RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Health Services Department, a purchase order with Verge Technologies, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $46,892 for the purchase of the Pulse Secure PSA5000 Appliance, licenses and support, and an End User License Agreement containing modified indemnification language with Pulse Secure, LLC, for the period September 30, 2017 through September 29, 2020.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Upon approval, this purchase order and agreement will be 100% funded by the Hospital Enterprise Fund I.
BACKGROUND:
The Pulse Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) appliance is the portal that is used by all Health Services employees and vendors for remote access. It also serves as the authenticator for contract physicians using the ccLink Provider portal. The hardware was last refreshed in 2009 and has reached the end of its support lifecycle. The new hardware will replace the existing VPN concentrator and serve the Health Services VPN functionality for the next five to seven years.
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