Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF CONTRACT FOR MICROSOFT SOFTWARE LICENSES, MAINTENANCE, AND SUPPORT WITH SHI INTERNATIONAL, CORP. (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
The City requires Microsoft software licenses, maintenance, and support for office productivity software for employee computer users and infrastructure, including; Microsoft 365 G3 licenses, Office 365 G1 licenses, Enterprise Mobility and Security licenses, Microsoft Teams, Enterprise E3 licenses for email, archiving, information protection, storage, and Windows Server licenses for the City's servers.
Section 2611(g) of the City's Municipal Code allows City, through its Purchasing Manager, to dispense with competitive bidding processes to purchase materials, supplies, equipment, or services by utilizing a cooperative purchasing program engaged in by any local, county, State, or Federal public entity or entities, provided that the Purchasing Manager makes a determination that the proposed procurement complies with the requirements of Section 2611(g) after engaging in certain due diligence requirements.
The County of Riverside is part of a cooperative purchasing program through which it entered into a contract with Consultant referred to as RIVCO-20800-001-11/19 after engaging in a competitive bidding process, whereby it now receives cloud-based Microsoft Office 365 subscriptions at a significantly discounted rate. The City's Purchasing Manager has determined that the competitive bidding or proposal process utilized by the County complies with the requirements outlined in Section 2611(g).
Staff is requesting City Council to consider approval of a Contract with SHI International, Corp. to provide Microsoft software licenses, maintenance and Office 365 services under the Microsoft Riverside County Cooperative Purchasing Program, for a total amount of $864,607.74 over a 3-year term, with an annual amount of $289,534.82 the first ...
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