Explanation
BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology to renew a contract with SHI International Corp. (a.k.a. SHI) for the purchase of Cloudflare Core Services in the amount of $54,629.83.
The City uses Cloudflare Core Services as an external DNS provider and provider of custom certificates for the Department of Technology. In addition, this renewal will provide protection for denial-of-service attacks and mitigation, and web application firewall services. Cloudflare Core Services has provided the City of Columbus with robust DNS management as well as DNS security.
Ordinance 1084-2022 authorized the Director of the Department of Technology to enter into a contract with SHI International Corp. (a.k.a. SHI) for Cloudflare Core Services. The original contract was advertised through Vendor Services as RFQ020895 and awarded to SHI International Corp. (a.k.a. SHI), who was the sole respondent, passed on May 2, 2022, through Purchase Order PO333925. This original contract established and authorized contract language allowing for three (3) one (1) year renewal options, with the approval of City Council. This ordinance represents the third renewal option authorizing contracting with SHI International Corp. (a.k.a. SHI) for Cloudflare Core Services.
Ordinance 0499-2025 authorizes the third renewal at a total cost of $54,629.83 for a period of twelve (12) months, starting on April 1, 2025, and ending on March 31, 2026.
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended
The original contract amount: $53,932.58 (PO333925, Ord. 1084-2022)
Optional renewal #1: $51,612.90 (PO381259, Ord. 0673-2023)
Optional renewal #2: $55,523.43 (PO435131, Ord. 0447-2024)
Optional renewal #3: $54,629.83 (This ordinance)
TOTAL RENEWALS: $215,698.74
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE INFORMATION
Vendor Name: SHI International Corp. (a.k.a. SHI)
Vendor Acct. #: 001671
Expiration Date: 11/1/2026
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds for the services describe...
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