REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
October 22, 2024
FROM
LYNN FYHRLUND, Chief Information Officer, Innovation and Technology Department
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Contract with Gartner Inc. for Subscription-Based Research and Education Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 1, to Contract No. 24-613, with Gartner Inc., for subscription-based research and education services to add a Software Engineering Leaders license subscription in a total amount of $51,000, increasing the total contract amount from $403,820 to $454,820, with no change to the contract period of August 1, 2024, through July 31, 2025.
(Presenter: Lynn Fyhrlund, Chief Information Officer, 388-5501)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The Innovation and Technology Department's (ITD) operating costs are recovered via service rates approved annually by the Board of Supervisors (Board). The cost of the Software Engineering Leaders (SWEL) license subscription addition is $51,000 for a nine-month period. Sufficient appropriation has been included in ITD's Business Solutions Development 2024-25 budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
ITD is the County's principal information technology (IT) department that provides comprehensive IT support and infrastructure services. ITD strives to stay up to date with the latest trends and innovations in the IT field, which includes the use of consultants and other industry experts for research and advisory services, benchmarking, leadership tools, and professional development. ITD has worked with Gartner since 2014, as Gartner is an industry expert, offering comprehensive IT research and advisory services, including government-specific analysis. Since 2014, the ...
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