, kard@calstate.edu,
562-951-4250
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