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1.3 Objective <br />The City of Santa Ana is soliciting proposals from qualified Vendors who can provide technical <br />contract service personnel and consulting services on an as needed basis for a one year period, <br />with possible extensions of four (4) additional one year periods. [This term is subject to final <br />approval by the Santa Ana City Council.] <br />Services under any resulting agreement will be for the Information Services Division of the <br />Finance & Management Services Agency. The Information Services Division will administer <br />agreements resulting from this RFP. <br />It is anticipated that the services provided through these agreements would be used in five <br />distinct manners: <br />• Provide staff for temporary situations which do not justify the addition of regular City <br />staff. <br />• Provide temporary contract service personnel with unique technical skills to act as a <br />technical resource to project teams for projects which do not justify the addition of <br />regular staff. <br />• Provide additional resources for situations which exceed the capacity of existing City <br />staff. <br />• Provide project based consulting and implementation support. <br />All five situations require highly qualified technical contract service personnel who perform <br />exceptionally well in their specialties. <br />In general, technical contract service personnel and consultants will work as members of project <br />teams staffed and directed by City employees and will serve as technical resources. In certain <br />instances, sub - projects may be contracted out. <br />1.4 Overview of Existing Systems <br />The City of Santa Ana utilizes a variety of hardware and software to support its business <br />functions. A summary of the City's information technology components to be supported under <br />any resulting agreement is as follows as of March 2007: <br />• Unisys V380 mainframe, operating in the Central Computer Center, which hosts the City's <br />financial system. <br />• About 140 Wintel servers supporting enterprise applications /services, local area networks <br />and various department - specific applications. <br />• Gigabit Ethernet fiber links through City Hall and connected annex. <br />• Switched Ethernet (10/100 Mbps) backbone in City Hall connecting City Hall LANs and <br />computer operating in the Central Computer Center. <br />March 2007 12 <br />