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) from U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) IT Schedule 70, National Association of State Procurement Officials ValuePoint Cooperative Purchasing Organization, and OMNIA Partners, Public Sector (formerly U.S. Communities) for the period January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 for a total amount not to exceed $2,000,000, in accordance with Ordinance No. OCSD-52, Section 2.03(B) Cooperative Purchases, with two (2) one-year renewal options.
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BACKGROUND
The Orange County Sanitation District (Sanitation District) desires to utilize the CPA as providers of technology products, services, and solutions. The CPA 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 Purchasing Ordinance No. OCSD-52. These cooperatives provide deep discounts not normally available through the Sanitation District's bid process.
To properly maintain and provide solutions to the Sanitation District'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 the Sanitatio...
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