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Approve the third amendment to the agreement with HP Enterprise Services in the amount of $124,218,402 of which the Solano County share is $3,181,569 for a total contract amount of $806,380,443 for the 18 counties participating in the Welfare Client Data Systems Consortium for CalWORKs Information Network Development, Implementation, Maintenance and Operation Services, and extending the term through July 31, 2015
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services (H&SS) recommends that the Board approve the third amendment to the agreement with HP Enterprise Services in the amount of $124,218,402 of which the Solano County share is $3,181,569 for a total contract amount of $806,380,443 for the 18 counties participating in the Welfare Client Data Systems (WCDS) Consortium for CalWORKs Information Network (CaIWIN) Development, Implementation, Maintenance and Operation Services, and extending the term of agreement through July 31,2015.
SUMMARY:
The WCDS Consortium contracts with HP for support and maintenance of the CalWIN system, which is used for CalWORKS, General Assistance, and other public assistance programs. This amendment and extension allows for the incorporation of additional State funding covering caseload costs, regular application maintenance, new premise-funded items, server monitoring, network/telecom charges, vendor-provided hardware and software maintenance, and the ongoing functionality of the full scale migration to the CalWIN Web Application. This extension also allows the WCDS time to complete a competitive solicitation process for the continuation of CalWIN maintenance and operational services after this extension ends.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The recommended amendment increases the total contract amount for the consortium counties by $124,218,408 for system support and upgrades through July 31, 2015. Each ...
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