STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: December 9, 2020
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Elizabeth Reich
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Authorize a two-year cooperative purchasing agreement for application and hosting services, integration support, and ongoing technical and maintenance support of an electronic information notification system for the Information and Technology Services Department with Carahsoft Technology Corp. through the Department of Information Resources cooperative agreement - Not to exceed $172,437.94 - Financing: Data Services Fund
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a cooperative purchasing agreement is to establish firm pricing for services, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis according to annual budgetary appropriations.
This cooperative purchasing agreement will provide for the integration, hosting, and ongoing technical and maintenance support for an email and digital subscription management solution. This solution is an e-mail and alert subscription management solution that provides access to information by proactively delivering new information through e-mail and wireless alerts. This service will be part of the City's continuous commitment to offer residents, business owners, and stakeholders, services that make government more accessible and responsive.
This fully automated, on-demand public communication solution provides residents with the ability to receive information from the City via email or text through a subscription server that will be accessible through links on the City's website. Once a new user establishes an account and provides their email address or phone number, they simply check those items that they are interested in receiving. It will allow the City to grow and manage a distribution network which can notify u...
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