Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This legislation will authorize the Director of the Department of Technology (DoT) to enter into contract with Cadenza, LLC for the purchase of a new Datacenter Network solution, in the amount of $1,531,033.72 (which consists of the following: software - $383,525.40, hardware - $578,960.20, software/hardware maintenance and support - $287,278.12, training - $19,800.00 and professional services - $261,470.00). The contract coverage term period for the project is one (1) year from the date of a purchase order certified/confirmed by the Columbus City Auditor's Office. The coverage term period for the software/hardware maintenance and support services starts one (1) year from the project "go-live date" which is not known at this time. The intended use of the requested funding is to design, procure, implement, and support the City's core Data center networking platform. The platform consists of a number of hardware, software, licenses and professional implementation services necessary to replace the City’s core Data center network equipment, implement technologies to adopt a software defined networking (SDN) platform, professional services for implementation of the platform, and software maintenance for the first year of a five (5) year term. The SDN will be developed under the auspices of the Infrastructure & Operations (I&O) section of the DoT. The I&O section's mission is to enable and encourage City departments to provide a centralized modern Data center and network fabric that can support Hyper converged Infrastructure (HCI), Internet of things (IoT) Machine Network, and Smart City Initiatives throughout the City.
On August 31, 2018 at 11:00am the Department of Technology (DoT), through the utilization of a Request for Proposal process, received four (4) bids in response to RFQ010007 for the purchase of Core Network Hardware and Software. After review of the four (4) bid proposals received, the recommendation is that the award be made t...
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