STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: January 22, 2025
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Department of Information and Technology Services
EXECUTIVE: Donzell Gipson
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a two-year master services price agreement for the purchase of various software including perpetual, fixed term, subscription and software as a service, software maintenance, support, implementation, and other services with Carahsoft Technology Corp. for the Department of Information and Technology Services through the Texas Department of Information Services cooperative agreement - Not to exceed $15,146,691.20 - Financing: Data Services Fund (subject to annual appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a master services price agreement is to establish firm pricing for goods and services, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis according to annual budgetary appropriations. The estimated amount is intended as guidance rather than a cap on spending under the agreement, so that actual need combined with the amount budgeted will determine the amount spent under this agreement.
This master services price agreement will allow for the continuous purchase of various software including perpetual, fixed term, subscription and software as a service, software maintenance, support, implementation, and other services to be used on or accessed by City workstations, mobile devices, and servers. The City uses these various software solutions for specific departments and citywide to support customer relationship management, business process management, infrastructure monitoring, graphic design, digital communications, business intelligence, reporting, system operations, and project management efforts.
This master services price agreement allows the City to acquire vendor implementation services, proving effici...
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