Vendors must provide the requested brand of equipment where possible as this equipment will interface with standards established throughout the campus of USM. Vendors are allowed in certain cases to provide “equivalent”. Vendor must provide documentation to substantiate “equivalent”. Acceptance of is at the sole discretion of the State. “equivalent” If a specific piece of equipment has been discontinued or replaced by a newer model, the Vendor shall submit the proposed replacement model number and type, noting the model number and type it is replacing. If the substitution is required after the award, the replacement model must be at the same or lower cost than the model being replaced. The acceptance of any and all replacements or substitutions is at the sole discretion of the State. AV System Manuals Notebooks as described below shall be assembled by the Vendor for all AV systems furnished under this contract. The Vendor shall forward the notebooks and field drawings, with all wire numbers, to USM for review. The following information shall be placed in the notebooks; table of contents, section tabs with labels, final as built wiring diagrams of all systems, system operating instructions and manufacturer’s manuals. Oversized drawings will be folded to 8 ½ x 11 in. and inserted individually into properly punched Mylar sheet protectors. If delivered electronically, all sheets shall be included in one pdf file with index tabs. Vendor shall include the source code for the Crestron control system in this package. Donated Equipment There is a possibility that a donor will be providing some or all of the LED LCD TV monitors. Vendor will be expected to install these devices as Vendor would devices proposed by Vendor. Vendor must acknowledge that USM and the State may delete devices if a donation occurs but will not adjust the installation cost for said devices. Scoring Methodology
Vendors must provide the requested brand of equipment where possible as this equipment will interface with standards established throughout the campus of USM. Vendors are allowed in certain cases to provide “equivalent”. Vendor must provide documentation to substantiate “equivalent”. Acceptance of “equivalent” is at the sole discretion of the State. If a specific piece of equipment has been discontinued or replaced by a newer model, the Vendor shall submit the proposed replacement model number and type, noting the model number and type it is replacing. If the substitution is required after the award, the replacement model must be at the same or lower cost than the model being replaced. The acceptance of any and all replacements or substitutions is at the sole discretion of the State. AV System Manuals Notebooks as described below shall be assembled by the Vendor for all AV systems furnished under this contract. The Vendor shall forward the notebooks and field drawings, with all wire numbers, to USM for review. The following information shall be placed in the notebooks; table of contents, section tabs with labels, final as built wiring diagrams of all systems, system operating instructions and manufacturer’s manuals. Oversized drawings will be folded to 8 ½ x 11 in. and inserted individually into properly punched Mylar sheet protectors. If delivered electronically, all sheets shall be included in one pdf file with index tabs. Vendor shall include the source code for the Crestron control system in this package. Donated Equipment There is a possibility that a donor will be providing some or all of the LED LCD TV monitors. Vendor will be expected to install these devices as Vendor would devices proposed by Vendor. Vendor must acknowledge that USM and the State may delete devices if a donation occurs but will not adjust the installation cost for said devices. Scoring Methodology
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