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Proposal — City of South Bend Executive Summary Network Solutions, Inc. (NSI) is pleased to provide a proposal to satisfy City of South Bend's need for Cisco Smart Services contract renewal. City of South Bend's current contracts are managed by a number of Cisco Partners, creating various end dates on coverage and contract numbers. NSI had several discussions with the City in order to determine the following needs: • Accurate equipment list • One Cisco Partner for all services • One Co -terminus end date for all contracts — would prefer end date in 2019 • Correct coverage on all equipment, minimizing risk • Correct version of Unified Communication licenses reflected on contracts • Ongoing contract management Proposed Solution — 3 Year SMARTnet Contract Network Solutions has partnered with Cisco to present our cost saving proposal. We are offering City of South Bend a 3-year co -terminus renewal financed through Cisco Capital at zero (0) percent for 36 months. • A detailed quote broken down by service level, with a co -terminus end date of 11/30/2019. o Only a few exceptions for End of Support items, which are pro -rated to the last date that they can be covered. • Locking in the price for coverage on items for the next 3 years o Valued at $9,948 (Based on typical annual price increases) • Multi -year discount —valued at $61,200 (additional discount offered by Cisco and NSI) • Zero percent financing — valued at $13,000 • 1 year of Cisco Technical Education: All Access Package for 1 Person — valued at $3,500 o See enclosed Attachment for details on this training resource o Additional year for 1user —Shared Cost — Valued at $1,750 • Total savings: $89,398 The total cost for this renewal is $229,961.79 which equates to 3 annual payments of $76,653.93 (final payment information will be provided by Cisco Capital). Based on current equipment list the annual price for coverage is $97,053.85. This proposal meets and exceeds the contracted QPA discount for a multi -year contract. 1T) NetworkSolutions Page 2 11 /1 /2016