Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Finance and Management Department, on behalf of the Department of Technology (DoT), to establish a purchase order with Brown Enterprise Solutions, LLC, utilizing State Master Cloud Service Agreement -- MCSA0016, with the understanding that the State is intent on extending the agreement through June 29, 2021, for the procurement of various Adobe software application products through a Large Government Agency agreement (LGA).
On March 29, 2021, Ordinance 0823-2021 passed, authorizing the purchase of adobe products for various city divisions and departments. This request supplements that purchase, thus ensuring that city agencies have access to the breadth and width of adobe products and services.
Adobe has historically focused upon he creation of multimedia and creativity software products, with a more recent foray towards digital marketing software. Adobe is best known for its Photoshop image editing software, Acrobat Reader and Acrobat, the Portable Document Format (PDF), and Adobe Creative Suite, as well as its successor Adobe Creative Cloud. Adobe software is used by City departments to improve efficiency and enhance communications.
City agencies currently benefitting from the use the Adobe products and the above-described Master Cloud Service Agreement, include, but are not limited to: Finance, Building and Zoning Services, Human Resources, Public Service and Public Utilities.
The term of this agreement/purchase order will be for one year from the date of an approved/confirmed purchase order by the City Auditor’s Office.
This ordinance also authorizes the expenditure of $58,134.94 for the purchase of the above-described Adobe products.
FISCAL IMPACT
The $58,134.94 requested for this purchase order is available and budgeted in the 2021 operating budgets noted in the attachment to this ordinance (see attachment 1474-2021EXP).
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
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