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Action Item
DATE: Tuesday, April 21, 2015
TO: School Board Members
FROM: Jeff Eakins, Acting Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve the Master Services Agreement and Statement of Work with iBi Solutions for Cognos Support and Development Work (Information and Technology Division)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Approval of this request will extend the services approved by the School Board on October 28, 2014. This Master Service Agreement and Statement of Work is necessary to continue receiving the services and expertise of iBi Solutions to work alongside our Information and Technology Division (IT) staff as we continue to develop dashboards and scorecards for district use. Consultants from iBi Solutions will work up to 400 hours as required to design and develop custom reports using TM1, Cognos Report Studio, and Workspace; provide system administration and tuning tasks; and review the work of district staff and other consultants.  The work by iBi Solutions, to date, has been very valuable in resolving some key Cognos issues. 
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
Funds are not to exceed $46,000 for the period from the approval of this agreement through September 30, 2015. The Teacher Incentive Fund grant is included in the IT budget for this expense. iBi Solutions provides their services on a time and materials basis with no additional travel or per diem charges or expenses to the district.
EVALUATION
IT staff will evaluate the consulting agreement with iBi Solutions based on the accuracy and timeliness of the deliverables as outlined in the Statement of Work. District staff monitors and reviews iBi Solutions performance through status reports and discussions during weekly status meetings and project plan reviews.
SUBMITTED BY:  Daniel I. Schultz, General Manager, Information and Technology
Anna L. Brown, Ed. D.   Gretchen Saunders
Chief Information and Technology Officer
(813) 272-4600
  Chief Business Officer
(813) 272-4270
    A 6.12
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20150421_688 (Board Meeting) * Section A Item# 6.12