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Action Item
DATE: Tuesday, June 10, 2014
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve the Agreement for Technical Services for Amzur Technologies to Provide WebSphere Portal Systems Support (Information and Technology Division)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This agreement provides contracted WebSphere Portal Administration services necessary to maintain the operation of WebSphere Portal systems within the district’s data center. Teacher and principal dashboards and enhancements to the Student Information System are dependent on WebSphere Portal software.  The technical services are provided on-site by one WebSphere Portal Administrator.  The services are for the operation and maintenance of the WebSphere Portal, including  performance tuning,  Portal troubleshooting and resolution,  Portal and server upgrades,  applying software fixes, configuring Portal security, setting up Portal interoperability with required applications and databases, documentation and other miscellaneous tasks as required.   

Amzur Technologies was awarded a service contract through RFP #9090-DST: IT Supplemental Staffing in July 2013, to provide a single WebSphere Administrator.   On October 22, 2013, the School Board authorized an agreement for technical services to Amzur to provide WebSphere Portal Administration services, which ends on June 30, 2013.   Amzur Technologies qualified through RFQ 13073-DST IT Supplemental Staffing. This Agreement for Technical Services is required to allow services from Amzur Technologies to continue through December 2014.

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Align the performance management system with the district’s priorities • Align financial resources to support the district’s strategic goals • Demonstrate best financial practices
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
Funding is not to exceed cost of $78,000. Funding is provided from the E-Rate Rebate Project 5311 within the Information and Technology Division.
EVALUATION
The WebSphere Portal Administrator is under the direct supervision of a GIS Research Analyst within the Information Services Department, who assigns and reviews tasks and priorities on a weekly basis.  Performance and requirements of the overall contract are reviewed to determine if the contract will be recommended for renewal.
SUBMITTED BY:  Richard E. Laneau, Jr., Data Center Manager, Information Services
Anna L. Brown, Ed.D.   Gretchen Saunders
Chief Information and Technology Officer
(813) 272-4600
  Chief Business Officer
(813) 272-4270
    A 6.36
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20140610_634 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 6.36