Title
Microsoft Software Enterprise Licensing
Action
Action:
A. Approve the purchase of Microsoft software licenses, maintenance, subscription licenses, support, and hosted services from a cooperative contract,
B. Approve a unit price contract with SHI International Corp. for the purchase of Microsoft software licenses, maintenance, subscription licenses, support, and hosted services for a term of three years under Sourcewell contract #121923-SHI, and
C. Authorize the City Manager to extend the contract for additional terms as long as the cooperative contract is in effect, at prices and terms that are the same or more favorable than those offered under the cooperative contact.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Markell Storay, Innovation and Technology
Explanation
* This contract is for the purchase of Microsoft software licenses (including subscription licenses), maintenance, support, and remotely hosted services and specific software, including Microsoft Windows, Office, SharePoint, Project, and SQL Server for designated computers and/or users.
* NC General Statute Section 143-129(e)(3) allows local governments to purchase from formally organized cooperative purchasing contracts.
* A cooperative purchasing agreement results from the consolidation and competitive solicitation of multiple public agency requirements. By aggregating common needs, all agencies are able to leverage economies of scale, such as volume discounts, improved terms and conditions, reduced administrative costs, and access to professional and technical expertise.
* Annual expenditures are estimated to be $4,800,000.
Charlotte Business INClusion
Cooperative purchasing contracts leverage contracts established by other governmental agencies and do not involve the city conducting a bidding process and are thus exempt from CBI Program goals. Subcontracting opportunities are typically not feasible under cooperative purchasing arrangements.
Fiscal Note
Funding: I&T Operating Budget
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