The purpose of this RFP Lite is to establish a contract with an authorized Microsoft Large Account Reseller (LAR) for procurement of Microsoft Volume Licensing Software (MVLS). The MVLS will be purchased through the Microsoft Consortia; specifically, Campus and School Agreement # 01C36107 entered between North Carolina Community College Constituent Institutions and Affiliates (defined in Appendix A within the CASA) and Microsoft Licensing, GP. The Microsoft Campus and School Agreement allows an eligible education institution to license one or more products on a subscription basis for its institution. To license software on a subscription basis means that the right to run the product is non-perpetual and continues only during the license period. Submittal of a subscription enrollment is required by Microsoft for participation in the Campus and School Agreement # 01C36107. This program allows North Carolina Community College Institutions and Affiliates to select between a one-year license period or a three-year license period. The LAR shall support the Consortia Agreement version of the Microsoft Campus Agreement. NCCCS colleges with an existing Microsoft Campus agreement will convert over to the Consortia Agreement when their agreement is up for renewal. Accordingly, the State seeks to establish a three-year contract for the purchase of Microsoft Volume Licensing Software with an authorized LAR via this RFP Lite. The State reserves the right to extend the contract for two (2) additional years, in one (1) year increments, and to further amend the contract’s intent of coverage as may be required by future Legislative or State Chief Information Officer activities/requirements. Products and services will be provided according with the terms and conditions of this RFP Lite, The Microsoft Campus and School Agreement, and any addenda thereto.
