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RFP Response to Region 10 ESC An NEC Solution for Region 10 ESC Building and School Security Products and Services RFP #EQ-111519-04 January 17, 2020 Submitted By: Submitted To: Lainey Gordon Ms. Sue Hayes Vertical Practice – State and Local Chief Financial Officer Government Region 10 ESC Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) 400 East Spring Valley Rd. NEC Corporation of America Richardson, TX 75081 Cell: 469-315-3258 Office: 214-262-3711 Email: [email protected] www.necam.com 1 DISCLAIMER NEC Corporation of America (“NEC”) appreciates the opportunity to provide our response to Education Service Center, Region 10 (“Region 10 ESC”) for Building and School Security Products and Services. While NEC realizes that, under certain circumstances, the information contained within our response may be subject to disclosure, NEC respectfully requests that all customer contact information and sales numbers provided herein be considered proprietary and confidential, and as such, not be released for public review. Please notify Lainey Gordon at 214-262-3711 promptly upon your organization’s intent to do otherwise. NEC requests the opportunity to negotiate the final terms and conditions of sale should NEC be selected as a vendor for this engagement. NEC Corporation of America 3929 W John Carpenter Freeway Irving, TX 75063 http://www.necam.com Copyright 2020 NEC is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation of America, Inc. 2 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................... 4 CORPORATE OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................. 4 TAB 1 – CONTRACT AND SIGNATURE FORM ................................................................................................... 7 TAB 2 - QUESTIONNAIRE ............................................................................................................................... 30 TAB 3 – COMPANY PROFILE .......................................................................................................................... 35 TAB 4 – PRODUCT/SERVICES ......................................................................................................................... 48 TAB 5 - PRICING ............................................................................................................................................. 50 TAB 6 – VALUE ADD ...................................................................................................................................... 52 TAB 7 - CERTIFICATES .................................................................................................................................... 45 TAB 8 – SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION....................................................................................................... 46 TAB 9 – REQUIRED DOCUMENTS .................................................................................................................. 47 3 Executive Summary NEC Corporation of America (NEC) would like to thank Region 10 ESC for providing us the opportunity to respond to the request for proposal for Building and School Security Products and Services. NEC welcomes the opportunity to assist Region 10 ESC in rapidly deploying the proposed NEC solution. NEC Corporation is one of the world’s leading providers of Internet, broadband network and With our focus on Solutions enterprise business solutions dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of its diverse and for Society, NEC’s goal is to global base of customers. NEC delivers tailored solutions in the key fields of computer, lead the advancement of the world‘s social networking and electron devices, by integrating its technical strengths in IT and networks, infrastructure by leveraging and by providing advanced semiconductor solutions through NEC Electronics Corporation. ICT and new business models. Our Solutions for NEC’s solutions, products and services are backed by the leadership and expertise of one of Society activities will become the pillars of NEC the most successful global companies, conducting business for more than 100 years. NEC over the company’s next has over 109,000 employees worldwide with over $24 Billion in annual revenue and more 100 years. than 1,000 employees, contractors, and consultants in offices across the US. Thousands of enterprises across North America, including Fortune 1000 companies and major vertical industries such as healthcare, education, and hospitality, trust NEC Corporation of America to deliver unparalleled excellence and customized solutions for their unique networking and communications needs. Based on its recent analysis of enterprise communications transformation strategies, Frost & Sullivan recognized NEC Corporation of America with the North America Frost & Sullivan Company of the Year Award. NEC’s Smart Enterprise approach to enterprise communications provides holistic transformation options that help customers adapt and flourish in in a complex business environment. NEC Smart Enterprise addresses unmet customer needs, implements best practices, and delivers superior customer purchase experience have all combined to win the trust of companies seeking to evolve their communications environment. Corporate Overview NEC Corporation of America: Established from the combined operations of NEC America, NEC Solutions America and NEC USA, NEC Corporation of America is a leading technology provider of strategic IT and communications solutions. Serving carrier, small-to-medium business and large enterprise clients across multiple vertical industries, NEC Corporation of America provides its customers greater access to a rich portfolio of technology and professional services, enhanced opportunities and competitive solutions. Effective companies are built on the vision of an agile and collaborative organization that leverages technology to meet business objectives. As the U.S. subsidiary of NEC Corporation, NEC Corporation of America leverages NEC's global network of resources and experience to help customers achieve a competitive edge. Comprised of business units and innovation centers throughout the United States, NEC Corporation of America offers its clients direct access to market-leading technologies and resources, ranging from server and storage solutions to IP voice and data solutions, biometric identification, optical network and microwave radio communications solutions. Fulfilling customer needs through comprehensive and innovative IT and network solutions is central to NEC's mission. 4 NEC Corporation: On 17 July 1899, Nippon Electric Company, Limited (renamed NEC Corporation, effective April, 1983, both expressed as NEC hereafter) Japan's first joint venture with foreign capital, was established by Kunihiko Iwadare in association with the U.S. firm Western Electric Company (presently Alcatel-Lucent). The basic aim of the new company, expressed in the slogan “Better Products, Better Service,” was to carry out the promise to provide its customers with world-class products and dependable follow-up service. The notion of follow-up service didn't take root among Japanese businesses until a full half-century later, whereas NEC had from the beginning embraced a concept that developed into what we now call Customer Satisfaction (CS). World and domestic firsts in technology and research development, made possible by managerial innovation and backed by establishment, improvement and reform of its various personnel systems, as well as the early mounting of environmental projects, make it possible to say that NEC's history has been marked by constant innovation for more than a hundred years. NEC is empowered by the DNA of innovation. NEC Corporation is a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies that benefit businesses and people around the world. By providing a combination of products and NEC Corporation solutions that cross utilize the company's experience and global resources, NEC's advanced Statistics FY2018 technologies meet the complex and ever-changing needs of its customers. NEC brings more than 100 years of expertise in technological innovation to empower people, • Founded in 1899 businesses and society. • Revenues of $24.95B USD. • 109,390 Employees Sustainability • Presence in 55 Countries NEC Corporation was selected to the 2017 "Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in • Fortune Global 500 the World," an index listing the world's 100 most sustainable corporations. This marks the Company third time NEC has been selected as one of the Global 100, following an announcement at • 64,000 Patents • $965M in annual R&D the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland. • 303 Consolidated Subsidiaries The Global 100 index has been published annually since its establishment in 2005 by • Major Operations Canadian publisher Corporate Knights Inc. The Global 100 were evaluated and selected Include Public from among approximately 4,900 corporations around the world based on efforts made Business, Enterprise Business, Telecom toward twelve quantitative key performance indicators related to sustainability. NEC is Carrier Business, one of four Japan-based corporations selected to the list. System Platform Business Global 100 Key Performance Indicators: Prioritized for the Technology Hardware Storage and Peripherals Group • Energy Intensity • Carbon Intensity • Water Intensity • Waste Intensity • Innovation Capacity • Percentage Tax Paid
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