Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CONTRACT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION FOR SUPPORT SERVICES RELATED TO THE PURCHASE OF TWO RUBRIK BACKUP SYSTEMS AND FOR PURCHASE OF TWO RUBRIK BACKUP SYSTEMS (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
The City departments use competitively solicited cooperative purchase agreements by other government agencies as allowed by Carson Municipal Code Section 2611(g). National Association of State Procurement Officials ("NASPO") is a cooperative purchasing agency facilitating public procurement solicitations and agreements using a lead-state model. In 2016, through the NASPO program, the State of Utah awarded Master Agreement No. AR2472 to Carahsoft Technology Corporation ("Carahsoft") for certain cloud solutions and data backup services after going out for competitive bidding. The master agreement will expire on September 15, 2026. Carahsoft is also a party to the State of California's Participating Addendum (contract # 7-17-70-40-05) which, together with the Master Agreement, allows City to avail itself of the same low pricing made available in those two agreements. Utilizing the lowest prices obtained through the Master Agreement, staff is recommending City Council (i) approval for purchase of a data backup product identified as Rubrik r6404s, manufactured by Rubrik, Inc., and (ii) approval of an Agreement for Contract Services with Carahsoft for backup data systems support services whereby payments will be made to Impex Technologies, Inc. ("Impex"), which is an authorized reseller under Master Agreement No. AR2472.
Purchase of Rubrik r6404s will be made via a Purchase Order with Impex at a cost of $108,788.47. Section 2605(b) of the City's Municipal Code requires City to enter into a contract for purchases of any personal property, including materials, supplies and equipment, for $25,000 or more over a fiscal year unless a contract waiver is ...
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