RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION A) WAIVING THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PROCESS; AND B) AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY PURCHASING AGENT TO ISSUE PURCHASE ORDERS TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES (IBM) AND/OR ITS VALUE ADDED RESELLERS (VAR’S) TO PROVIDE PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE LICENSES AND MAINTENANCE, HARDWARE MAINTENANCE, AND SUPPORT FOR THE TERM OF JULY 7, 2009, TO JUNE 30, 2010, WITH A TOTAL COLLECTIVE FISCAL OBLIGATION BETWEEN ALL PURCHASE ORDERS NOT TO EXCEED $500,000.

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, the County provides a number of services to residents using applications that currently operate on IBM hardware and software, and ensuring the availability of these applications requires County staff and support from IBM ;

WHEREAS, this Board has determined it to be in the best interest of the County to authorize the waiver of the Request for Proposal process;

WHEREAS, there has been presented to this Board of Supervisors for its consideration and acceptance a request to authorize the County Purchasing Agent to issue purchase orders to IBM in an amount between those purchase orders not to exceed $500,000 to provide proprietary software licenses and maintenance, hardware maintenance, and support for the term of July 7, 2009, to June 30, 2010, in relation to those applications and platforms;

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Request for Proposal process is waived, the County Purchasing Agent is authorized to issue purchase orders to IBM and/or its VAR’s in an amount between all purchase orders not to exceed $500,000, the President of the Board of Supervisors is authorized and directed to execute said Resolution as is approved by the County Counsel for and on behalf of the County of San Mateo, and the Clerk of this Board shall attest the President’s signature thereto.

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