TIPS Contract 250106: Technology Solutions
LABUSA is an awarded vendor under TIPS Contract 250106, Technology Solutions. Government, education and public sector organizations can buy hardware, software, professional services, cybersecurity work, physical security systems and field support through a single awarded contract, without running a separate solicitation for each.
What makes this contract unusual
Most technology contracts cover either products or services. This one covers both, and that is the point of it: an agency replacing a network can buy the switches, the engineering to install them and the ongoing support on one vehicle, instead of assembling three purchases with three approval paths.
The two halves are priced differently, and understanding that difference is most of what a buyer needs. Services carry published hourly ceilings. Products carry a discount off the manufacturer's own catalog, which is a model worth understanding before comparing quotes: how discount off catalog pricing works explains what it does and does not guarantee.
Technology products and infrastructure
Hardware procurement across servers, storage, networking and end user devices, together with the platforms they run on. That covers network infrastructure, cloud and hybrid platforms, storage, backup and disaster recovery systems, and communications and collaboration equipment.
Security hardware sits here too, including cameras, sensors and access control devices, because for most agencies it is bought on the same purchase order as everything else in the building.
Professional IT and managed services
Consulting and digital transformation work, systems integration, and infrastructure management. Help desk support is available both remotely and on site, and procurement and lifecycle asset management are available as a service in their own right, which matters for an organization that owns more equipment than it can track.
Cybersecurity and compliance
Managed security monitoring, risk assessment, security architecture, compliance work and incident response. What to write into an order so that responsibilities are unambiguous before work starts is covered in security and risk in a TIPS engagement.
Physical security and low-voltage systems
Video surveillance, access control, alarm and intrusion detection, low-voltage cabling, integrated security solutions and the maintenance that keeps them working. The contract prices these roles explicitly, from security systems technicians and integrators through to physical security project managers, which is unusual and useful: it means a camera project and the people to install it are one purchase.
Field services and technical support
On-site installation and configuration, preventative maintenance, and dedicated personnel for organizations that need a known face rather than a queue. Travel-based delivery is priced into the contract rather than negotiated per visit, so a multi-site rollout can be budgeted rather than estimated.
What it costs through TIPS Contract 250106
Services are billed hourly against ceilings the contract sets. TIPS members pay 10% under each. These nine roles bound the range; the card runs to forty four.
| Role | Not to exceed | TIPS member |
|---|---|---|
| IT Program Manager | $227.00 | $204.30 |
| Subject Matter Expert III | $375.00 | $337.50 |
| Consultant I | $150.00 | $135.00 |
| System Specialist I | $120.00 | $108.00 |
| Systems Analyst III | $200.00 | $180.00 |
| Computer Security Specialist II | $220.00 | $198.00 |
| Data Entry Clerk I | $50.00 | $45.00 |
| LMS Consultant | $225.00 | $202.50 |
| Security Systems Integrator | $175.00 | $157.50 |
Products carry a 10% discount off manufacturer catalog rather than a fixed price, across Dell Technologies Product Line, APC by Schneider Electric Product Line, Microsoft Product Line, SMART Technologies Product Line, Lenovo Product Line, LG Electronics Product Line, Adobe Product Line, Palo Alto Networks Product Line.
The full card, both pricing models and how travel is billed are in what technology solutions cost under this contract.
Ordering Information
1) Reference TIPS Contract 250106 when requesting a quote.
2) Submit your project requirements to LABUSA.
3) Receive a proposal aligned to the contract's published pricing.
4) Include the contract number on all purchase orders.
The sequence in full, from confirming eligibility to starting the engagement, is in how to purchase IT services through a TIPS contract. What to put in a hardware requirement specifically is in how to buy technology hardware through a TIPS contract.
Support Services
LABUSA provides dedicated, experienced personnel to help agencies identify, procure and deploy the technology they need, rather than handing over a catalog and leaving the specification to the buyer.
Where a purchase under this contract includes hosted or cloud managed infrastructure, that infrastructure carries LABUSA's standing commitment of 99.999% network availability in a given month, excluding scheduled maintenance. That commitment attaches to hosted environments rather than to equipment sold outright: a switch bought on a purchase order is covered by its manufacturer warranty, not by an availability guarantee. Which applies to a given line is worth settling in the order, and the terms are in the service level agreement.
To start a project under this contract, send us the requirement you are working from.
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