FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager
Originator: Lorenzo Tyner, Assistant General Manager
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HYPER CONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE IMPLEMENTATION - PHASE 1
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION:
A. Award a Professional Services Agreement to ePlus Technology inc. for the procurement of software, hardware, and services to implement and configure the Hyper Converged Infrastructure, Specification No. CS-2020-1141BD, for a total amount not to exceed $177,950; and
B. Approve a contingency in the amount of $17,795 (10%).
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BACKGROUND
The Orange County Sanitation District's (Sanitation District) current server and storage for the Industrial Control Systems (ICS) network has reached its end of life. Staff is recommending modernizing the server infrastructure with a Hyper Converged Infrastructure (HCI) solution to replace the server and storage systems in ICS network. The software, hardware, and professional services contract was competitively bid and received five responsive bidders.
RELEVANT STANDARDS
* 24/7/365 treatment plant reliability
* Ensure that investment proposals and decisions are based on clearly defined standards
* Ensure the public's money is well spent
* Maintain a culture of improving efficiency to reduce the cost to provide the current service level or standard
* Protect Orange County Sanitation District assets
PROBLEM
The current server and storage infrastructure of the ICS network is on an obsolete hardware. The current infrastructure is not reliable, scalable, and does not provide the redundancy and availability for the current server and storage needs. The obsolete hardware makes it difficult to procure replacement parts and services to support and manage the current infrastructure.
PROPOSED SOLUTION
To properly maintain the ICS network, the Information Technology division and Process Control Integration (PCI) request to purchase the HCI solution and related profess...
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