Title
Joint resolution authorizing a contract with CDW-G of Vernon Hills, Illinois, in the amount of $73,954 for End User Visibility and Performance Monitoring.
Staff Summary
• This project is included in the 2026 Capital Improvement Program as part of the Technology Improvement Plan.
• This resolution authorizes an agreement with CDW-G for the purchase of End User Visibility and Performance Monitoring which helps diagnose issues affecting the end-to-end user experience across devices, networks, applications, and cloud services, improving the County’s ability to respond quickly and efficiently to end-user issues.
• The agreement is for a one-year term, at a cost of $73,954, including $60,590 for licensing and $13,364 for support.
• In accordance with Section 33.115 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, a cooperative purchasing contract with CDW-G has been identified through Omnia Partners (2024056-01) to procure needed goods, services, constructions, or professional services that have been competitively solicited and awarded.
• Omnia Partners competitively procured technology products, solutions, and related services through a Request for Proposal (RFP) that allowed multiple awards to qualified vendors. Omnia Partners received 12 proposals and identified two qualified vendors, of which one contract was awarded to CDW-G.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, this project is included in the 2026 Capital Improvement Program as part of the Technology Improvement Plan; and
WHEREAS, this resolution authorizes an agreement with CDW-G for the purchase of End User Visibility and Performance Monitoring which helps diagnose issues affecting the end-to-end user experience across devices, networks, applications, and cloud services, improving the County’s ability to respond quickly and efficiently to end-user issues; and
WHEREAS, the agreement is for a one-year term, at a cost of $73,954, including $60,590 for licensing and $13,364 for support; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 33.115 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, a cooperative purchasing contract with CDW-G has been identified through Omnia Partners (2024056-01) to procure needed goods, services, constructions, or professional services that have been competitively solicited and awarded; and
WHEREAS, Omnia Partners competitively procured technology products, solutions, and related services through a Request for Proposal (RFP) that allowed multiple awards to qualified vendors. Omnia Partners received 12 proposals and identified two qualified vendors, of which one contract was awarded to CDW-G.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT BE RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Purchasing Agent is authorized to enter into a contract with CDW-G for End User Visibility and Performance Monitoring for $73,954.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on June 9, 2026.