Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Technology (DoT), to establish a purchase order with Dell Marketing, LP for access to Microsoft Premier Support services in the amount of $84,616.81 through the State of Ohio’s Microsoft Agreements and Enrollments Large Solution Providers (LSPs) agreement, 0A1252, expiring on 6/30/2025.
Dell’s Microsoft premier support bid includes account management, support assistance and problem resolution services. The provision of these services will help keep the various Microsoft tools and applications, used throughout the city, operating smoothly. To procure these services, DoT solicited bids through the State of Ohio’s Microsoft Agreements and Enrollments Large Solution Providers (LSPs) agreement, 0A1252. Responses were received from three resellers and one OEM. The respondents were as follows:
Dell Technologies - $84,616.81
Microsoft - $85,740
SHI - $86,597.40
Softchoice - $89,740.00
DoT recommends awarding the bid to Dell as the lowest, responsive bidder.
This ordinance also authorizes the expenditure of $84,616.81for the above-described services, for a period of one year, beginning on December 17, 2021 and ending on December 16, 2022 .
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds for this expenditure are available and budgeted in the Information Services 2021 operating fund budget.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency designation is being requested for this ordinance so that the services described herein are available at the earliest possible date and to allow time for the establishment a purchase order before the City Auditor's Office 2021 year-end close.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE NUMBER
Vendor Name: Dell Marketing, LP
FID/CC#: 74-2616805, Expires 8/30/2023
DAX Vendor Account #: 010030
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Technology (DoT), to establish a purchase order with Dell Marketing, LP, via the State of Ohio’s Microsoft Agre...
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