Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology (DoT) to enter into contract with CDW GOVERNMENT LLC for the purchase of SolarWinds software products. This purchase will allow DoT to modernize, upgrade, and enhance our network monitoring solution. This includes but not limited to; network device availability, bandwidth utilization and traffic analysis. In addition, SolarWinds gives our infrastructure team the enterprise tools needed to perform in-depth analysis and maintain support of critical systems. Without the purchase of the SolarWinds software package, the network infrastructure team lacks the proper enterprise tools needed to troubleshoot complex network issues and anomalies. DoT solicited bids via RFQ 016288. On August 24, 2020 at 0900 hours, the City received five (5) responsive bids and one (1) non-responsive bid that didn't meet specifications, making CDW GOVERNMENT LLC the lowest, most responsive, responsible and best bid submitted. The term of the contract shall be one year from the date of a purchase order confirmed by the Columbus City Auditor’s Office, in the amount of $43,048.00.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The funds for this expenditure have been identified and are available within the Department of Technology, Information Services Division, and Enterprise Systems Upgrade Capital Improvements Fund.
EMERGENCY:
Emergency designation is being requested for this purchase as the pricing offered through the informal bid process may only be valid for 45 days from the date of the bid opening, to ensure pricing, and to establish a purchase order at the earliest possible date.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE:
Vendor Name: CDW GOVERNMENT LLC CC#/F.I.D. #: 36-3310735 Expiration Date: 02/12/2022
(DAX Vendor Acct. #: 007352)
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to enter into contract with CDW GOVERNMENT LLC for the purchase of SolarWinds software products; ...
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