S17-H25981 - Approve spending authority for the purchase of Microsoft Premier Support Services for the fleet of City servers in an amount not to exceed $329,400.00 for Houston Information Technology Services.
Specific Explanation:
The Interim Director of Houston Information Technology Services and Chief Procurement Officer recommend that City Council approve spending authority for the purchase of Microsoft Premier Support Services for the fleet of City servers in an amount not to exceed $329,400.00 through Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) , and that authorization be given to issue purchase orders ,as necessary, to DIR vendor, Microsoft Corporation.
Microsoft Premier Support Services provide direct and unique access to the various Microsoft product teams and software developers for current and future products enabling the City to have access to specialized insight of current solutions that can assist with migrations to existing and future products/versions. It will also allow for quick and comprehensive resolution of product support, trouble-shooting and hot fix type of issues. The purchase of Premier Support Services will provides assistance for problems with specific symptoms encountered while using Microsoft products. Problem Resolution support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This purchase will also provide Information services which will provide staff with the latest knowledge in Microsoft technologies to enhance in-house support capabilities.
M/WBE Participation:
M/WBE Zero Percentage Goal document approved by the Office of Business of Opportunity.
Pay or Play:
This procurement is exempt from the City’s Pay or Play Ordinance. Bids/proposals were not solicited because an Interlocal/Cooperative Purchasing Agreement is being utilized for this purchase.
Hire Houston First:
This procurement is exempt from the City’s Hire Houston First Ordinance. Bids/Proposals were not solicited because an Interlocal/Cooperative Purchasing Agreement is being utilized for this purchase.
Fiscal Note:
Funding for this item is included in the FY2017 Adopted Budget. Therefore, no Fiscal Note is required as stated in the Financial Policy Ord. 2014-1078.
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John J. Gillespie, Chief Procurement Officer Department Approval Authority Signature
Finance/Strategic Procurement Division
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Estimated Spending Authority
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DEPARTMENT
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FY2017
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FY2018
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FY2019
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TOTAL
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Houston Information Technology Services
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$98,980.00
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$112,290.00
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$118,130.00
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$329,400.00
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