Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Jon Walton, Chief Information Officer, Information Services Department
Subject: Master Services Agreements Resolution
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the Chief Information Officer, or his designee, to execute agreements with the eligible vendors, listed in Attachment A, to provide as needed information technology services for the term of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021, for an aggregate amount not to exceed, $20,000,000, and to extend six (6) existing agreements, listed in Attachment B, under the Master Services Agreements (MSA) Resolution #070310 to allow for the completion of ongoing projects.
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BACKGROUND:
Since 2013, the Information Services Department (ISD) has periodically released Request for Proposals (RFP's) to pre-qualify a variety of select technology vendors for a broad spectrum of IT project-based needs. The Board approved Resolution #073010 for an aggregate not to exceed amount of $25,000,000 and authorized the Chief Information Officer, or his designee, to execute all agreements on an as needed basis with the list of eligible vendors for an aggregate not to exceed amount. All eligible vendors were then provided the same opportunity to submit proposals on individual requests for services. The MSA process has effectively shortened the duration from request issuance to the award of an agreement to three (3) months, from the typical nine (9) months for a traditional RFP process.
DISCUSSION:
To date, ISD has executed 61 agreements under the MSA process. The current MSA Resolution includes 85 eligible vendors, and its term is due to expire on June 30, 2019. On April 22, 2019, ISD released RFP# ISD-20191840 to refresh the eligible vendor pool and establish a new term and aggregate not to exceed amount. The list in Attachment A contains the vendors ISD recommends for the new eligible vendor pool. Quality...
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