CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Cooperative Procurement 24-135, New and Replacement Laptop Personal Computers, to Amazon.com, CDS Office Technologies and Insight Public Sector, for an amount not to exceed $1,085,020
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DEPARTMENT: Information Technology
SUBMITTED BY: Jacqueline Nguyen, IT Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
N/A
BACKGROUND:
The Information Technology (IT) Department maintains the technology hardware environment, including various types of personal computers (PCs) and peripherals, such as docking stations, monitors and keyboards, for use by City staff. These PCs are comprised of desktop PCs, laptop PCs, and ruggedized PCs for special applications in squad cars and utility vehicles.
The IT Department has established a three-year replacement cycle for PCs and associated peripherals. This cycle has proven to be effective at balancing cost and performance. A shorter cycle would increase annual costs. A longer cycle would result in not only many PCs becoming too outdated for newer software but also performance becoming adversely affected by normal wear and tear. Each year IT staff partners with departments to develop a PC replacement program that addresses planned replacements and related needs.
Prior 2024 orders of PCs for special cases and needs totaled $324,998.88, which were procured in small batches. This leaves the remaining budgeted amount of $1,087,0511.12 addressed in this procurement.
DISCUSSION:
The following tabulation contains the planned replacement PC items.
Item Description
Quantity
Ruggedized PCs, Panasonic, ZF-55
31
Ruggedized PCs, Panasonic, CF-33
70
Desktop PCs, HP Z2 Series
103
Laptop PCs, HP Elite 800s
194
Monitors, HP, E Series
155
Keyboards
250
Staff has identified several vendors and cooperative contracts that offer PCs and peripherals at competitive pricing. Vendors include Amazon.com (Ominia Cooperative contract R-TC-17006), Insight Public Sector (Omnia Partners IT Products an...
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