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 $80,096.80 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. Four responses to this solicitation were received, including that from Dell, which was deemed the lowest responsive submission. The other respondents were as follows:
Microsoft - $81,160
SHI - $81,971.61
Insight Public Sector - non-responsive
This ordinance also authorizes the expenditure of $80,096.80 for the above-described services, for a period of one year, beginning on the date of a confirmed purchase order by the City Auditor’s Office.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funds for this expenditure are available and budgeted in the Information Services 2020 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 2020 year end close.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE NUMBER:
Vendor Name: Dell Marketing, LP
FID/CC#: 74-2616805
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 for access to Microsoft Premier Support ...
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