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C. 76

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	May 21, 2019

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Costa

County

Subject:

Authorize Purchasing Agent to Issue Purchase Order

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 05/21/2019

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:

V. Kaplan, (925) 608-4963

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: May 21, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD), to execute a purchase order with Integrated Archive Systems in the amount not to exceed $114,651 to procure additional NetApp Disk Storage FAS8040 for the period of May 22, 2019 through May 21, 2020.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract will increase expenditures by up to $114,651 and will be paid out of Administrative Overhead (43% Federal, 52% State, 5% County).

BACKGROUND:

EHSD's Information Technology Unit, will be purchasing additional NetApp Disk Storage FAS8040. EHSD needs additional disk storage capacity to continue it's physical server to virtual server migration. EHSD's current infrastructure of virtual servers is quickly approaching the system's capacity. Adding the additional capacity will enable EHSD to continue to grow its virtual server environment. This environment will enable EHSD to bring additional technology to staff and clients to include, but not limited to, video/voice conferencing, instant messaging, and virtual desktops.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

In accordance with Administrative Bulletin No. 611.0, County Departments are required to get Board approval for single item purchases greater than $100,000.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

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