TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF MAY 7, 2015
COMMITTEE ON Procurement
Mr. David St. Pierre, Executive Director
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Issue purchase order to Citrix Systems, Inc. to Furnish and Deliver renewal of Thirteen Hundred and Twenty-Five (1,325) Citrix XenApp software maintenance licenses, renewal of Twenty-Five (25) Citrix XenDesktop software maintenance licenses, and partial year renewal of two Citrix NetScaler MPX appliances in an amount not to exceed $80,258.75, Account 101-27000-612820, Requisition 1397608
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Dear Sir:
Authorization is requested to issue a purchase order to Citrix Systems, Inc. to furnish and deliver renewal of thirteen hundred and twenty-five (1,325) Citrix XenApp software maintenance licenses, renewal of twenty-five (25) XenDesktop software maintenance licenses, and partial year renewal of two Citrix NetScaler MPX appliances. The term of this maintenance is from June 30, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop software along with NetScaler appliances enable the District's Information Technology Infrastructure Section to support the current computer utilization and employee access to District programs and licensed application software. The Virtual Desktop based Client Access License Model provides the capability to remotely access the District's software resources which are required to maintain the District's concurrent user licenses.
Citrix Systems, Inc., the manufacturer and sole source of supply, has submitted prices for the software licensing and support required. Inasmuch as Citrix Systems, Inc. is the only source of supply for the software licensing and support, said purchase order may be issued without competitive bidding pursuant to Section 11.4 of the Purchasing Act.
Citrix Systems, Inc. is registered and in good standing with the State of Illinois.
The Multi-Project Labor Agreement is not applicable to this contract because it is primarily a furnish and deliver contract.
In view of the foregoing, it is requested that the Director of Procurement and Materials Management be authorized to issue said purchase order to Citrix Systems, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $80,258.75.
Funds are available in Account 101-27000-612820.
Requested, John Sudduth, Acting Director of Information Technology, JS:RP:HS:prt
Recommended, Darlene A. LoCascio, Director of Procurement and Materials Management
Respectfully Submitted, Barbara J. McGowan, Chairman Committee on Procurement
Disposition of this agenda item will be documented in the official Regular Board Meeting Minutes of the Board of Commissioners for May 7, 2015