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Contract Renewal - Microsoft Enterprise Agreement
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INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jon Amelio, Information Technology, Director, 704-283-3533
ACTION REQUESTED:
Authorize the County Manager to 1) negotiate and execute an agreement substantially consistent with this agenda item, 2) exercise any renewal or extension term options set forth in the Agreement, and 3) terminate the Agreement if deemed in the best interest of the County, each in the County Manager's discretion.
PRIOR BOARD ACTIONS:
None.
BACKGROUND:
This is the County's Enterprise Agreement Renewal for Microsoft. This contract covers all aspects of our Microsoft Cloud and on-premises environment, from user subscriptions to back-end server maintenance and SQL Server clustering.
N.C.G.S 143-129(e)(3) and N.C.G.S 143-129(e)(9) allow local governments to make purchases through a competitively bid North Carolina Statewide Term Contract or a Group Purchasing Program.
The purchase of the Microsoft Software Enterprise Agreement will be made using North Carolina Statewide Term Contract #208C - Microsoft Enterprise Agreement Software, quoted by SHI Software International Corp.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The anticipated annual cost for this service is $822,138.75. Since this contract contains three-year term, a total of $2,466,416.25 is estimated to be spent. Funding is available in the adopted FY27 budget appropriation with future expenditures subject to annual BOCC budget appropriation.