To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marc Shorr, Information Technology Director
Report Title: Contract Amendment with AT&T for Managed Services
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Information Officer, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with AT&T Corp utilizing the California Department of Technology Agreement with AT&T Corp. for network engineer support services to increase the payment limit by $3,200,000 to a new payment limit of $6,000,000 and to extend the term through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost for this contract is within the Department of Information Technology's budget. 100% User Departments.
BACKGROUND:
An essential unit within the Department of Information Technology is the wide area network (WAN) group which serves as a critical backbone for which all County IT systems are accessed by employees. Last year, the department had an opportunity to utilize the California Department of Technology's CALNET contract with AT&T to enlist their experience and expertise in the WAN area and had a team of experts who could provide the County with round-the-clock coverage. This service offered 24/7 monitoring and support ensuring that network issues were addressed promptly and efficiently and that our public safety departments had uninterrupted service. This managed service provided by AT&T through the State of California's pre-bid CALNET contract worked exceptionally well for the department, and we wish to take advantage of this pre-bid contract which is available to all local government agencies in California and continue this service for another year.
This AT&T contract incorporates by reference the existing agreement between AT&T and the California Department of Technology CALNET Agreement Number C4-DNCS-19-001-40 including the hourly rates for network engineer services. This contract was competitively bid by the State of California and was awarded to...
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