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TO: |
Board of Trustees |
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THROUGH: |
Jay Fox, Executive Director |
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FROM: |
Alisha Garrett, Chief Enterprise Strategy Officer |
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PRESENTER(S): |
Tom Smith, IT Network Support Manager |
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TITLE:
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Contract: 2023 Microsoft Azure Software Services (SHI International Corp.)
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AGENDA ITEM TYPE:
Procurement Contract/Change Order
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve and authorize the Executive Director to execute a purchase order and associated disbursements with SHI International Corp under State of Utah Cooperative Contract # AR 2488 in the amount of $245,000 to procure Microsoft Azure services for 1 year.
BACKGROUND:
Several years ago, the UTA Executive Team authorized the rebuild of the aging Transit Management System. Along with this rebuild the strategy was to build it on innovative technologies that the cloud can provide. Microsoft Azure was selected.
DISCUSSION:
The IT Network Support Manager has budgeted $245,000 in 2023 for the continuation of the cloud service infrastructure hosting the UTA public website and the Transit Management System. These services are being procured for a period of one year under as State of Utah Cooperative Contract which has an expiration date of 9/15/26. A procurement for future use of Azure services and other Microsoft products will take place later this year.
CONTRACT SUMMARY:
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Contractor Name: |
SHI International, Corp. |
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Contract Number: |
UTA PO#16998, State Contract AR2488 |
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Base Contract Effective Dates: |
3/9/2023 thru 3/8/2024 |
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Extended Contract Dates: |
N/A |
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Existing Contract Value: |
N/A |
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Amendment Amount: |
N/A |
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New/Total Contract Value: |
$245,000.00 |
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Procurement Method: |
State of Utah Contract AR2488 |
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Budget Authority: |
2023 Operating Budget for IT |
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ALTERNATIVES:
Transit Management Systems and other hosted applications will cease to function.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding will be drawn from the operating expense account Information Technology contract services.
ATTACHMENTS:
UTA ORDER 16998 SHI International Corp
Link to State Contract AR2488 <https://statecontracts.utah.gov/Contract/Details/AR2488-IT-Technology%7C73951ce4-4f2e-4559-a823-660b64d8a8df>