TITLE
Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute all documents necessary with Advanced Systems Group for the purchase of a server disk storage system, and execute related lease financing documents with Banc of America Public Capital Corporation in an amount not to exceed $284,000 over a five-year period, or approximately $56,800 annually. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The Technology Services Department’s (TS) Data Center hosts over 300 servers that support the City’s business information systems. Data from these systems is maintained on server disk storage technology. This item requests City Council approval to replace existing data storage technology that will reach the end of life and will no longer be supported by the vendor as of June 30, 2012.
In February 2012, a Request for Proposals (RFP) for server storage technology was submitted for posting. The RFP was advertised in the Press-Telegram on February 22, 2012, and 929 potential proposers specializing in server storage technology were notified of the proposal opportunity. Of those proposers, 41 downloaded the RFP via our electronic bid system. The RFP document was made available from the Purchasing Division, located on the seventh floor of City Hall, and the Division’s website at www.longbeach.gov/purchasing
. An RFP announcement was also included in the Purchasing Division’s weekly update of Open Bid Opportunities, which is sent to 30 local, minority, and women-owned business groups. Three proposals were received on March 22, 2012. Of those three proposers, one was a Minority-owned Business Enterprise (MBE), none were Women-owned Business Enterprises (WBEs), two were Small Business Enterprises (SBEs), and none were Long Beach businesses (Local).
In an effort to align with our outreach goal, Long Beach businesses were encouraged to submit proposals for City contract. The Purchasing Division also assisted businesses
with registering on the Bids Online da...
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