Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management on behalf of the Department of Technology (DoT) and various city agencies to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement and State Term Schedule (STS) for the replacement of desktop computers, computer related products, and equipment. These purchases will be made from pre-established universal term contracts (UTC's) with Brown Enterprise Solutions, LLC./PA000381 (BPCMP01K)/Dell Computers and Smart Solutions, LLC./PA000383 (BPCMP02E)/HP Computers, expiration date April 30, 2018, and also from two state term schedules (STS's): Insight Public Sector, Inc., STS-033/534242/Microsoft Computers with expiration date of 06/30/2017, and CDW Government LLC, STS-033/534530/Microsoft and Fujitsu Computers with expiration date of 11/30/2018, both authorized for the City's use by ordinance No. 582-87. This ordinance will also authorize the Director of Finance and Management to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate vendor/contracts for computers, computer related products, and equipment on future "to be determined vendors/contracts" to be bid and awarded that are not known at this time. If the Insight Public Sector, Inc. State Term contract is extended beyond the 6/30/17 date, this ordinance authorizes the Director of Finance and Management on behalf of the Department of Technology (DoT) and various city agencies to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate State Term Schedule (STS) to use on the contract extension.
The desktop computers, printers, servers, and computer related products and equipment being replaced are outdated and/or obsolete. The computer equipment being replaced is used for the operation of applications that are vital to the daily operations of the City of Columbus. Rep...
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