To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: Participating Addendum with Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the Chief Information Officer, a Participating Addendum with Palo Alto Networks Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000, for the purchase of Data Communication Products for use by the Department of Information Technology, for the period of May 13, 2025 through September 30, 2026, under the terms of the Master Contract awarded by NASPO and the State of Utah.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Product and service costs paid by County Department (100% User Departments)
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa County Purchasing Services is requesting approval of a Participating Addendum for the purchase of Data Communication Products offered through Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Products are guaranteed through the master contract awarded by NASPO ValuePoint and State of Utah. Approval of the Participating Addendum between Contra Costa County and Palo Alto Networks, Inc., allows the County to obtain guaranteed pricing available through the NASPO ValuePoint and the State of Utah. The authorized resellers of this product line include CDW-G, ePlus Technology and SSP Data, and all will be used to support purchases made by the Department of Information Technology.
The purchase will support the Department of Information Technology with Data Communication Products required by the Department and save 5 to 25% off list prices. This will allow the Department of Information Technology to purchase Data Communication products for much less than they would without this benefit.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without approval of this agreement, the Department of Information Technology would be paying full price on Data Communications Product purchases they make today.