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File #: 3041-2023    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 10/25/2023 In control: Technology Committee
On agenda: 11/13/2023 Final action: 11/16/2023
Title: To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Technology, to establish a purchase order with InfoVision21, Inc. for access to Microsoft Enterprise Unified Support services through the State of Ohio’s Microsoft Agreements and Enrollments Large Solution Providers agreement, 0A1252; to authorize the expenditure of $319,816.87 from the Information Services operating fund for the above-stated purpose; and to declare an emergency. ($319,816.87)
Indexes: MBE Participation
Attachments: 1. Info21 City Of Columbus Quote BRT230920, 2. STS Request FormMSFTUnifiedSupportSSFapproval101023, 3. 3041-2023EXP
Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Technology (DoT), to establish a purchase order with InfoVision21, Inc. for access to Microsoft Enterprise Unified Support services in the amount of $319,816.87 through the State of Ohio’s Microsoft Agreements and Enrollments Large Solution Providers agreement, 0A1252, expiring on 6/30/2025. The term of the purchase order will be for one year from the date of a confirmed purchase order from the City Auditor's Office.

The Microsoft Enterprise Unified Support bid includes account management, support assistance, proactive engagement, and problem resolution services. The continued provision of these services will help keep the various Microsoft tools and applications, used throughout the city, maintained and operating smoothly. These services were procured through solicitation of bids via the State of Ohio’s Microsoft Contracts and Enrollments Large Solution Providers, contract, 0A1252. Four responses to the original solicitation were submitted, as follows:

InfoVision21, Inc. - $319,816.87 ($303,826.03 with MBE credit)
Brown Enterprises - $319,914.00 ($303,918.03 with MBE credit)
SingleSourceIT - $319,914.00 (no MBE credit)
Dell - -$315,723.13 (no MBE credit)

DoT recommends awarding the bid to InfoVision21, Inc. as the lowest, responsive bidder, after application of the city’s MBE credit. This ordinance also authorizes the expenditure of $319,816.87 for the above-described services, for a period of one year, beginning on January 12, 2023, and ending on January 11, 2024.

This ordinance also authorizes the expenditure of $319,816.87 for the above-described purpose.

CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
Vendor name- InfoVision21, CC #-005488, Expires 9/27/2025

FISCAL IMPACT
Funds for these services are available and budgeted in the Department of Technology, Information Service Operating Fund pending passage of Ordinance 3005-2023, which authorizes an i...

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