Special Notice / Hearing: None
Vote Required: Majority.
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael Wentworth, Interim Chief Information Officer, Information Services Department
Subject: Measure K: Issuance of Purchase Orders to Amazon Web Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Measure K: Adopt a resolution waiving the Request for Proposal process and authorizing the County Purchasing Agent to issue Purchase Orders to Amazon Web Services for offsite data archiving and recovery subscription services for the term of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023, with a total combined fiscal obligation for all purchase orders in an amount not to exceed $428,300.
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BACKGROUND:
The County of San Mateo, Information Services Department (ISD) manages data backup and recovery services for various County departments. These services are critical for restoring data when entire servers crash or become corrupted or when files and folders need to be restored. The data backup and recovery infrastructure consist of servers that store electronic files less than fourteen (14) days old at County data centers and offsite storage for older files.
DISCUSSION:
Currently, ISD utilizes offsite storage services provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) for the purpose of copying backup data in an encrypted manner to their cloud data centers.
ISD is requesting that this Board waive the Request for Proposal process as AWS currently provides data backup and recovery services for various County departments and there is a need to ensure uninterrupted services. ISD would like to continue securing these services directly from AWS rather than going thru resellers as this allows ISD to secure the most cost-effective rates and avoid resellers fees. AWS provides the most extensive and secure global cloud infrastructure that offers volume-based discounts. After discussions with AWS and County Procurement Office, it was determined that the issuance of Purchase...
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