Title
Information Technology Hosting, Managed Services, and Associated Professional Services Contract
Action
Action:
A. Approve a three-year contract with R&M Computer Consultants, Inc. d/b/a rmsource to provide application hosting, website hosting, managed services, and associated professional services,
B. Authorize the City Manager to approve up to two, one-year renewals of the contract with possible price adjustments and to amend the contract consistent with the City's business needs and the purpose for which the contract was approved;
C. Authorize the City Manager to approve expenditures for the provision of future project implementation services;
D. Authorize the City Manager to purchase hosting and managed services for as long as the City uses the hosted websites and applications, and
E. Authorize the City Manager to purchase such additional hosting, managed services, development, and other professional services as needed from time to time to optimize the City's use of the hosted software and systems.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Bellverie Ross, Innovation & Technology
Jeffrey Stovall, Innovation & Technology
Explanation
* The City contracts with rmsource to provide application hosting, website hosting, and managed services.
* Under this technology provisioning model, websites, software applications, and associated content is hosted on remote servers and other hardware is owned and operated by the vendor and accessed by the City and the public through a web browser or other desktop application.
* In many circumstances, City departments have found this to be a cost-effective alternative instead of hosting websites, software, and content on hardware operated on premise by the City.
* Several departments currently use rmsource to host software applications and City websites under multiple contracts.
* The contract submitted for approval will create a master consolidated contract under which rmsource will provide all enterprise services purchased b...
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