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Resolution approving a contract with CDW Government (CDW), Vernon Hills, Illinois, to replace the County’s backup system which includes hardware, software, and support for 15 months, in an estimated amount of $244,862.03.
Staff Summary
• The County’s current backup system is nine years old and is at its end-of-life.
• Backup systems are utilized to provide disaster recovery and to protect County data and systems in the event of malicious cyber-attacks.
• This solution is designed specifically to protect data and aid in recovery in the event of cyber-attack while reducing the County’s data center footprint and energy costs.
• Pursuant to Article 10-101 of the County Purchasing Ordinance, Cooperative Purchasing, the County may participate in a cooperative purchasing agreement for the procurement of goods, services or professional services with one or more public procurement units in accordance with an agreement entered into between the participants.
• A cooperative purchasing contract with CDW has been identified through the National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance (NIPA) to procure needed goods, services or professional services that was competitively solicited and awarded.
• Information Technology will budget an estimated $41,000 for annual software and maintenance beginning in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the County’s current system is nine years old and is end-of-life; and
WHERAS, the backup systems are utilized to provide disaster recovery and to protect County data and systems in the event of malicious cyber-attacks; and
WHEREAS, this solution is designed specifically to protect data and aid in recovery in the event of cyber-attack while reducing our data center footprint and energy costs; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 10-101 of the County Purchasing Ordinance, Cooperative Purchasing, the County may participate in a cooperative purchasing agreement for the procurement of goods, services or professional services with one or more public procurement units in accordance with an agreement entered into between the participants; and
WEHREAS, a cooperative purchasing contract with CDW has been identified through the National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance (NIPA) to procure needed goods, services or professional services that was competitively solicited and awarded; and
WHEREAS, Information Technology will be budget an estimated $41,000 for annual software and maintenance beginning in FY 2022.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Purchasing Agent is authorized to enter into a contract with CDW to replace the County’s backup system which includes hardware, software and support for 15 months in the amount of $244,862.03.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, September 8, 2020.