STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: December 11, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Department of Information and Technology Services
EXECUTIVE: Donzell Gipson
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SUBJECT
Title
Authorize a one-year cooperative purchasing agreement for server software licenses and server upgrade for the Department of Information and Technology Services with SHI Government Solutions, Inc. through the Texas Department of Information Resources cooperative agreement - Not to exceed $136,904.10 - Financing: Data Services Fund (subject to annual appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
This cooperative purchasing agreement will provide software licenses for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Operating System which standardizes software development and deployment with repeatable, flexible, scalable, and automated functionality for imaging, patch-management, and backup processes. Red Hat satellite server upgrade will organize the life-cycle management by using organizations as principal division units. Organizations isolate content for groups of hosts with specific requirements and administration tasks.
The Texas Department of Information Resources cooperative agreement is authorized by Chapter 791 of the Texas Government Code and Subchapter F, Chapter 271, Texas Local Government Code. Section 271.102 of the Texas Local Government Code which authorizes a local government to participate in a Cooperative Purchasing Program with another local government or a local cooperative organization.
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
This item has no prior action.
FISCAL INFORMATION
Fund
FY 2025
FY 2026
Future Years
Data Services Fund
$136,904.10
$0.00
$0.00
M/WBE INFORMATION
In accordance with the City's Business Inclusion and Development Policy adopted on September 23, 2020, by Resolution No. 20-1430, as amended, the M/WBE participation on this contract is as...
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