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TO: Mayor Thomas J. Weisner
FROM: Andrew Feuerborn, Public Safety Technical Services Director
DATE: June 16, 2015
SUBJECT:
Resolution to purchase Matrox Keyboard, Video and Mouse Extenders for the Aurora 9-1-1 Center in the amount of $48,020 from CDW-G through the National IPA contract. Next available Finance Committee.
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this purchase is to replace aging PC extender equipment for the Dispatch Center's 9-1-1 PC's. This equipment allows the 9-1-1 PC's to be placed a floor below the 9-1-1 Center within the PD's server room where the noise and heat generated from the PC's will not affect the Dispatch Center. In addition, IT staff are able to service the equipment without disrupting the operations of the 911 Dispatch Center.
The current units in service are approaching 6 years old and have been experiencing relatively high failure rates. The new extender units will provide higher reliability not only through a refresh of the hardware but also by consolidating multiple extender functions into a single device thereby reducing the number of failure points. The Matrox hardware has been pilot tested in the Dispatch Center for the past several months and has performed well to date.
BACKGROUND:
The previous extender units were purchased in Sept. of 2009 just prior to the Police Department moving into the new Police Headquarters building. The legacy extender equipment coming out of service will be re-purposed as spares for other legacy units remaining in service in the Dispatch Center. The equipment is being purchased as a sole source through the National IPA Technology Solutions Contract as a contract awarded to CDW Government of Chicago, IL. Please see the attached sole source affidavit.
The National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance Company (National IPA) aggregates purchasing volume of participating agencies in order to receive larger volume discounts from suppliers. All master agreements are publicly solicited,...
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