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Chief Administrative Office, Procurement and Contracts on behalf of Information Technologies Department, recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Award Bid No. 14-204-051 for the purchase of Symantec Back Up Software to the low qualified bidder, Novacoast, Inc. of Santa Barbara, CA; and
2) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to issue a purchase order in the amount of $100,505.20 for a "one-time" purchase following Board approval.
FUNDING: General Fund.
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BUDGET SUMMARY: |
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Total Estimated Cost
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$100,505.20 |
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Funding
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Budgeted
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$100,505.20 |
New Funding
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Savings
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Other
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Total Funding Available
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$100,505.20 |
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Change To Net County Cost
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$0.00 |
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost
Procurement and Contracts has been advised that funding is available within the Information Technologies budget.
Reason for Recommendation
At the request of the Information Technologies Department, the Procurement and Contracts division issued an Invitation to Bid for Symantec Back Up Software. Upgrading the current back-up software solution is required to support the addition of the new Enterprise Resource Program (ERP system) and the growing demand of data storage in the County. Currently the County has Symantec Software in place and will receive additional savings for the new software licensing.
Eighteen (18) bid notification letters were mailed, none to local vendors. Five (5) qualified responses were received, none from a local vendor.
The evaluation was based on the the number of software licenses needed for this fiscal year, and was provided by Information Technologies.
Action to be taken following Board approval
Following Board approval, the Procurement and Contracts division will issue a purchase order in the amount of $100,505.00 to Novacoast, Inc. of Santa Barbara, CA.
Contact
Eric van Leeuwen, Ext 5834