This contract meets the needs of the County by providing the Health Services Department’s Information Unit renewal of its license to use and receive maintenance for contractors’ software applications. These applications afford the ability to electronically manage Information systems incidents and licensing while providing easy access to administer data, scheduling, and running reports.
On March 8, 2016, the Board of Supervisors approved contract #23-590 with Heat Software USA, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $494,643, for the implementation of the contractors' Heat Software application, and provision of software and services for service requests and incident management administration within the IT unit.
On September 13, 2016, the Board of Supervisors approved amendment agreement #23-590-1, effective September 13, 2016, with Heat Software USA, Inc., to extend the term of the agreement through June 29, 2019, and a payment limit of $500,000 to reflect the continued provision of software services, including annual licensing, maintenance and support.
Effective July 1, 2017, under contract #23-590-2 in accordance with Paragraph 13. (Subcontract and Assignment) of the General Conditions of the agreement, the parties executed an assignment that assigned the contract to Ivanti, Inc.
On May 7, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved contract amendment agreement #23-590-3 with Ivanti, Inc., effective June 29, 2019, to extend the termination date from June 29, 2019, to June 30, 2022, with no change in the payment limit of $500,000 for the continued provision of software services including annual licensing, maintenance and support.
Under contract #23-590-5, the parties will execute a new End User License Agreement (EULA) providing the County with a license for the Ivanti Service Desk incident management software application, to reflect the continued provision of software maintenance and support. Under EULA, the contractor’s liability to the County is limited to the amounts paid by the County under the agreement, except for the contractor’s indemnification obligations under the agreement. The department is requesting a retroactive start date of July 1, 2022, to cover services provided by the contractor in good faith while the new EULA was being negotiated between the parties.
Approval of Contract #23-590-5 allows the contractor to continue providing software maintenance and support services through June 30, 2025.
If this contract is not approved the Health Services Department’s Information Unit’s Service Desk will lose access to the ticketing systems used for support tracking.