STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: September 23, 2020
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Elizabeth Reich
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Authorize (1) a five-year service contract for temporary information technology staffing for the Department of Information and Technology Services - 22nd Century Technologies, Inc. in the estimated amount of $10,356,490, most advantageous proposer of thirty-three; and (2) a five-year program to obtain specialized temporary information technology staffing through use of the approved vendor list procured by the Department of Information Resources and to enter into contracts with selected vendors in the estimated amount of $2,000,000 - Total estimated amount of $12,356,490 - Financing: Data Services Fund
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a service contract is to establish firm pricing for 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 service contract provides temporary information technology (IT) staffing for the Department of Information and Technology Services (ITS) to assist with time sensitive and/or complex projects. Staff utilized under this contract have specific IT skills in areas which are needed to complete projects. This contract will also be used for temporary staffing for backfills and to support existing systems.
ITS will use the Department of Information Resources (DIR) to provide temporary IT professionals with specialized, "niche" skills when needed. The technical temporaries available through DIR have focused skills in specific areas which will augment current...
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