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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute A Blanket Purchase Agreement With Carahsoft Technology Corporation For The Purchase Of Cloud Solutions For An Amount Up To $250,000.00, For The Period From October 1, 2024 To September 30, 2026, In Accordance With Section 38.41(C)(5) Of The Procurement Code. (Piggyback)
Strategic Plan Focus
Infrastructure & Facilities
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The Information Technology Department along with other City departments routinely need to purchase various cloud based technical solutions to augment the City's processes, improve operations and processing capacity, and enhance cyber-security efforts.
Examples of cloud-based services include Docusign, which the City uses to streamline the routing and signing process of various City documents. Hootsuite used by the Office of Communications, Marketing, and Economic Development for social media marketing and management, as well as various other offerings including Amazon Cloud Services, Adobe, and VMware.
The requested items are available from Carahsoft Technology Corporation using the State of Florida Department of Management Services Alternate Contract Source No. 43230000-NASPO-16-ACS. This contract was procured by competitive bid and is effective July 31, 2017 through September 30, 2026.
The approved Blanket Purchase Agreement will be available for use by all City departments.
Fiscal Impact:
A portion of the funding for the Blanket Purchase Agreement is available in the FY 2025 Operating Budget in account numbers 557.130101.51900.546340.000000.000.000, 557.130101.51900.546341.000000.000.000, 557.130101.51900.552150.000000.000.000 and 557.130101.51900.564410.000000.000.000 and will be requested in subsequent fiscal years' operating budgets subject to approval and adoption by the City Commission.
This Blanket Purchase Agreement is ...
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