Explanation
BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology (DoT) to modify the professional services agreement contract with OST Inc. of the District of Columbia (OST, Inc.), to extend the expiration date to continue to provide consulting services through the State of Ohio’s Managed Services Provider contract, 0A1300.
Ordinance 2984-2024 authorized the Director of the Department of Technology to enter into contract with OST, Inc. to provide for and continue short-term professional services to support DoT for operational needs for email, authentication services, VoIP, business system analysts, program management, operating systems, GIS, boundary networking, storage, and databases.
Ordinance 2252-2025 authorized the Director of the Department of Technology to modify the contract to extend the contract agreement twelve (12) months to January 8, 2027.
This ordinance authorizes the extension of an existing agreement with OST Inc. through extension of purchase order PO485122 for an additional year from January 8, 2027, making the new expiration date January 8, 2028.
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $0
The original contract amount: $800,000.00 (PO485122, Ord. 2984-2024)
Contract modification amount: $0 (This ordinance)
Total contract amount: $800,000.00
1.2 Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
This modification is necessary due to the services under this purchase order still being in progress and this will allow the completion of the existing scope of work. This modification will allow systems to proceed to prevent any interruptions in service.
1.3 Reason other procurement processes are not used:
The city currently has an agreement with OST Inc. to provide professional services to support DoT for operational needs for email, authentication services, VoIP, business system analysts, program management,...
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