Title
Network and Telephony Equipment and Services Contract - COOP 23-004 Request for Award (Ordinance S-48869)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into contracts with Advanced Network Management Inc., dba ANM, Custom Storage Inc., dba cStor, Hye Tech Network & Security Solutions, LLC, Insight Public Sector, Inc., Global Market Innovators, Inc., Presidio Networked Solutions LLC, World Wide Technology Inc., Enterprise Networks Solutions Inc., and Sentinel Technologies, Inc. to provide network and telephony equipment and services for Citywide use. Further request an exception to the indemnity and assumption of liability provisions of Phoenix City Code Section 42-18. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The total value of the contracts will not exceed $40 million.
Report
Summary
This contract will provide a wide variety of network and telephony related equipment such as routers, servers, switches, and controllers along with maintenance, training, and services. The equipment is designed and defined by applicable industry standards, for transporting/receiving data (data, voice, and multimedia) between connection points, destinations or endpoints.
Procurement Information
In accordance with AR 3.10, standard competition was waived as a result of an approved Determination Memo based on the following reason: Special Circumstances Alternative Competition. The Finance Department, Procurement Division with the support of the Information Technology Services Department have researched various local and nationwide cooperative contracts. The State of Arizona cooperative contracts best align with the City of Phoenix's terms and conditions and technology network needs.
Contract Term
The contract will begin on or about July 1, 2022, for a 5-year term with no options to extend.
Financial Impact
The aggregate contract value for will not exceed $40 million for the 5-year aggregate term.
Funding is available in the various department's budgets.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by City Manager Jeffrey Barton and the Finance Department.