To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marc Shorr, Information Technology Director
Report Title: Purchase Order with AT&T
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Chief Information Officer, to execute a purchase order with AT&T Enterprises LLC. in an amount not to exceed $497,000 for the purchase of Cisco routers and accessories.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost of this equipment and accessories is included in the Department’s FY 25-26 IT Projects funding for Wide Area “Network Equipment Upgrades” Project. 100% General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
The Department of Information Technology (DoIT) Wide Area Network (WAN) Team is modernizing network equipment throughout the County. As part of this effort, the WAN Team proposes to purchase Cisco 8400 Secure Routers through the authorized third-party reseller AT&T.
The Cisco 8400 Secure Router delivers high-throughput performance suitable for large-scale network environments. Its scalable architecture allows capacity to expand as demand increases, reducing the need for frequent hardware replacement and ensuring the network can support both current and future operational needs. The combination of performance, security, reliability, and operational efficiency makes the Cisco 8400 Secure Router an appropriate solution for supporting mission-critical network infrastructure.
This procurement is being made using FOCUS contract number 2021246.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Not upgrading the network routing infrastructure increases security exposure, operational risk, and long-term costs.