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FINANCE, BUDGET, AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
MARCH 16, 2022
Subject
SUBJECT: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) SERVICES BENCH
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to:
A. AWARD an IT Services Bench, through (RFIQ) No. PS7764700, consisting solely of SBE Prime vendors listed on Attachment A-1, who have been deemed qualified to participate in future as-needed IT task order work for technical Service Sections 1 through 4 below:
1. Enterprise Architecture & Technical Integration
2. Business Application Services
3. IT Operations and Service Delivery
4. Center of Excellence
The Bench will be in effect for a five-year period to perform professional services for a cumulative total value not-to-exceed $45,000,000. Individual task orders will be awarded based on competition via the Request for Proposal (RFP) process.
B. EXECUTE individual task orders under the Contract for IT Services for a total not-to-exceed amount of $45,000,000.
Issue
ISSUE
The Information and Technology Services Department (ITS) manages multiple technology platforms to support the Agency's goals and objectives. The department's objective is to provide reliable system performance as well as ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data when using technology. The technology infrastructure footprint is vast and consists of tens of thousands of computing, storage, data/voice/video communications, and specialized business application system assets. To ensure the technology infrastructure is operating effectively and securely, all assets must be continually monitored, administered, enhanced, and upgraded to meet the needs of the business and stay within manufacturer warranty compliance.
In addition to maintaining Metro's technology infrastructure, the Agency's technology footprint is continually growing thus requiring significant staffing resources. Based on maintenance and project schedule need...
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