Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, April 02, 2024
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF CONTRACT FOR IT EQUIPMENT WITH IMPEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
On December 14, 2023, the Purchasing Division released an Invitation for Bids IFB (No. 23-27) for IT Equipment and managed services. The IT equipment includes a pair of Palo Alto firewalls with required software, and a Nutanix Cluster including hardware, software and related installation services. The Palo Alto firewalls with required software subscriptions are required to filter and classify network traffic to support the City's network security. The Nutanix Cluster is a hyperconverged infrastructure platform providing availability and resource scheduling for CPU, RAM, network utilization, and delivery of tiered storage to enable applications to run in the City's on-premised private or public clouds, all operated as a single cloud. The procurement of these products and services is required for the City's network and server environment.
The IFB closed on December 28, 2023, and four (4) bids were received, from qualified resellers for both products. IMPEX Technologies, Inc. was selected as the recommended vendor to provide the IT equipment based on demonstrated competence, the professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of the required services, and a fair and reasonable price.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
1. APPROVE a contract with IMPEX Technologies, Inc. for hardware, software, maintenance and support for an amount not to exceed $233,717.97 for a total term of 3 years; and
2. AUTHORIZE the Mayor to execute the contract after approval as to form by the City Attorney.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE another action the City Council deems appropriate.
IV. BACKGROUND
The City of Carson is in the process of upgrading its network and server environment to replace aging servers that are unable to operate critical workloads and contin...
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