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C. 74

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	August 1, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Purchase Order with Groupware Technology Inc. for Cisco Equipment

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/01/2017

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:	David Runt, 925-313-6228
cc:	Tasha Scott Marcy Wilhelm Renee Nunez

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: August 1, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Health Services Department, to execute (1) a Purchase Order with Groupware Technology Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,322,389, and (2) a letter agreement with Cisco Systems, Inc., for the purchase of computer hardware and support and maintenance for the period from August 1, 2017 through July 31, 2020.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% funding is included in the Hospital Enterprise I Fund budget.

BACKGROUND:

Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) current infrastructure consists of Cisco equipment. Much of the network infrastructure equipment used to support the hospital, clinics, and ancillary sites is more than eight years old and has reached end of life support with Cisco. Equipment such as the network core and servers at the Martinez Data Center requires a refresh and CCHS Information Technology Unit will be replacing old systems in support of the EPIC System.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Failure to replace aging and end of support equipment increases the risk of an unexpected failure, possibly an extended outage, and could put patient lives at risk because old systems will not be supported any longer.