Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
ITEM TITLE:
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Motion 21-240, approve and authorize the County Executive to execute the Master Software and Services Agreement with Gartner, for an IT Leadership Team Advisor & Two Essentials Members Subscription
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DEPARTMENT: Information Technology
ORIGINATOR: Dee White
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Approve
PURPOSE: To execute a new Gartner subscription agreement for the Department of Information Technology.
BACKGROUND: The County has traditionally spent hours of contract administrative time on conducting market research for each Information Technologies (IT) purchase in order to ensure that the County finds the commodities/services most advantageous to meet our current/future IT needs and standards. In order to stay current with the most efficient and economical IT commodity/service purchases, the County must be proactive in leveraging market research expertise in IT related purchases. These services also provide independent advice on tactical and strategic IT decisions. Advisory services provide expert advice on a broad range of technical topics and specifically focus on industry and market trends. RFP 001-21SB was published in December 2020 and the subscription agreement is being awarded to Gartner, Inc. Gartner, Inc. is the world's leading information technology (IT) research and advisory company which serves as the industry standard in providing evaluations and analysis on IT companies and products. Gartner has nearly 9,000 associates, including 1,900 research analysts and consultants, operating in more than 90 countries.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
EXPEND: FUND, AGY, ORG, ACTY, OBJ, AU
CURRENT YR
2ND YR
1ST 3 YRS
505-4158824901
$51,473.00
$51,473.00
$154,419.00
Plus applicable sales tax
TOTAL
$51,473.00
$51,473.00
$154,419.00
REVENUE: FUND, AGY, ORG, REV, SOURCE
CURRENT YR
2ND YR
1ST 6 YRS
TOTAL
DEPARTMENT FISCAL IMPACT NOTES: Capital funding required for this purchase a...
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