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a. Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to execute a Master Product License Agreement and yearly Product Schedule with UNICOM Systems, Inc. for the provision of software subscription and maintenance/support in the yearly amount not to exceed $50,000, with an effective date of September 5, 2013;
b. Accept non-standard contract provisions as recommended by the Director of Information Technology; and
c. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to sign future Product Schedules in an amount not to exceed $50,000 and issue purchase orders under the same or similar terms as needed.
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to execute a Master Product License Agreement and yearly Product Schedule with UNICOM Systems, Inc. for the provision of software subscription and maintenance/support in the yearly amount not to exceed $50,000, with an effective date of September 5, 2013;
b. Accept non-standard contract provisions as recommended by the Director of Information Technology; and
c. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to sign future Product Schedules in an amount not to exceed $50,000 and issue purchase orders under the same or similar terms as needed.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The New Jersey Macro4, Inc. subsequently acquired by UNICOM Systems, Inc. has provided software licensing, maintenance, and support for the DataBack and System Accounting software for the County mainframe system since 1994. The DataBack is a tool utilized to back up mainframe system files, write to tape, and manage the mainframe tape volume library. The System Accounting tool is used on the mainframe system to track job and process run times, collect data on print and central processing unit resources used and track the activity in order to feed into the Information Technology billing system. The mainframe system is accessed by the Sheriff Department, Probatio...
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