May 6, 2019

Subject: CALNET Guidelines for Ordering Office 365 G5/E5 Bundle

Office 365 bundled services contain telecommunications services that conflict with CALNET Required services for Executive Branch state entities. In order to enable Office 365 service and take advantage of bundled pricing, the following Office 365 G5/E5 bundles are available for use by Executive Branch state entities.

Allowable Service Bundles

Executive Branch state entities that want to purchase Office 365 G5/E5 may only order service bundles with the following SKU numbers. Any other Office 365 G5/E5 packages may not be ordered by Executive Branch state entities. Office 365 service bundles may be found on the CA Department of Technology service catalog (https://cdt.ca.gov/services/office-365/).

Office 365 G5 step-up (from Office 365 G3 or M365 G3)

Description SKU PFAM
O365GCCE5w/oAudioConf ShrdSvr ALNG SU MVL O365GCCE3 PerUser VD5-00012 O365 GCC E5 w/o Audio Conf

New Office 365 G5

Description SKU PFAM
O365GCCE5w/oAudioConf ShrdSvr ALNG SubsVL MVL PerUsr VD5-00001 O365 GCC E5 w/o Audio Conf

Renewal from Office 365 G3 from SA or from Office Pro Plus SA

Description SKU PFAM
O365GCCE5w/oAudioConfFromSA ShrdSvr ALNG SubsVL MVL PerUsr VD6-00001 OO365 GCC E5 w/o Audio Conf From SA

Restrictions

The following add-on features to the Office 365 bundles listed above are not available for purchase by Executive Branch state entities:

  • Audio Conferencing to allow invitees to join Skype for Business meetings by
    dialing in from a landline or mobile phone
  • Add-on Calling Plans

Executive Branch state entities may not use Office 365 G5/E5 services to replace CALNET services currently supporting Private Branch Exchange (PBX) or premise-based phone systems.

Please forward this bulletin to others within your organization who may need this information.

If you have any questions regarding this Bulletin, please contact the CALNET Customer Service Line at (916) 657-9150 or email CIOCALNEThelp@state.ca.gov for assistance.