RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Health Services Department, to execute a Purchase Order amendment with Groupware Technology, Inc., (1) to increase the payment limit by $230 to a new payment limit of $148,850, to cover an increase in municipal tax rate effective April 1, 2017, for the purchase of Citrix NetScaler MPX 5650 hardware and maintenance, and (2) extend the termination date through May 31, 2018.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% Funding is included in the Hospital Enterprise Fund I Budget.
BACKGROUND:
The Health Services Information Technology Department will use Citrix NetScalers as the security appliances to provide encrypted remote access to the full suite of Citrix applications used by Health Services. This includes, but is not limited to: ccLink access for the providers, Epic employee access (required for application support), and contractors providing services such as medical coding.
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