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Blanket Order Contract for Amazon Business <br />May 21, 2019 <br />Page 2 <br />discounts, item and category restricted process flow tools and reporting, prime same-day or next <br />day shipping and net 30 payment terms. <br />Additionally, the Purchasing Department, in collaboration with the County of Orange, is working <br />with the Amazon Buy Local Government team to provide feedback and recommendations to <br />assist in our needs with the "preferred vendor" features within the Amazon site. With our <br />feedback, Amazon would like to build out the search and reporting features specifically with our <br />local vendor preference in mind. Currently, there are over 20,000 vendors located within Orange <br />County selling on Amazon with 840 of them in Santa Ana. As a component of Amazon's <br />feedback and test team for local government, there is potential to utilize the Amazon Business <br />site to reach new Santa Ana businesses, track local spend for non -contracted items and even <br />create local vendor percentage spend goals. <br />Santa Ana City Ordinance No. NS -2312 authorizes the City to purchase against contracts from <br />any public agency utilizing a competitive bid process. Amazon Capital Services, Inc. is offering <br />the OMNIA Partners national cooperative contract for on-line marketplace for the purchase of <br />products and services. The contract was awarded as a result of open, competitive bidding <br />conducted by the Prince William County Public Schools (based in the State of Virginia) on behalf <br />of all governmental and public agencies, and meets the City's current requirements. Utilizing the <br />OMNIA Partners cooperative contract allows the City to access the online marketplace with no <br />costs, minimum quantity requirements or spend limits. However, at this time Staff is <br />recommending an award of up to $100,000 for the current fiscal year (2018-19) along with four <br />annual renewals not to exceed one -hundred thousand ($100,000) annually. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT <br />Approval of this item supports efforts to meet Goal #7 — Team Santa Ana, Objective 5, (create a <br />culture of innovation and efficiency within the organization) Strategy E (Identify best practices and <br />opportunities for process improvement and automation across City Departments in order to <br />provide effective and efficient delivery of City services to the community). <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />Funds for the duration of the contract period, an amount not to exceed $100,000 annually, will be <br />included in various departmental Miscellaneous Operating Expense account (no. 63001). <br />APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS: <br />ZL� <br />Kathryn Do ns, CPA <br />Executive Director <br />Finance and Management Services Agency <br />22A-2 <br />