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County Administrator's Report 7. 20.

BCC Regular Meeting

Budget & Finance Consent

Meeting Date:	10/15/2020
Issue: VMWare Annual Support and Maintenance Renewal
From:	Bart Siders
Department:	Information Technology
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation Concerning a Purchase Order to VCloud Tech, in excess of $25,000 - Bart Siders, Information Technology Department Director

That the Board approve the issuance of a Purchase Order, in excess of $25,000, based upon Quote # A17401147-0 for the annual support and maintenance for the VMWare product for the period of November 1, 2020, to October 31, 2021. This is the Enterprise Server Environment. Information Technology manages and controls the virtual servers that Escambia County uses for many mission critical systems.

Vendor/Contractor	Fund/Cost Center/Object Code	Amount	Contract Number
vCloud Tech Inc Vendor # 423735 VMWare	001 Fund / 270102 Cost Center / 54601 Object Code	$29,444.77	Quote # A17401147-0

BACKGROUND:

This is a renewal of the VMWare annual support and maintenance for the period November 1, 2020, to October 31, 2021. This was posted on the Vendor Registry for four days to 212 registrants, representing 169 firms with 12 responses and seven quotes. vCloundTech, Inc., was the lowest bid. VMWare is the Enterprise Server Environment. VMWare manages and controls the virtual servers that Escambia County uses for many mission critical systems.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

Vendor/Contractor	Fund/Cost Center/Object Code	Amount	Contract Number
vCloud Tech Inc Vendor # 423735 VMWare	001 Fund / 270102 Cost Center / 54601 Object Code	$29,444.77	Quote # A17401147-0

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

N/A

PERSONNEL:

N/A

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

This Recommendation is in compliance with the Code of Ordinances of Escambia County, Florida, 1999, Chapter 46, Finance, Article II, Purchases and Contracts.

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

The Information Technology Department will issue a Purchase Order as soon as possible to meet the October 31, 2020 deadline for payment.

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