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Finance & Management Services <br />www.santa-ana.org/finance <br />Item # 12 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />August 20, 2024 <br />TOPIC: Amazon Online Marketplace Purchase of Goods <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Citywide Purchase Order Contract to Amazon Capital Services, Inc. for the Online <br />Marketplace Purchase of Goods (Specification No. 24-091) (General Fund and Non - <br />General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Award a citywide purchase order contract to Amazon Capital Services, Inc. for online <br />marketplace purchases of goods for a three and -a -half year term beginning August 1, <br />2024 and expiring January 18, 2028, for an annual amount not to exceed $650,000. <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: Yes <br />DISCUSSION <br />Since 2019, the City has incorporated Amazon Capital Services, Inc. as a trusted and <br />reliable vendor to provide miscellaneous arts and crafts supplies, small technology - <br />related accessories, hard to find and specialty items, as well as items that are currently <br />unavailable under existing City contracts. In 2022, the City expanded the Amazon <br />Online Marketplace to all City agencies, allowing approved City staff to create shopping <br />carts and initiate returns. This has created efficiencies to secure department orders at a <br />much quicker pace. Amazon's Business Prime online ordering system also provides <br />tracking and payment information for the requesting agency and spend analysis reports <br />for Purchasing Division staff. <br />Currently, there are over 72,690 vendors located within Orange County selling on the <br />Amazon Marketplace with over 5,145 located in Santa Ana. Amazon Capital Services, <br />Inc. has also created a campaign to highlight Santa Ana vendors as a first -choice <br />option, then Orange County vendors as a second choice, followed by various sellers <br />while departments search for items. <br />With the expansion of the Citywide Online Amazon Marketplace in 2022, orders for <br />ergonomic chairs and related equipment have steadily increased due to their high <br />quality and value pricing. The Human Resources Department, Risk Management <br />Division utilizes this contract for the procurement of ergonomic equipment on a frequent <br />