Agenda Item Name:
Title
“FOR INFORMATION ONLY”, for inclusion into the Board’s minutes, Emergency Purchase Order 2020-1215 to CDW-G, for the purchase of the Annual Maintenance and Technical Support for the Storage Area Network (SAN) Equipment.
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Presenter:
Kevin Smith, 374.5202/Larry Sapp, 374.5202
Description:
FOR INFORMATION ONLY”, for inclusion into the Board’s minutes, Emergency Purchase Order 2020-1215, to CDW-G, in the amount of $58,830.00, for the purchase of the Annual Maintenance and Technical Support for the Storage Area Network (SAN) Equipment located at the Wilson and EOC Computer Rooms.
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Accept this report of the emergency purchase and include the signed copy of the emergency purchase order in the Board’s minutes.
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Prior Board Motions:
N/A
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
Funding ($58,830.00) exists in the ITS General Fund, Account 001-16-1600-519-46-00, Project - Storage Area Network (SAN) Annual Maintenance.
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Background:
This is the annual maintenance that will enable us access to technical support, software upgrades, immediate hardware replacement in case of disruptive failure. The data redundancy service provided by the SAN is also a key component of the disaster recovery and continuation of operation strategies for Alachua County. The Storage Area Network (SAN) is the central storage for the vast majority of the computer systems used by BOCC agencies including web services, email system, files, etc.
This purchase is exempt from the County's competitive bidding requirements pursuant to Section 22.11(4) of the Alachua County Purchasing Code, Emergency purchases as provided in section 22.13. However, since the dollar amount of the purchase exceeds the purchasing authority of the Procurement Manager, this Purchase Order is being submitted for Board consideration and approval.