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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 Dell, Inc. For The Purchase Of Computer Equipment Such As Monitors, Laptops, Desktops And Accessories In An Amount Not To Exceed $89,108.93.
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Staff Recommends: The Approval of the Attached Resolution
Explanation:
The Information Technology (IT) Department desires to purchase computer equipment to replace several pieces of equipment that has surpassed its life expectancy for which there are no longer replacement parts and moreover, the new equipment will assist in the ongoing ERP effort to facilitate training and optimized utilization of a paperless financial and procurement system.
The purchase of the new equipment will align the City's computer systems with Microsoft's recommended level of security, which would help mitigate possible destructive computer hacking attacks.
The requested computer equipment is available from Dell Marketing, L.P., utilizing the State of Florida, WSCA-NASPO Contract Number 43211500-WSCA-15-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 Inform...
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