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C. 75

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	April 20, 2021

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Costa

County

Subject:

Authorize execution of contract with General Datatech, LP for purchase and installation of server system and training services

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/20/2021

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

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

Contact:	C. Youngblood, (925) 608-4964
cc:	Michael Roark Chris Dunn

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: April 20, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with General Datatech, LP of Dallas, Texas, in an amount not to exceed $624,808 for the purchase and installation of a Cisco Hyperconverged System (Hyperflex) and professional training services for the period of April 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract will increase expenditures by up to $624,808 and will be paid out of Administrative Overhead, which is 58% Federal, 36% State and 6% County. The expenditures are included in the department’s FY 21-22 budget.

BACKGROUND:

The department seeks to purchase from General Datatech, LP (GDT) a Cisco Hyperconverged System (Hyperflex). This will update the department’s current server infrastructure and provide an integrated software solution in the management of EHSD servers. EHSD will take advantage of industry level best practices and improve the efficient use of information resources. This determination was predicated upon an evaluation completed in 2019 by the county’s Department of Information Technology (DoIT) wherein DoIT procured the Cisco Hyperflex solution. This contract will adopt the same architecture that will take advantage of redundant resources within the county and minimize the number of systems we mutually support.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The Employment and Human Services Department will be at risk of not meeting standards for performance, reliability, and cost effectiveness.