REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on an Agreement for Services with Dasher Technologies, Inc. for the Blade Center Replacement Project [Council Pillar: Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure]
Report
BACKGROUND
The City's Electric Department, Silicon Valley Power (SVP) has business-critical applications that run on existing IBM BladeCenter servers that are at end of life. SVP needs to replace the end-of-life hardware, software, and related equipment to prevent disruption in daily business operations as well as enhance the existing technology infrastructure to support and improve efficiencies of various business processes to meet future needs.
DISCUSSION
On September 6, 2019, staff issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit proposals from qualified firms to provide a turnkey solution to replace the IBM BladeCenter servers and software. The RFP was published on BidSync, the City's e-procurement system. A total of 59 companies viewed the RFP, and four proposals were received from the following firms:
* Dasher Technologies, Inc. (Campbell, CA)
* Entisys Solutions Inc. DBA Entisys360 (Concord, CA)
* Presidio Networked Solutions Group, LLC (Pleasanton, CA)
* Safari Micro Inc. (Chandler, AZ)
Evaluation Process: Proposals were evaluated and scored independently by a three-member evaluation team against the criteria and weights published in the RFP. Dasher Technologies and Entisys Solutions were invited to oral presentations to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the City's requirements, discuss their proposed solution, and provide detailed information on their project delivery approach to ensure that the City's requirements are met.
Evaluation scores for the two finalists are summarized below:
Evaluation Criteria
Max Points
Dasher Technologies
Entisys Solutions
Experience
15
12
10
Technical Solution
35
28
26
Warranty & Support
30
26
20
Cost
20
20
13
Total
100
86
69
Award Recommendation: Staff recommend...
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