Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Technology, to establish one purchase order for the acquisition of equipment associated with the Metronet Redundant Data Center project. This purchase order will be created utilizing the terms and conditions from one (1) pre-existing Universal Term Contract (UTC), established through the competitive bid process by the Purchasing Office, with the following vendor:
Pomeroy IT Solutions, Network Hardware/Maintenance $210,570.32 (FL004506, BPCMP30A- Expiration Date: 3/30/2013)
Pomeroy IT Solutions will be supplying hardware/equipment maintenance via Cisco UTC contract with the City of Columbus.
The quote received from Pomeroy IT Solution details the equipment to be purchase with a selling price totaling $233,137.22 less a "Trade- In" allowance totaling $22,566.90 on two items that were purchased under UL005969 (authorized under ordinance #1572-2008 passed November 3,2008) for a net acquisition cost of $210,570.32.
The Department of Technology's Metronet Services provides data connectivity that supports various business functions and allows all city agencies and departments to communicate. Currently, the Department of Technology has a need to purchase hardware connecting the Metronet's two data centers for disaster recovery capabilities. This purchase is associated with the installation of high speed switching components which will allow both data centers to provision services from either facility in the event of one data center becoming unavailable due to natural or other causes, while also providing the ability to house redundant data services Citywide.
This effort is necessary to effectively mitigate the risk of service interruption to the City's Metronet network which will lessen any risks associated with recovery of sudden and or unexpected loss of data, records, and other technology and communications essenti...
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