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Information Technologies Department recommending the Board:
1) Approve the addition of a countywide Storage Area Network to the department’s Fiscal Year 2016/17 fixed asset list;
2) Waive formal bid requirements in accordance Purchasing Ordinance 3.12.160, exemptions from competitive process, Sections D and E in order to secure for the County an advantageous price for the purchase of a Nimble Storage Area Network, including three years of hardware and software support;
2) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to issue a purchase order to Big Green IT as the registered partner for Nimble storage solutions under the competitively bid NASPO ValuePoint Cooperative Purchasing Program Agreement (Master Agreement No. MNWNC-122) and California Participating Addendum 7-15-70-34-012, in an amount not to exceed $193,000 for the purchase; and
3) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign a budget transfer to appropriate funding in the Information Technologies fixed asset budget utilizing savings of $118,000 from within the department’s Fiscal Year 2016/17 Adopted Budget and transferring $75,000 from General Fund Contingency for the purchase. (4/5 vote required)
FUNDING: General Fund with cost recovery in future year(s) through the A-87 Cost Plan.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Information Technologies Department recommending the Board:
1) Approve the addition of a countywide Storage Area Network (SAN) to the department’s FY 2016-17 fixed asset list;
2) Waive formal bid requirements in accordance Purchasing Ordinance 3.12.160, exemptions from competitive process, Sections D and E in order to secure for the County an advantageous price for the purchase of a Nimble Storage Area Network (SAN), including three years of hardware and software support;
2) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to issue a purchase order to Big Green IT as the registered partner for Nimble storage solutions under the competitively bid NASPO ValuePoint Cooperative Purchasing Program Agreement (Master Agreement...
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