Title
Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute Amendment No. 5 to the Agreement (A-12838) with Integrated Archive Systems Inc. for Hardware and Software purchases necessary to augment existing data storage capacity, and to replace of NMC's Data Backup Hardware and Software, with no change to the agreement term of February 1, 2015 through June 30, 2024, and adding $1,338,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $3,880,727.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute Amendment No. 5 to the Agreement (A-12838) with Integrated Archive Systems Inc. for Hardware and Software purchases necessary to augment existing data storage capacity, and to replace of NMC's Data Backup Hardware and Software, with no change to the agreement term of February 1, 2015 through June 30, 2024, and adding $1,338,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $3,880,727.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
NMC's IT department maintains its systems in a professional manner by updating and modernizing them per a predetermined lifecycle based on industry best practices. Hardware and software are replaced and/or refreshed at a rate that maximizes its value to the hospital while remaining reliable. This helps the hospital maintain a high level of availability of critical patient systems such as the Electronic Health Record (EHR) and patient imaging. Software maintenance and support services are purchased for all production systems in order to keep system software current and to mitigate any potential system failures. Integrated Archive Systems (IAS) provides Natividad with the necessary hardware and software associated with both on-site and off-site backup and storage infrastructures under this agreement.
Summary of the IAS agreement products and services:
Original Agreement: NMC entered into an agreement ...
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