REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRYON HORN, Chief Information Officer
Information Services Department
SUBJECT
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Approve a three-year Service Agreement with Info-Tech Research Group for membership services and access to industrywide product information and support services in the amount of $116,010.03, with annual payments of $38,670.01, utilizing competitively bid California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS) contract 3-19-70-3685A.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council authorize the Chief Information Officer to enter into a three-year Service Agreement (Agreement) with Info-Tech Research Group (Info-Tech) for membership services and access to industrywide product information and support services in the amount of $116,010.03, with annual payments of $38,670.01, utilizing CMAS contract 3-19-70-3685A.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno's Information Services Department (ISD) is requesting approval to contract services from Info-Tech for three years in the total amount of $116,010.13. Info-Tech's membership services and access to industrywide product information has greatly enhanced ISD's ability to make strategic, timely and well-informed decisions and recommendations. Pricing is based on CMAS contract 3-19-70-3685A.
Info-Tech not only provides access to benchmarking of hardware/software, reviews, and evaluations, they also provide a representative to guide the City in utilizing their services. We use Info-Tech to research software/hardware in order to find good solutions for the City. One such success was finding CERVIS Software for Beautify Fresno. We have also used them as advisors and subject matter experts in governance. They also offer contract negotiation services as part of our membership.
BACKGROUND
In November 2021, ISD entered into a one-year agreement with Info-Tech to provide services to the City of Fresno including access to a product database, white papers, tutorials as well as contract negotiation, governance and strateg...
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