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a. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or Contracts/Purchasing Supervisor to execute an Agreement with the County of Monterey and Labworks, LLC for the provision of software subscription, software maintenance/support, and technical support services; in the amount of $58,472.62, for the period retroactive from November 1, 2015 to October 31, 2018; and
b. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or Contracts/Purchasing Supervisor to sign up to three (3) future one year amendments, where the amendments in the aggregate do not exceed (10%) ($5,847) of the original Agreement amount and do not significantly alter the scope of services.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or Contracts/Purchasing Supervisor to execute an Agreement with the County of Monterey and Labworks, LLC for the provision of software subscription, software maintenance/support, and technical support services; in the amount of $58,472.62, for the period retroactive from November 1, 2015 to October 31, 2018; and
b. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or Contracts/Purchasing Supervisor to sign up to three (3) future one year amendments, where the amendments in the aggregate do not exceed (10%) ($5,847) of the original Agreement amount and do not significantly alter the scope of services.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Monterey County Health Department has been utilizing Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) software since 2000. This is for the provision of software license subscription, software maintenance/support, and technical support services not covered under the recurring cost of the software subscription. This software is a laboratory information management system used to log in samples, assign, schedule, and track testing performed by the lab.
The start date of the Agreement is retroactive to November 1, 2015 due to the lengthy process necessary to negotiate with t...
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