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Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Information Technology
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding - N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(dd)
Purpose: To support and maintenance of proprietary computer hardware and software.
Entity Name: Microsoft, through their authorized reseller, GovConnection, Inc.
Entity Address: 732 Milford Road, Merrimack, New Hampshire 03054
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $1,350,000.00 over two (2) years
Funding Source: 2021 Budget/Department of Administration/NW 011, Dept. 030, Div./Proj. 0306, Activity A, Account #71450, Budget Ref. 2021
Contract Period: March 1, 2021 through February 28, 2023 with one (1) year option to renew
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $583,400.98.
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WHEREAS, the Office of Information Technology is committed to providing efficient and effective proprietary software to assist in the City of Newark's day-to-day execution and operation of electronic communication and its support systems; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark has utilized Microsoft for the past seventeen (17) years as the primary operating system for the City's desktop applications, emails, Windows server and systems; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark originally contracted with GovConnection, Inc. (hereinafter "GovConnection"), 732 Milford Road, Merrimack NH 03054, in 2004, under Resolution 7Ra March 3, 2004, and again in 2018 under Resolution 7R1-g April 24, 2018 for Microsoft computer software licensing; and
WHEREAS, the support and maintenance of proprietary software, which includes Microsoft Office Suite, email and...
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