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Replacement/Upgrade Purchase for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Components for the Information Technology Department (Citywide)
This purchase is part of the City’s Lifecycle Management Program to replace aging hardware and software that has reached the end of its supportable life. The items in this purchase support the ability of ITD to provide virtualized desktops to employees, contractors and vendors who have special security or mobility needs that cannot be met with a physical desktop computer, or that can be met more cost-effectively with virtual desktops. Virtualization allows the City to run many copies of the Windows desktop operating system on centralized, more powerful servers, and more effectively sharing resources.
The Information Technology Department and Purchasing recommend authorizing the purchase using the State of Arizona cooperative contract with the lowest-quoted vendor, iT1 Source, for $76,493.48 plus 10% contingency, for a total of $84,142.83. This purchase is...
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