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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Issue The Attached Purchase Order To Key Government Finance, Inc. For The Purchase Of Cisco Smartnet Maintenance In An Amount Not To Exceed $600,000.00 Over 5 Years And An Annual Estimated Amount Of $110,624.18.
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Staff Recommends: The Approval of the Attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The Information Technology (IT) Department desires to provide hardware and software support for critical Cisco network and phone equipment to ensure optimal business functionality and provide for needed security updates.
Cisco Smartnet maintenance allows the City to support its critical infrastructure for daily business operations, internet, phone, and computer access.
The requested maintenance is available and financed with 0% interest over 5 years from Key Government Finance, Inc. utilizing the NASPO ValuePoint DataCom Florida Contract Number NVP #AR233 (14-19) Participating Addendum for FL #43220000-WSCA-14-ACS, which was procured by competitive bid.
Section 38.40 (C)(5) of the Purchasing Ordinance allows the Director to procure, without following formal procedures, all goods and services which are subject of contracts with the state, its political subdivisions, the United States government, other governmental entities, or a corporation not for profit whose members are governmental entities, public officers, or any combination thereof, provided however, the goods and services are: (i) the subject of a price schedule negotiated by the state or the United States government, or (ii) the subject of a contract with another governmental entity or a corporation not for profit whose members are governmental entities, public officers, or any combination thereof, which contract is based strictly on competitive bids or competitive proposals and not on any preference.
The Director of Information Technology and the Director of Procurement and Contract Compliance recommend that the City Commission approve the issuance of the attached purchase order to Key Government Finance, Inc. for the purchase of Cisco Smartnet maintenance for a not to exceed amount of $600,000 over 5 years.
Funding for this purchase is available and has been appropriated in the FY18 Budget in the Information Technology Department.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Dr. Wazir A. Ishmael, Ph. D. City Manager
Adam Reichbach, ACM, Finance & Administration
Cintya Ramos, Director, Finance & Administration
Raheem Seecharan, Director, Information Technology
Paul A. Bassar, Director of Procurement & Contract Compliance