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File #: 23-0952    Version: 1 Name:
Type: CM Action Item - Open & Responsible Government Status: Passed
File created: 12/6/2023 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 12/20/2023 Final action: 12/20/2023
Title: Request approval to utilize cooperative purchasing - Information Technology, City of Atlanta, SP-S/DAIM/2210-1230127, On-Call IT Services, in an amount not to exceed $750,000.00 with uWork.com, Inc. d/b/a Covendis Technologies, Inc., (Atlanta, GA) to provide support for IT services and operation. Effective January 1, 2024, through August 11, 2024. (APPROVED)
Attachments: 1. Exhibit 1: CITY OF ATLANTA COVENDIS ON-CALL SERVICES RENEWAL 1, 2. Exhibit 2 FY2024 Covendis Scope of Work, 3. Exhibit 3: Performance Evaluation, 4. 2023-0952

DEPARTMENT
Information Technology

REQUESTED ACTION (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Request approval to utilize cooperative purchasing - Information Technology, City of Atlanta, SP-S/DAIM/2210-1230127, On-Call IT Services, in an amount not to exceed $750,000.00 with uWork.com, Inc. d/b/a Covendis Technologies, Inc., (Atlanta, GA) to provide support for IT services and operation. Effective January 1, 2024, through August 11, 2024. (APPROVED)
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REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
In accordance with Purchasing Code Section 102-462, requests for approval to utilize cooperative purchasing or GSA purchase contracts of more than $100,000 shall be forwarded to the Board of Commissioners for approval.
STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREA RELATED TO THIS ITEM (If yes, note strategic priority area below)
Open and Responsible Government

COMMISSION DISTRICTS AFFECTED
All Districts ?
District 1 ?
District 2 ?
District 3 ?
District 4 ?
District 5 ?
District 6 ?

IS THIS A PURCHASING ITEM?
Yes

SUMMARY & BACKGROUND FCIT has challenges with attrition and quickly staffing critical positions which leads to infrastructure and operational stability issues. To resolve these issues, FCIT is seeking to partner with uWork.com, Inc. to augment its talent pool.

Scope of Work: Immediate acquisition of critical resources to address risks and negative impact as well as a staffing model needed to support Fulton County IT services and operations. The critical resources are listed below:

1. Database Architect
2. Web Systems Engineer/Senior Intranet Specialist
3. Applications Support (Analyst or Engineer)
4. Datacenter Operations Engineer
5. Network Engineer
6. Storage and Compute Engineer/Systems Engineer
7. Endpoint Support Engineer
8. Program Project Manager
9. Business Analyst
10. Vendor Relationship Manager
11. Organization Change Manager
12. Training Coordinator

Community Impact: None

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