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Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee, under the terms and conditions of the NJPA/Sourcewell contract awarded to Sharp Electronics Corporation from NJPA's RFP # 083116 for multifunction copiers, printers, and like equipment, to issue purchase orders to Smile Business Products, a local distributor of Sharp products, to provide leased multifunctional copiers and printers to NMC for an amount not to exceed $285,000 for the period of October 18, 2020 through October 19, 2021.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee, under the terms and conditions of the NJPA/Sourcewell contract awarded to Sharp Electronics Corporation from NJPA's RFP # 083116 for multifunction copiers, printers, and like equipment, to issue purchase orders to Smile Business Products, a local distributor of Sharp products, to provide leased multifunctional copiers and printers to NMC for an amount not to exceed $285,000 for the period of October 18, 2020 through October 19, 2021.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
NMC has over 100 leased multifunction copy/print machines throughout the hospital. The majority of NMC's staff do not have local printers connected to their computers and instead utilize networked copier/printers as it has been proven to be more cost effective to share a network printer across a large organization. The multifunction copy/print machines are leased and maintenance is included in the lease price as well as toner.
Natividad originally leased these machine from Tri-County Business Systems who was a local business later acquired by Smile Business products (Smile). Tri-County (now Smile) and Natividad had an executed rental and service agreement which has since expired. NMC is opting to piggy-back on the NJPA/Sourcewell contract awarded to Sharp Electronics Corporation from NJPA's RFP # 083116 for multifunction copiers...
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