To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marc Shorr, Information Technology Director
Report Title: Purchase Order with A&I Solutions, Inc.
?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 A&I Solutions, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $660,000 for a subscription agreement with CA/Broadcom for mainframe software and support services for the period of March 31, 2025, through March 30, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost of this service will be paid in yearly installments and is included in the Department of Information Technology's Operations budget. 100% User Departments.
BACKGROUND:
The Department of Information Technology manages the County's mainframe system environment which is a major system for revenue generation and critical County functions and relies on several critical CA/Broadcom products including, IDMS/DB for z/OS Plus - Integrated Database Management System, Workload Automation Restart Option for z/OS, CA1 Flexible Storage, Panvalet (Panvalet ISPF and TSO), and PDSMan Library Management.
This purchase is being made via sole source justification for CA/Broadcom products due to significant challenges associated with replacing them. Key justifications include vendor dependency, migration challenges, application reengineering, staff expertise, operational disruptions, risk mitigation and cost. Given these factors, continuing with CA/Broadcom remains the most viable and cost-effective solution.
The CA/Broadcom Foundation Agreement contains an Indemnification provision from the County to CA/Broadcom and a limitation of liability on behalf of CA/Broadcom (for direct damages not to exceed two times the amount paid by the County for the CA/Broadcom offering that gave rise to the breach in the twelve (12) months prior to the date such breach occurred).
These products and services are being purchased via...
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