National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance Company (National IPA)

The City of Tucson, AZ has publicly solicited and awarded through RFP process, a contract to Panasonic for Toughbook laptops, Tablets, Accessories and Service. This agreement is available to public agencies, nonprofits and agencies for public benefit nationwide through National IPA, a national cooperative purchasing program.

Products used in this contract:
This contract includes the entire line of business-rugged, semi-rugged and fully-rugged Panasonic Toughbook products, including the Arbitrator. Under this contract, Panasonic will provide professional services and warranty services for Toughbook computers. Third-party products are available through the authorized TP3 resellers.

City of Tucson, AZ is Principal Procurement Agency (PPA)

• Competitively awarded by the City of Tucson, AZ and available to public agencies nationally.
• Pre-competed publicly awarded contract = No RFP or IGA needed
• National aggregate pricing = Cost Savings
• Saves duplication of effort and costs associated with separate RFP’s

Contract Includes:

• Products and Services
• Pre-Sales Support & Engineering
• Toughbooks
• Tablets
• Accessories
• Services (Warranty, Extended Warranty, Deployment, Professional)

Contract Duration:

• 1 year (with 4 one-year auto renewals)
• Began August 1, 2007

Delivery Terms:

• 30 days for in-stock items.
• TP3’s Manage Invoicing Directly
• Ground Delivery provided at no charge

Designated Panasonic TP3's

• Insight Public Sector
• CDW-G
• Portable Computer Systems, Inc.
• CLH International, Inc.
• MCT
• CDCE

Resellers refer to eligibility to assist customers in utilizing this contract and channel information for more detailed procedures and marketing support descriptions.

About National IPA
The National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance Company (National IPA) works with public and non profit agencies, who as Principal Procurement Agencies competitively solicit national contracts for aggregated use. This cooperative strategy offers lower costs, plus time and resource savings, to participating agencies.



National IPA Quick Facts

• Established through a collaborative effort of public agencies across the United States for the specific purpose of reducing procurement costs by leveraging group volume.
• Aggregates the purchasing power of participating public agencies across the country in order to receive larger volume discounts from suppliers.
• Each contract offered by National IPA has been competitively solicited by a Principal Procurement Agency.
• All agreements allow universal contract utilization ("piggybacking") by public agencies operating for the benefit of the public.

Reducing Procurement Costs for Public Agencies [pdf, 121kb]

Customer / Agency Eligibility

Agencies that want to access the contract must go to www.nationalipa.org in order to participate.

The process located at www.nationalipa.org is simple and quick:

Agencies that want to access the contract must register at www.nationalipa.org in order to participate. There is no fee to participate and no obligations.



Once the Participation Form is completed and submitted, agencies will receive acknowledgement of participation from National IPA.

TP3 Contract Details and Sales Information
Pricing:

• Percent discount off Panasonic SRP
• Standard ROE / SPL process on a per deal basis
• Current Toughbook Models and Services MSRP List [pdf, 17kb]

Processes and Procedures: Contract Briefing Presentation [pdf, 720kb]

• Ability to offer Non-Panasonic accessories under this master agreement – for example, cases, expansion slot cards, wireless adaptors, antennas, mounts, etc. Only restriction is on selling compatible products which are already addressed within the Panasonic Line Card.
• Contract discount structure; discount for quantity 1 to 250 / 251 + (download contract reference sheet, below, for discount details).

Procurement, Delivery, & Billing Processes:

• Ground Delivery provided at no charge
• Billing and/or invoicing will be managed by designated TP3 resellers
• Standard Channel Processes

Customer Service: Pre-Sales and Order Processing support offered through designated TP3 resellers.

• Pricing Information
• General contract questions

Contract 042309 TP3 Reference and Discount Sheet. [pdf, 231kb]


PCSC Contact:
Michelle Chapin
Director, Government Relations
Panasonic Computer Solutions Company
michelle_chapin@us.panasonic.com


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State of Florida Contract

Panasonic Toughbook is now available for purchase on the Florida Contract - 250-040-08-1 for the Acquisition of Rugged Laptops, Rugged Tablet Computers and Ultra Mobile PCs. Under this contract, Panasonic will provide through authorized dealers/resellers toughbook products, including laptops and accessories.

Products used in this contract:
The Toughbook 19, 30, 52, 74, and U1 were used in this contract.

Toughbook 19	Toughbook 30	Toughbook 52	Toughbook 74	Toughbook U1

Price Lists

• Current Price List [pdf, 170kb]

Eco-Friendly
Eco-friendly Initiatives for Panasonic — to include all of our green efforts, information on EPEAT, recycling and more


About Toughbook
Learn more about Toughbook and its history


Panasonic Toughbook Configurator
Experience the entire Panasonic Toughbook product line, view the various options and specifications, and find the exact model number you need when ordering your new Toughbook.
Configure a model


PCSC Contact:
Michelle Chapin
Director, Government Relations
Panasonic Computer Solutions Company
michelle_chapin@us.panasonic.com


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State of Louisiana - Contract #4071

The State of Louisiana Statewide Contract #407182 for Panasonic Brand Name Microcomputers and Peripherals includes the entire line of business-rugged, semi-rugged and fully-rugged Panasonic Toughbook products, including the Arbitrator. Under this contract, Panasonic will provide professional services and warranty services for the Toughbook computers purchased by the State of Louisiana.

Products used in this contract:
The full line of Panasonic Toughbook products, accessories (including the Arbitrator), professional services and warranty services were used in this contract.


PCSC Contact:
Michelle Chapin
Director, Government Relations
Panasonic Computer Solutions Company
michelle_chapin@us.panasonic.com


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State of Mississippi Contract

November 1, 2009 - October 31, 2010
For this Mississippi Micro EPL 3605, there is a $100,000 per project limit for Micro EPL 3605.

Resellers Involved
To obtain a quote or place an order, view more information about the resellers

learn more about the ITS EPS Interactive

Products used in this contract:
The Toughbook F8, W8, 52, 19, 30, U1, and H1 Health were used in this contract.

Toughbook F8 spec sheet [pdf, 246k]	Toughbook W8 spec sheet [pdf, 288k]	Toughbook 52 spec sheet [pdf, 271k]	Toughbook 19 spec sheet [pdf, 277k]	Toughbook 30 spec sheet [pdf, 318k]	Toughbook U1 spec sheet [pdf, 241k]	Toughbook H1 Health spec sheet [pdf, 196k]

Pricing
Panasonic Toughbook Contract

view current micro EPL listed - dated Nov 2009 [pdf, 582k]

Please contact a reseller to obtain the most current price on Toughbook mobile computers.

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State of New York / OGS - Contract Number PT63263

Contract Details
Note: Not all Panasonic products are available for purchase through the NY OGS contract. See NY OGS contract details for more information.


Resellers Involved
Visit the New York State Office of General Services website to view more information about these resellers.

• CDWG — Authorized for all Toughbook products except Arbitrator.
• Derive Technologies — Authorized for all Toughbook products.
• ESS — Authorized for all Toughbook products.
• GTSI — Authorized for all Toughbook products.
• Insight Public Sector — Authorized for all Toughbook products.
• Island Tech Service — Authorized for all Toughbook products.
• WPCS (formerly Quality Communications) — Authorized for all Toughbook products.
• Synergy — Authorized for all Toughbook products.

Price Lists

• Current Price List [pdf, 230kb]
• 07/01/2009 List [pdf, 287kb]
• 05/01/2009 List [pdf, 287kb]
• 04/06/2009 List [pdf, 314kb]
• 10/22/2008 List [pdf, 314kb]
• 06/06/2008 List [pdf, 221kb]
• 5/08/2008 List [pdf, 278kb]
• 4/04/2008 List [pdf, 278kb]
• 3/30/2008 List [pdf, 261kb]
• 1/16/2008 List [pdf, 161kb]
• 9/12/2007 List [pdf, 391kb]
• 7/12/2007 List [pdf, 190kb]

Panasonic Toughbook Configurator
Experience the entire Panasonic Toughbook product line, view the various options and specifications, and find the exact model number you need when ordering your new Toughbook.
Configure a model.


Support
Hundreds of model configurations and accessory products are available under this contract. For assistance in configuration and pre-sales support, call our PCSC contact or one of our designated / authorized resellers.


PCSC Contact:
Michelle Chapin
Director, Government Relations
Panasonic Computer Solutions Company
michelle_chapin@us.panasonic.com


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State of North Carolina - Contract Schedule 204B

The State of North Carolina contract ITS-003357 for Mobile Ruggedized Computers, Accessories and Peripherals includes the entire line of business-rugged, semi-rugged and fully-rugged Panasonic Toughbook products, including the Arbitrator. Under this contract, Panasonic will provide professional services and warranty services for the Toughbook computers purchased by the State of North Carolina.

Products used in this contract:
The full line of Panasonic Toughbook products, accessories (including the Arbitrator), professional services and warranty services were used in this contract.


PCSC Contact:
Michelle Chapin
Director, Government Relations
Panasonic Computer Solutions Company
michelle_chapin@us.panasonic.com


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State of Texas - DIR-SDD-531

Acting by, and through, the Department of Information Resources (DIR), the State of Texas has established a contract with Panasonic to provide the full line of business-rugged, semi-rugged and fully-rugged Toughbook computer equipment and accessories, including the Arbitrator, to the state government of Texas. Under this contract, Panasonic will provide professional services and warranty services for the Toughbook computers purchased by the State of Texas. Read more.

Products used in this contract:
The full line of Panasonic Toughbook products was used in this contract.

Resellers Involved

• Austin Ribbon & Computer Supplies, Inc. Authorized for all products including Arbitrator.
• CDW Government, Inc. Authorized for all products including Arbitrator.
• GTSI Authorized for all products including Arbitrator.
• Insight Public Sector Authorized for all products including Arbitrator.
• John Wright Assoc. Authorized for all products including Arbitrator.
• Portable Computer Systems, Inc. Authorized for all products including Arbitrator.
• Valcom Computer Center Authorized for all products including Arbitrator.

Price Lists

• Current Price List [pdf, 88kb]

Eco-Friendly
Eco-friendly Initiatives for Panasonic — to include all of our green efforts, information on EPEAT, recycling and more


About Toughbook
Learn more about Toughbook and its history


Panasonic Toughbook Configurator
Experience the entire Panasonic Toughbook product line, view the various options and specifications, and find the exact model number you need when ordering your new Toughbook. Configure a model


Instructions for Obtaining Quotes and Placing Purchase Orders
Customers are welcome to contact any of the following resellers to obtain a quote and/or place a purchase order. View vendor list



Contract #DIR-SDD-531 »


Warranty, Quotes, and Returns

• Panasonic Computer Solutions Company offers premium 3 year protection service for Toughbook laptops. View warranty info
• Obtain quotes and place purchase orders via the resellers listed. You must reference contract number DIR-SDD-531 on your purchase order.
• Returns can be worked through your reseller partner of choice.

Class/Items Available

204

204-54 Microcomputers, Handheld, Laptop, and Notebook

Maintenance, Repair and Support Plan

Panasonic will provide repairs at no charge for all units still under warranty. In-warranty repairs performed in the United States will also include shipping to and from our National Service Center at no charge in the event of a defect in materials or workmanship. This warranty is extended solely to the original purchaser. A purchase receipt or other proof of purchase may be required before warranty services are rendered. This warranty only covers failures due to defects in materials or workmanship, which occur during normal use. It does not cover damage which occurs in shipment; failures which are caused by software or virus issues; operational systems or application corruptions; products not supplied by Panasonic, or failures which result from installation, alteration, accident, misuse, introduction of liquid or other foreign matter into the unit; and damage that is attributable to acts of God, abuse and neglect. Additionally, improper maintenance, modification, or service by any party other than a Panasonic Factory Service Center or authorized Panasonic Service Provider will result in out-of-warranty status. Warranty Service and technical support is available through the Panasonic National Service Center at Heartland. Call 1-800-LAPTOP5 - technical support and customer services support is available 24/7. For unresolved customer services related concerns, questions, or complaints, contact Michelle Chapin at michelle_chapin@us.panasonic.com. View Standard Warranty Information Extended warranties and professional services are available for products offered.

Statement of Guarantee

Panasonic Computer Solutions Company guarantees to make available equivalent replacement parts for a product sold to the state for at least 3 years after a product is discontinued.

Discounts for Eligible Panasonic Toughbook Laptops, Applied to Published MSRP

Sku Category	% off SRP
Fully Rugged	14%
Semi Rugged	14%
Business Rugged Mobile Computers	8%
Accessories	9%
Mounting and Installation Equipment	6%
Mobile Digital Video Equipment	9%
Installation Services & training	0%

PCSC Contact
Michelle Chapin
Director, Government Relations
Panasonic Computer Solutions Company
michelle_chapin@us.panasonic.com


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Panasonic Toughbook mobile computers are available for purchase through the Western States Contract Alliance. View available products and services, as well as pricing, support and authorized resellers for this contract. Learn more


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