File #: 2025-0175    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Preliminary Item
File created: 1/29/2025 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 4/22/2025 Final action:
Title: Commission District(s): ALL RA - Ratification of Purchase Order No. 5027551 General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule Contract No. 47QSWA18D008F (Emergency Purchase): for use by the Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT). This request seeks to ratify a previously issued purchase order to purchase from the competitively let GSA Multiple Award Schedule Contract No. 47QSWA18D008F for the annual maintenance and support of the County's InfoBlox network equipment for the term April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026. Awarded to Carahsoft Technology Corporation, c/o MGT Impact Solutions, LLC. Amount Not To Exceed: $212,857.79.
Attachments: 1. Agenda Notes 2025-0175.pdf, 2. Emergency NCPR_MGT Solutions (Infoblox 2025)_signed2.pdf, 3. Original Contract 47QSWA18D008F_MAS2.pdf, 4. 2025 DeKalb County Government Infoblox Renewal Q-33949.pdf, 5. 2025-0175 Cost Savings Analysis
Purchasing Type: Ratification (RA)
Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Purchasing & Contracting

AGENDA ITEM:
Title
Commission District(s): ALL
RA - Ratification of Purchase Order No. 5027551 General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule Contract No. 47QSWA18D008F (Emergency Purchase): for use by the Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT). This request seeks to ratify a previously issued purchase order to purchase from the competitively let GSA Multiple Award Schedule Contract No. 47QSWA18D008F for the annual maintenance and support of the County's InfoBlox network equipment for the term April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026. Awarded to Carahsoft Technology Corporation, c/o MGT Impact Solutions, LLC. Amount Not To Exceed: $212,857.79.
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Information Contact: Michelle Butler, Chief Procurement Officer
Phone Number: (404) 687-3581

PURPOSE:
On March 24, 2025, Purchase Order No. 5027551 was approved to purchase from the competitively let GSA Multiple Award Schedule Contract No. 47QSWA18D008F for the annual maintenance and support of the County's InfoBlox network equipment for the term April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026. The InfoBlox network appliances and related software fully manages and supports the County's internal Domain Name Service (DNS), Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP), and IP Address Management (IPAM), collectively known as DDI. This system is used to provide enterprise management of the County's environment to enable all business systems and technical infrastructure to work properly and efficiently. Failure to purchase the maintenance and support of this system will cause an interruption of services, posing imminent risks to the County's DDI security infrastructure. MGT Impact Solutions, LLC, is the authorized participating dealer for these services.

RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
Recommend ratification of Purchase Order No. 50275...

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