Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology (DoT) to enter into a contract with Carahsoft Technology Corp, for VMWare Technical Account Manager (TAM) services software licensing to support the infrastructure and client teams with their VMWare based platforms (Workspace One, VMWare hypervisor, NSX-T, and other VMWare foundation services, etc.).
Server virtualization is the conversion of one physical server into multiple individual and isolated virtual storage spaces. This industry standard was adopted by the Department of Technology in 2009 to reduce the costs of Data Center operations. This also reduces power consumption, cooling requirements, and provides further capabilities for recovery and availability of information systems. VMWare software is the core component that is needed to operate virtual servers that run critical applications for the enterprise such as Accela, CUBS, and 311.
Carahsoft Technology Corp licensing is offered through the Ohio Academic Resources Network (OARnet) which is a nonprofit organization that is a division of the Ohio Department of Higher Education's Ohio Technology Consortium. OARnet serves Ohio's education, health care, public broadcasting and government communities to provide VMWare services. OARnet contracts pricing with Carahsoft Technology Corp to distribute its services. Therefore, a waiver of the bidding requirements of Columbus City Code Section 329 is requested to enter into contract with Carahsoft Technology Corp to receive OARnet’s contracted pricing.
This ordinance authorizes the expenditure of $108,219.18 for a period of twelve (12) months, starting on June 1, 2026, to May 31, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding in the amount of $108,219.18 is budgeted and available within the Department of Technology, Information Services Division, Information Services Operating Fund.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE:
Vendor name: Carahsoft Technology Corp
DAX Vendor Acct. #: 009115
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