STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: April 10, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Jack Ireland
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a four-year cooperative purchasing agreement for the continuous use of enterprise software licenses, maintenance and support of the core network and security infrastructure for the Department of Information and Technology Services with Carahsoft Technology Corporation through the Texas Department of Information Resources cooperative agreement - Not to exceed $9,888,100.27 - Financing: Data Services Fund (subject to annual appropriations)
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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.
This cooperative purchasing agreement will provide for the continuous use of enterprise software licenses, maintenance and support of the core network and security infrastructure for the Department of Information and Technology Services. This enterprise software is used to test new operating system updates and patches in a safe environment before updates are deployed to physical computers throughout the City. This enterprise software will also allow for the Department of Information and Technology Services to run multiple applications and operating system workloads on one server enabling better resource management.
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.
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