To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marc Shorr, Information Technology Director
Report Title: Contract with Ensono Inc.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Information Officer, or designee, to execute a contract with Ensono Inc. in an amount not to exceed $98,000 for mainframe assessment services for the period of September 15, 2025, through March 31, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost of this contract is included in the Department's budget for approved FY 24/25 IT Project "Mainframe System Cloud Migration." 100% General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
The County currently operates a legacy mainframe system that supports nine (9) critical applications used across multiple departments. As part of the County's broader modernization initiative, these applications must be migrated off the mainframe to ensure continued operational stability, mitigate risk, and reduce technical debt.
To support this transition, the County plans to move the applications to an interim platform that preserves functionality and accessibility. This interim solution will act as a bridge until the applications can be fully refactored, rehosted, or otherwise transitioned to a modern, cloud-based environment in alignment with the County's long-term IT strategy.
To assist in this effort, Ensono will perform a mainframe assessment service to help solidify a modernization plan. This assessment will include a high-level review of the existing applications and current technology, propose modernization strategies for each, and provide rough order estimates for the time and cost required to migrate them to the interim platform. The ultimate goal is to develop a strategic roadmap by evaluating the current application catalog and defining a clear approach for the overall modernization effort.
The contract includes a limitation of liability clause that caps each party's liability at the greater of twelve (12) times the monthly...
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