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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Cook County Treasurer
Vendor: Server Central, Inc. Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Managed Storage and Web Hosting Services
Contract Value: $536,043.00
Contract period: 1/1/2016 - 12/31/2018, with two (2) one (1) year renewal options
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2016 $172,443.00, FY 2017 $181,800.00, FY 2018 $181,800.00
Accounts: 534-441
Contract Number(s): 1630-15142
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: Server Central Inc. has provided Managed Storage and Web Hosting to the Cook County Treasurer’s Office (CCTO) for seven (7) years. These services are designed with at least N+1 features on all critical infrastructure, backed with a premium IP network which is designed and operated by Server Central. The Consultant is to support and manage the CCTO’s external website server infrastructure and will continue to provide Managed Storage and Web Hosting. The Consultant will also continue to maintain and service two cabinets with 36 servers, and provide problem resolution. This contract would allow CCTO to provide continued uninterrupted support of its external website infrastructure and maximize past investment.
This is a Sole Source contract pursuant to Section 34-139 of the Cook County Procurement Code.
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