Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Technology, to establish a purchase order for software license and maintenance support, associated with the McAfee Active Virus Defense Licenses from an existing universal term contract. The universal term contract (UTC - FL002758 - BPCMP52A - Expires - 1/31/2007) is with Software House International Inc. The McAfee Active Virus Defense Suite includes a software distribution tool to allow the City to keep the anti-virus software current.
The passage of this ordinance will allow Department of Technology to continue the emergency virus response center, technical support and product updates to all desktops and servers for one year, from December 1, 2005 through November 30, 2006.
FISCAL IMPACT: During 2004, $83,868.66 was expended. During 2003, $121,000.00 was expended. This year's expenditure of $101,360.00 is available and budgeted in the information services fund and will cover support from December 1, 2005 through November 30, 2006.
EMERGENCY:
Emergency legislation is requested in order to facilitate immediate payment and no interruption of service from the supplier.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE NUMBER: 223009648 Expires: 11/07/2007
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management , on behalf of the Department of Technology, to establish a purchase order from an existing universal term contract with Software House International Inc. for software license and maintenance support, to authorize the expenditure of $101,360.00 from the information services fund, and to declare an emergency. ($101,360.00)
Body
WHEREAS, this legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Finance and Management , on behalf of the Department of Technology, to establish a blanket purchase order with Software House International Inc. for software maintenance support, associated with the McAfee Active Virus Defense Suite; and
WHEREAS, the passage of this ordinance will allow Department Of Technology to access an emergency virus response center, technical support and product updates to all desktops and servers for one year, from December 1, 2005 through November 30, 2006; and
WHEREAS, universal term contract (UTC - FL002758 - BPCMP52A - Expiration Date 1/31/2007) exists for McAfee Security; and
WHEREAS, this year's expenditure of $101,360.00.00 is available and budgeted in the information services fund; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City in that it is immediately necessary to authorize purchase, to provide uninterrupted service for software license and maintenance and support, provided by Software House International Inc., 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 the Department of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Technology, is hereby authorized to establish a blanket purchase order with Software House International Inc. for software license and maintenance support, associated with the McAfee Active Virus Defense Suite, for one year, from December 1, 2005 through November 30, 2006, for the Department of Technology.
SECTION 2: That the expenditure of $101,360.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary is hereby authorized to be expended from:
Div.:47-02| Fund: 514|Subfund: 001| OCA Code: 472415| Obj. Level 1:03| Obj. Level 3:3358| Amount: $101,360.00.
SECTION 3: 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.