Item - 2023.BA31.2

Tracking Status

This item was considered by Bid Award Panel on June 14, 2023 and was adopted without amendment.

BA31.2 - Award of Ariba Document Number 3867153465 to Bell Canada Operating as Bell, BCE Inc. for the Maintenance and Support of NetScout Hardware, Software, and Training for Technology Services

Decision Type:: ACTION

Status:: Adopted

Wards:: All

Panel Decision

The Bid Award Panel adopted the following:

1. Bid Award Panel grant authority to award the contract in accordance with the Contract Details set out in the report (June 8, 2023) from the Chief Procurement Officer:

Solicitation Number:

Request for Quotation, Ariba Document Number 3867153465

Description:

For Maintenance and Support of NetScout Hardware, Software, and Training for the City of Toronto’s Technology Services Division for a period of five (5) years from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2028.

Recommended Supplier:

Bell Canada operating as Bell, BCE Inc.

Contract Award Value:

$1,500,000 USD net of all applicable taxes and charges

$1,695,000 USD including HST and all applicable charges

$1,526,400 USD net of HST recoveries ($2,060,640 CAD)

Contract is expected to start on August 1, 2023 and end on July 31, 2028.

Origin

(June 8, 2023) Report from the Chief Procurement Officer

Summary

Solicitation Issued: March 15, 2023 Solicitation Closed: April 18, 2023

Number of Addenda Issued: Two (2)

Number of Bids: Four (4)

Table 2: Summary of Bids Received including bid price

Supplier Name	Bid Price (excluding H.S.T.)*
Clutch Solutions CA Incorporated operating as Clutch Solutions LLC	$370,000 USD**
Bell Canada operating as Bell, BCE Inc.	$1,123,000 USD
OnX Enterprise Solutions Ltd. operating as OnX Canada	$1,160,800 USD
Mo Raquib Farooqui Hedge Fund Bankers Law Corp. operating as Bankers Law Corp.	$1,448,500 USD

*Bid prices are based on a percentage discount and are for evaluation purposed only. The contract award value was set at $1,500,000 USD net of all applicable taxes and charges as per Part 5, Section 1.3 of Request of Quotation.

**Supplier was found non-compliant as their bid was deemed materially unbalanced.

Background Information

(June 8, 2023) Report from the Chief Procurement Officer on Award of Ariba Document Number 3867153465 to Bell Canada Operating as Bell, BCE Inc. for the Maintenance and Support of NetScout Hardware, Software, and Training for Technology Services
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/ba/bgrd/backgroundfile-237298.pdf

Motions

Motion to Adopt Item (Carried)

Moved by David McLeod.

Vote (Adopt Item)

Result:	Majority Required
Yes:	Leah Ross (Chair), David McLeod, Diana Santucci, Lena Dianda
No:
Absent: