Title
Voice and Wireless Communications Services and Related Products
Action
Action:
A. Approve an extension to the contract with NCapital LLC, formerly NCloud Leasing LLC, for the continued provision and expansion of the citywide voice over IP (VoIP) telephone communications system for a term of three years,
B. Approve an extension to the contract with AT&T North Carolina for the continued provision of the local voice telecommunications services for a term of three years,
C. Approve the purchase of wireless communications services and related products from federal contracts as authorized by G.S. 143-129(e)(9a),
D. Approve a unit price contract with AT&T Mobility for the purchase of wireless services and related products under General Services Administration contract number 47QTCA19D00MV dated September 27, 2019,
E. Approve a unit price contract with Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless for the purchase of wireless services and related products under General Services Administration contract number 47QTCA20D00B5 dated June 11, 2020, and
F. Authorize the City Manager to extend the use of the contracts listed in Actions D and E for additional terms as long as the federal contracts are in effect, at prices and terms that are the same or more favorable than those offered under the federal contracts.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Reenie Askew, Innovation and Technology
Explanation
* Innovation and Technology (I&T) is responsible for the consolidated management of the city's technology needs.
* I&T is in the process of replacing the city's existing telephone system with an IP Telephony system that runs over the city's data network rather than a separate dedicated telephone system. IP telephones are more cost effective and include efficient technology that enables integration into other systems such as mobile devices and email.
Action A
* On April 11, 2011, City Council approved a contract with NWN Corporation, NCapital's parent company, for Cisco produ...
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