Maintenance and upgrading of the network infrastructure at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)

The subject matter of the public procurement includes maintenance and upgrades of the network infrastructure at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). The scope of the public procurement comprises:

1. Renewal of support for existing network equipment, as follows:
   • Network switches
   • 2 units;
   • Core switch
   • 4 units;
   • Access switch
   • 4 units;
   • Managed switch
   • 4 units;
   • Cisco Firepower 4115 NGFW Appliance, 1U
   • 2 units;
   • Cisco FPR4115 Threat Defense Threat Protection License
   • 2 units;
   • Cisco Firepower Management Center, (VMWa)
   • 1 unit;
   • Cisco Secure Malware Analytics License for Appliance
   • 1,500 units;
   • Cisco Threat Grid M5 Model Hardware
   • 1 unit;
   • Cisco UCS S3260 Storage Server Base Ch
   • 2 units;
   • Cisco ISE Virtual Machine Common PID
   • 2 units;
   • Cisco Secure Email XaaS Subscription
   • 1,200 units;
   • Cisco Web Security XaaS Subscription
   • 630 units;
   • UCS C240 M5 12 LFF
   • 1 unit;
   • UCS C220 M5 SFF 10 HD w/o CPU, mem, HD
   • 2 units.
2. Supply of new network equipment, as follows:
   • Type 1 router
   • 2 units;
   • Centralized user authentication solution
   • 1 unit;
   • Type 1 switch
   • 2 units;
   • Type 2 switch
   • 2 units;
   • Type 3 switch
   • 3 units; Performance requirements are detailed in the Contracting Authority's Technical Specifications
   • Annex No. 1, part of the procurement documentation. ****

1. The timeframe for providing the support described in item 2.2.1 of the Contracting Authority's Technical Specifications
   • Annex No. 1 is up to 15 (fifteen) business days from the date of receipt of notification of secured funding sent by the Contracting Authority and submission by the Contractor of the designated performance guarantee under the terms of the draft contract.
2. The delivery timeframe for the network equipment described in item 2.2.2 of the Contracting Authority's Technical Specifications
   • Annex No. 1 is up to 90 (ninety) business days from the date of receipt of notification of secured funding sent by the Contracting Authority and submission by the Contractor of the designated performance guarantee under the terms of the draft contract.
3. The period of the provided support for the network equipment under item 2.2.1 of the Contracting Authority's Technical Specifications
   • Annex No. 1 shall be in accordance with the requirements set out in Table No. 1 and Table No. 2 of the Contracting Authority's Technical Specifications
   • Annex No. 1. 4. The warranty service period for the network equipment delivered under item 2.2.2 of the Contracting Authority's Technical Specifications
   • Annex No. 1 shall correspond to the period proposed by the participant in its tender, starting from the delivery date certified in the handover protocol for the delivery of the equipment. ***** Unless it is the manufacturer, the participant in the public procurement must be duly authorized by the manufacturer or its official representative with the granted right to distribute/deliver the offered products within the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria.The participant shall prove compliance with the requirement by attaching an authorization letter or other equivalent document issued by the manufacturer or its official representative in the Bulgarian language, or accompanied by a Bulgarian translation, within its Technical Proposal.Where the participant submits an authorization letter from an official representative of the manufacturer (or equivalent document), the tender must also include an authorization letter issued by the manufacturer (or equivalent document in Bulgarian or accompanied by a Bulgarian translation) authorizing the manufacturer's official representative to grant authorization to third parties. ***** The requirement for authorization at the tender submission stage is justified by the subject matter of the procurement and serves as a safeguard for its timely and quality execution.Should a contractor be selected who is subsequently refused authorization by the manufacturer, this could lead to delays in the execution of the …