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C. 40

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	September 19, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Purchase Order with Verge Technologies, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/19/2017

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, 925-335-8700
cc:	T Scott Marcy Wihelm

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: September 19, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

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.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Approval will allow the vendor to provide licenses and support through September 29, 2020. The End User License Agreement (EULA) requires the County to indemnify Pulse Secure for any claims or damages arising out of County’s breach of the EULA, as well as for any claims or damages for unauthorized use of the products licensed to the County by third parties.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Without the hardware replacement, Health Services will not be able to support the ccLink provider portal and as a result patient care would be jeopardized.