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C. 29

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Marc Shorr, Chief Information Officer
Date:	December 14, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Information Officer, Department of Information Technology, to execute a contract with Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/14/2021

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor

Contact:	Marc Shorr, 925 608-4071
cc:	Michelle Colefield Nancy Zandonella

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: December 14, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Information Officer, Department of Information Technology, or designee, to execute a contract with Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc., including modified indemnification, in an amount not to exceed $220,000 to provide IBM System Z Mainframe Operating System services for the period of November 1, 2021 through October 31, 2023. (100% General Fund)

FISCAL IMPACT:

Within the department's FY 20-21 budget. (100% User Fees)

BACKGROUND:

The County uses the IBM System Z mainframe operating system on its mainframe servers. During the term of the contract, Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc., will work with County employees, under the direction of the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Information Technology, to provide (on an as-needed basis) IBM System Z mainframe operating system support, including without limitation, general trouble-shooting assistance, application support, and system software administration.
The contract includes provisions requiring the contractor to indemnify the County for any claims for infringement of a third party’s intellectual property rights to the extent the infringement claims are based on Contractor’s performance of support services under the contract.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If not approved the County’s critical Mainframe production job processing can negatively impact Finance, Land Information Systems (Assessor, Tax Collector & Auditor Controller), Property Tax Systems (Secured, Unsecured, Redemption and Delinquent), Courts (Criminal and Traffic), Probation (Adult & Juvenile), District Attorney Juvenile, Public Defender, and the Justice Automated Warrant System.