Report Prepared by: Jeff Bennyhoff, Director of Information Technology
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SUBJECT: Approval of a Cooperative Purchase Utilizing County of Merced 2026 AMS FOCUS Agreement No. 2026120 with AMS.NET in an Amount not to Exceed $160,000 for Fiscal Year 2026-2027
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval of a Cooperative Purchase Utilizing County of Merced 2026 AMS FOCUS Agreement No. 2026120 with AMS.NET in an Amount Not to Exceed $160,000 for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Authorizing the use of the County of Merced 2026 AMS FOCUS Agreement No. 2026120 for the procurement of goods in an amount not to exceed $160,000 for Fiscal Year 2026-2027; and,
B. Authorizing the City Manager to execute the necessary documents.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve, as recommended by staff; or,
2. Approve, subject to conditions as specified by the City Council; or,
3. Deny the request; or,
4. Refer the matter back to staff for reconsideration of specific items as requested by the City Council.
AUTHORITY
Charter of the City of Merced, Section 200.
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
As provided for in the FY 2026-2027 Adopted Budget.
DISCUSSION
The City's Information Technology Department procures a variety of technology-related goods and services each fiscal year to support Citywide operations. These purchases include networking infrastructure equipment such as wireless access points, firewalls, switches, servers, emergency notification hardware and software, hardware maintenance services, software licensing, and other technology products and services.
The Information Technology Department typically brings forward its annual procurement authorizations to the City Council at the beginning of each fiscal year to ensure purchasing authority is in place for anticipated technology acquisitions. While the majority of those annual authorizations were presented earlier this fiscal year, this cooperative purchasing agreement was not included because it was s...
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