CENIC and VMware have created a Master Purchasing Agreement for the exclusive use of all CENIC Members. The Master Agreement aims to provide streamlined purchasing of VMware technologies, more predictable pricing, and guiding contract terms at the master level for CENIC Members. Summary highlights of the master purchasing agreement are provided below.

 

Contract Number:          00255300.0

 

Contract Term:                March 10, 2017 – March 09, 2020  

 

Master Agreement:        Attached is the CENIC-VMware Master Agreement

 

VMware Categories on the Master Agreement
 

VMware’s portfolio of products and services on VMware’s Academic Price List are available for purchase under the Master Agreement. The categories of products and services are provided in the table below.     

 

VMware Category

VMware Software Licenses

Subscription and Support (SnS) – New and Renewals

Infrastructure as a Service Offerings (IaaS)

Subscription / SaaS Offerings (i.e. Horizon Air, AirWatch, vRealize)

Consulting, Professional Services, and Training (SKU Based)

VMware Professional Services – Not to Exceed Hourly Rates for T&M and FFP

The attached price list identifies the appropriate VMware Category for each part number offered under the Master Agreement.

How to Use the Master Agreement

Each Authorized Reseller has agreed to a minimum discount from VMware’s then-current Academic Price List.  Please refer to the attached price list for additional information.

When submitting a purchase order to an Authorized Reseller(s), CENIC Members must reference the Master Agreement contract number (#00255300.0) on their purchase order. This Contract Number will be used to validate your ability to use this Master Agreement as an authorized CENIC Member.

List of Authorized Resellers

 

Listed below are the Authorized Resellers for the CENIC-VMware Master Agreement. CENIC Members may obtain quotes and pricing information from any of the Authorized Resellers.

Authorized Reseller	Point of Contact	Email Address	Phone Number
CDW	Eric Williams	ericwil@cdwg.com	(312) 705-9097
Dell	Chris Coykendall	chris_coykendall@dell.com	(646) 301-9998
Dimension Data	Alan Engler	alan.engler@dimensiondata.com	(310) 569-8505
Golden Star Technology	Dennis Wang	dpwang@gstes.com	(562) 345-8711
KIS Computer Center	John Marciano	johnm@kiscc.com	(408) 718-6868
PCM	Sandeep Kapoor	Sandeep.Kapoor@pcmg.com	(310) 225-4047
SHI	Alison Turner	alison_turner@shi.com	(425) 974-5997

Additional Points of Contact

	VMware Sales	VMware Contract Management	CENIC
Contact	Mark Slafka	Karin Whitwood	Cassandra Patrizio
Email	slafkam@vmware.com	kwhitwood@vmware.com	cpatrizio@cenic.org
Phone	(703) 483-1416	(571) 375-3481	NA