Pricing Model. Provide a description of your pricing model or methodology identifying how the model works for the products and services included in your proposal. Your response should describe how the proposed pricing model is able to be audited by an Equalis Group member to assure compliance with the pricing in the Master Agreement. Cogent offers both Fixed Price and Time and Materials (T&M) pricing models to accommodate a variety of project needs. Since the specific requirements or Project descriptions of Equalis Group Contracts are not defined at this time, Cogent has adopted a flexible Time and Materials (T&M) pricing model. This approach ensures that Equalis Group participants receive tailored IT solutions that meet their unique needs while maintaining transparent pricing based on actual project requirements. To accommodate budget planning, we have established a "not-to-exceed" rate for various job titles and services, ensuring cost predictability for each engagement. The rates provided in the rate card are the Not-to- exceed rates that can be further negotiated on a Project level. Pricing has been attached as a separate attachment – Cost Proposal. Cogent’s pricing model is both flexible and auditable, offering straightforward, competitive rates while ensuring that Equalis Group members can easily verify compliance through transparent billing practices and comprehensive documentation. Our pricing model is designed to be transparent, competitive, and flexible, ensuring that our clients receive the best value for the IT services we provide. To ensure full transparency and compliance, ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s pricing model is structured to be easily auditable. All pricing is outlined clearly in the Master Agreement and associated contracts, and we maintain detailed records of the rates, pricing adjustments, and billing calculations. Once awarded, we will publish the final pricing sheet for the Equalis contract on our website, ensuring full transparency and easy access for all stakeholders. Equalis Group members can request access to this information at any time, and we will provide clear documentation to support any invoices or charges. Additionally, we are committed to adhering to the "Not-to-Exceed" pricing principles specified in the Master Agreement, ensuring that the agreed-upon prices do not exceed the rates outlined in our proposal, unless mutually agreed upon adjustments are made and properly documented. This makes it easy for Equalis Group members to verify that the pricing is in line with the agreed terms and ensures compliance with the Master Agreement at all times.
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Pricing Model. Provide a description of your pricing model or methodology identifying how the model works for the products and services included in your proposal. Your response should describe how the proposed pricing model is able to be audited by an Equalis Group member to assure compliance with the pricing in the Master Agreement. Cogent offers both Fixed Price Kyndryl utilizes for most products discounted MSRP List pricing for direct public cloud offerings as a reseller. List pricing often changes for public cloud offerings as providers change their offering price structure frequently. Using MSRP with a discount is the best way that we can show savings to a Member while presenting the number of solution offerings - Member pricing shall not exceed discounted MSRP or other offered discounts. Kyndryl is offering discounts of between 5 and Time 7% depending on product selected. In addition to the Public Cloud reseller discount pricing that we are proposing, Kyndryl provide Managed Services which require collaboration with our customer to develop the detailed solution requirements and Materials appropriate volumes of service elements. These specialized offerings are discounted even higher than 7% (T&Mup to 22%) pricing models to accommodate a variety of project needs. Since because they are full managed services that do not have defined MSRP but are dependent on the specific requirements or Project descriptions of Equalis Group Contracts are not defined at this time, Cogent has adopted a flexible Time solution and Materials (T&M) pricing model. This approach ensures that Equalis Group participants receive tailored IT solutions that meet their unique needs while maintaining transparent sizing collaboration with the Member: Full managed services pricing based on actual project requirementssolution configuration and agreed pricing will have an up to 22% discount (78% of configured pricing) and are marked in the Cost Proposal as “Per configured and agreed pricing”. To accommodate budget planningFor solutions provided by our own Kyndryl Private Cloud, we have established EQUALIS/CCOG members can also benefit from the power and security of our leading IT platforms, but with a "notlower, more controllable, consumption-to-exceed" rate for various job titles based pricing model that has enhanced availability, scalability, and disaster resiliency. In addition, Members can expect the following benefits: ▪ A simplified and reduced total cost of ownership on the mainframe, as well as consolidated software contracts into one vehicle ▪ There is a monthly recurring fee that is determined by: network connectivity, RAM, LPARS, DASD, Tape, CPU, ISV licenses, additional services, ensuring etc. requirements that will be determined by the Member completing the Kyndryl Cloud Solution Environment Questionnaire as well as discussions during requirements review ▪ A pay by the MIP/MSU, with full chargeback transparency and a consumption-based platform to adjust to your needs – adjustment for MIP/MSU can result in lower costs or higher cost predictability for each engagement. The rates provided in ▪ Delivering all aspects of cloud solutions with the rate card are the Not-to- exceed rates that can be further negotiated on a Project level. Pricing has been attached as a separate attachment – Cost Proposal. Cogent’s pricing model is both flexible and auditablelatest technology through an experienced provider who supports 4.1 million MIPS, offering straightforward, competitive rates while ensuring that Equalis Group members can easily verify compliance through transparent billing practices and comprehensive documentation. Our pricing model is designed to be transparent, competitive140 petabytes of storage, and flexible3,300 LPARS worldwide today ▪ Enhanced disaster recovery and testing with an industry leader in disaster recovery & resiliency services ▪ Reduce risks to business continuity, ensuring that our clients receive the best value for the IT services we provide. To ensure full transparency and compliance, ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s pricing model is structured to be easily auditable. All pricing is outlined clearly in the Master Agreement and associated contractssecurity, and we maintain detailed records of the ratesmainframe staffing with a standardized, pricing adjustmentsUS-based, government regulated, and billing calculations. Once awarded, we will publish the final pricing sheet for the Equalis contract on our website, ensuring full transparency shared services delivery model from a leading provider who has more than 6,500 IT professionals worldwide ▪ Currency of Kyndryl platforms and easy access for all stakeholders. Equalis Group members can request access to this information at any time, managed OS and we will provide clear documentation to support any invoices or charges. Additionally, we are committed to adhering to the "Not-to-Exceed" pricing principles specified in the Master Agreement, ensuring that the agreed-upon prices do not exceed the rates outlined in our proposal, unless mutually agreed upon adjustments are made and properly documented. This makes it easy for Equalis Group members to verify that the pricing is in line with the agreed terms and ensures compliance with the Master Agreement at all times.applications built in
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