Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Technology (DoT) to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with Purchase Agreement (PA/UTC) PA005936 (expiration date: 6/30/2025) with CDW Government, LLC for the purchase of SolarWinds software products, in the amount of $96,470.00. This purchase will allow DoT to continue to modernize, upgrade, and enhance our network monitoring solution. This purchase of SolarWinds software products includes the following but not limited to: network device availability, bandwidth utilization, software upgrades and traffic analysis. SolarWinds gives our infrastructure team the enterprise tools needed to perform in-depth analysis and maintain support of critical systems. Without this purchase of the SolarWinds software, the network infrastructure team lacks the proper enterprise tools needed to troubleshoot complex network issues and anomalies. The coverage term period is one (1) year from the date of a purchase order confirmed by the City of Columbus, City Auditor's Office.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funds, in the amount of $96,470.00 for this expenditure have been identified and are available within the Department of Technology, Information Services Division, Information Services Operating Fund.
EMERGENCY:
Emergency designation is being requested for this purchase to ensure no service interruption and to also establish a purchase order at the earliest possible remaining dates this year (2022).
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE:
Vendor Name: CDW Government, LLC; CC#/F.I.D. #: 36-4230110; Expiration Date: 03/10/2024
(DAX Vendor Acct. #: 034427)
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of Department of Technology, to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with Purchase Agreement (PA/UTC) PA005936 (expiration date: 6/30/2025) with CDW Government, LLC for the purchase of SolarWinds software products, in the amount of $96,470.00; to authorize the expenditure of $96,470.00 from the Department of Technology, Information Services Division, Information Services Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($96,470.00)
Body
WHEREAS, this ordinance authorizes the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Technology to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with Purchase Agreement (PA/UTC) PA005936 (expiration date: 6/30/2025) with CDW Government, LLC for the purchase of SolarWinds software products, in the amount of $96,470.00. The coverage term period is one (1) year from the date of a purchase order confirmed by the City of Columbus, City Auditor's Office; and
WHEREAS, this purchase will allow DoT to continue to modernize, upgrade, and enhance our network monitoring solution. This purchase of SolarWinds software products includes the following but not limited to; network device availability, bandwidth utilization, software upgrades and traffic analysis. SolarWinds gives our infrastructure team the enterprise tools needed to perform in-depth analysis and maintain support of critical systems; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Technology in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Director of the Department of Technology to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with Purchase Agreement (PA/UTC) PA005936 (expiration date: 6/30/2025) with CDW Government, LLC for the purchase of SolarWinds software products to ensure no service interruption and timely delivery of the product in the year 2022, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1: That the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Technology be and is hereby authorized to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with Purchase Agreement (PA/UTC) PA005936 (expiration date: 6/30/2025) with CDW Government, LLC for the purchase of SolarWinds software products, in the amount of $96,470.00. The coverage term period is one (1) year from the date of a purchase order confirmed by the City of Columbus, City Auditor's Office.
SECTION 2: That the expenditure of $96,470.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby authorized to be expended from: (Please see attachment: 3190-2022 EXP)
SECTION 3: That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 4: That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 5: That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.