FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager
Originator: Lorenzo Tyner, Assistant General Manager
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COOPERATIVE PROCUREMENT AGREEMENTS
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommend to the Board of Directors to:
Authorize the purchasing of information technology products, services, and solutions utilizing Cooperative Procurement Agreements (CPA) such as, but not limited to, OMNIA Partners Public Sector (formerly U.S. Communities), NASPO ValuePoint, and U.S. General Services Administration GSA Schedule 70/ GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) for the period January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 for a total amount not to exceed $2,000,000, in accordance with Ordinance No. OCSD-56, Section 2.03(B) Cooperative Purchases, with two (2) one-year renewal options.
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BACKGROUND
The Orange County Sanitation District (OC San) desires to utilize the CPA as providers of technology products, services, and solutions. The CPAs are needed to provide technology solutions based on competitive contract pricing, breadth of product offerings, availability, and the ease of using online ordering systems. Large capital items will be procured through the bidding process and all purchases continue to follow the existing approval and procurement processes in accordance with OC San's Purchasing Ordinance. These CPAs provide deep discounts not normally available through OC San's bid process.
To properly maintain and provide solutions to OC San's facilities, the Information Technology (IT) division has a need to purchase technology products, services, and solutions. Such item requirements have been forecasted based upon projected obsolete equipment, historical product failure rates, and new items to address general capacity, redundancy, or security. Since technology changes frequently, it is not appropriate to stock these items in OC San's warehouses.
IT currently uses vendors providing technology items and recurring maintenance...
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