The City of Tucson, AZ has publicly solicited and awarded through RFP process, a contract to Panasonic for Toughbook laptops, Tablets, Accessories and Service. This agreement is available to public agencies, nonprofits and agencies for public benefit nationwide through National IPA, a national cooperative purchasing program.

Products used in this contract:
This contract includes the entire line of business-rugged, semi-rugged and fully-rugged Panasonic Toughbook products, including the Arbitrator. Under this contract, Panasonic will provide professional services and warranty services for Toughbook computers. Third-party products are available through the authorized TP3 resellers.

City of Tucson, AZ is Principal Procurement Agency (PPA)

• Competitively awarded by the City of Tucson, AZ and available to public agencies nationally.
• Pre-competed publicly awarded contract = No RFP or IGA needed
• National aggregate pricing = Cost Savings
• Saves duplication of effort and costs associated with separate RFP’s

Contract Includes:

• Products and Services
• Pre-Sales Support & Engineering
• Toughbooks
• Tablets
• Accessories
• Services (Warranty, Extended Warranty, Deployment, Professional)

Contract Duration:

• 1 year (with 4 one-year auto renewals)
• Began August 1, 2007

Delivery Terms:

• 30 days for in-stock items.
• TP3’s Manage Invoicing Directly
• Ground Delivery provided at no charge

Designated Panasonic TP3's

• CDW-G
• CLH International, Inc.
• Control Communications
• Insight Public Sector
• MCT
• PCN Strategies
• Paradigm System Solutions, Inc.
• PCS Mobile
• Turnkey Mobile

Resellers refer to eligibility to assist customers in utilizing this contract and channel information for more detailed procedures and marketing support descriptions.

About National IPA
The National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance Company (National IPA) works with public and non profit agencies, who as Principal Procurement Agencies competitively solicit national contracts for aggregated use. This cooperative strategy offers lower costs, plus time and resource savings, to participating agencies.



National IPA Quick Facts

• Established through a collaborative effort of public agencies across the United States for the specific purpose of reducing procurement costs by leveraging group volume.
• Aggregates the purchasing power of participating public agencies across the country in order to receive larger volume discounts from suppliers.
• Each contract offered by National IPA has been competitively solicited by a Principal Procurement Agency.
• All agreements allow universal contract utilization ("piggybacking") by public agencies operating for the benefit of the public.

Reducing Procurement Costs for Public Agencies [pdf, 121kb]

Customer / Agency Eligibility

Agencies that want to access the contract must go to www.nationalipa.org in order to participate.

The process located at www.nationalipa.org is simple and quick:

Agencies that want to access the contract must register at www.nationalipa.org in order to participate. There is no fee to participate and no obligations.



Once the Participation Form is completed and submitted, agencies will receive acknowledgement of participation from National IPA.

TP3 Contract Details and Sales Information
Pricing:

• Percent discount off Panasonic SRP
• Standard ROE / SPL process on a per deal basis
• Current Toughbook Models and Services MSRP List [pdf, 17kb]

Processes and Procedures: Contract Briefing Presentation [pdf, 720kb]

• Ability to offer Non-Panasonic accessories under this master agreement – for example, cases, expansion slot cards, wireless adaptors, antennas, mounts, etc. Only restriction is on selling compatible products which are already addressed within the Panasonic Line Card.
• Contract discount structure; discount for quantity 1 to 250 / 251 + (download contract reference sheet, below, for discount details).

Procurement, Delivery, & Billing Processes:

• Ground Delivery provided at no charge
• Billing and/or invoicing will be managed by designated TP3 resellers
• Standard Channel Processes

Customer Service: Pre-Sales and Order Processing support offered through designated TP3 resellers.

• Pricing Information
• General contract questions

Contract 042309 TP3 Reference and Discount Sheet. [pdf, 231kb]


PCSC Contact:
Michelle Chapin
Director, Government Relations
Panasonic Solutions Company
Michelle.Chapin@us.panasonic.com

Panasonic Solutions Company holds the CA PEPPM contract direct, but fulfills through numerous authorized reseller partners. All State, Local, County, Municipality, Higher Education, K-12, Private Schools, and other customers across all 50 States are encouraged to cooperatively purchase through this contract.

Contract Length
Current Expiration: December, 2013 (if all optional extensions are utilized)

Scope of Contract
The contract provides the full line of PSC products including Panasonic Toughbook® computers, Toughbook Arbitrator 360°™ mobile digital video system, professional flat-panel displays, projectors and professional video equipment, as well as all related accessories and services.

Reseller Partners
We have various reseller partners through our contract that may be involved in the transaction, at the option of the participating state. Resellers may be listed in individual States.

Participating States
Schools and agencies in all states are eligible. In fact, last year buyers in 43 states took advantage of PEPPM contracts. Certain restrictions do apply for state-level customers, so please reference our contracts page for more information.

Pricing
Discounts vary by product category - Toughbook computers, Installation Projectors, Professional Plasma/LCD, Professional Video, and related accessories. Pricing is quantity one, and discounts for quantities above one unit are available through our reseller partners. Reseller partners may have additional promotional pricing available to customers, please submit RFQ information to David Knisely or to the reseller(s) of your choice.

Webportal:
Visit the PEPPM portal to review ordering instructions, chose your reseller, to view the PSC catalog, and for more information

Contact information
David Knisely
Capture and Contracts Manager
973.303.7727
contracts@us.panasonic.com