City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2022-0752

• File #: 2022-0752
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed Finally
• File created: 9/16/2022
• In control: Committee on Innovation, Performance and Asset Management
• On agenda: 9/20/2022
• Final action: 9/28/2022
• Enactment date: 9/28/2022
• Enactment #: 532
• Effective date: 10/6/2022
• Title: Resolution amending Resolution 280 of 2020, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement or agreements or adoption of existing government contracts with ePlus Technology, Inc. for commodities and professional services for system critical adjustments, improvements, and upgrades to maintain the City of Pittsburgh's network functionality by increasing the funding.
• Indexes: AGREEMENTS (AMENDING), CONTRACTS (AMENDING)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/6/2022	1	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
9/28/2022	1	City Council	Passed Finally	Pass
9/21/2022	1	Standing Committee	Affirmatively Recommended	Pass
9/20/2022	1	City Council	Waived under Rule 8	Pass
9/20/2022	1	City Council	Read and referred

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Resolution amending Resolution 280 of 2020, authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an agreement or agreements or adoption of existing government contracts with ePlus Technology, Inc. for commodities and professional services for system critical adjustments, improvements, and upgrades to maintain the City of Pittsburgh's network functionality by increasing the funding.

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WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh's Department of Innovation and Performance recently performed an assessment of the City's network and said assessment indicated that the City's core network functionality would reach the end of its useful life by mid-July, 2020; and

WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh was compelled to divert necessary resources to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and as a result was delayed in its ability to respond to this technological crisis; and

WHEREAS, due to the severity of this situation and short window of opportunity to adequately address the matter, the City of Pittsburgh has deemed emergency procurement protocols are appropriate at this time involving the solicitation of immediate quotes; and

WHEREAS, after solicitation of quotes, the City has found that ePlus Technology, Inc., is sufficiently qualified to provide the professional services and commodities requested via an agreement, agreements or adoption of applicable existing government contracts; and

WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh seeks to enter into an agreement or agreements or adoption of existing agreements with ePlus Technology, Inc., for the provision of the aforementioned professional services and commodities.


Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:

Section 1. The Mayor and the Director of the Department of Innovation and Performance, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, are authorized to enter into an agreement or agreements for professional services with ePlus Technolo...