HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Awarding contract to IP Pathways LLC, of Urbandale, IA, for the Purchase of MAPSG Virtualization Environment RESOLUTION NO. 23-088
RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT TO IP PATHWAYS LLC
FOR THE PURCHASE OF MAPSG VIRTUALIZATION ENVIRONMENT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, Multi-Agency Public Safety Group (MAPSG) is the public safety
collaboration which includes Story County Sheriff's Office, Iowa State University Public Safety,
and Ames Police as the principal collaborators. The MAPSG network operates and maintains the
Public Safety information system(Computer-aided dispatch(CAD),records,jail, and mobile data)
for the MAPSG partners; and,
WHEREAS, the network includes storage servers that were purchased in March 2017 and
computer servers which were purchased in April 2018. These two elements are now at the end of
their initial warranty period and the MAPSG information technology (IT) support partners
recommend replacement; and,
WHEREAS, IP Pathways LLC (IP Pathways) has been MAPSG's technical partner since
the inception of MAPSG and the source of the original equipment. County IT partners have been
working with IP Pathways to identify the configuration of both types of servers. Additionally, IP
Pathways has worked with the MAPSG group to provide a plan for the migration of the current
virtualization environment to a new virtualization environment; and,
WHEREAS,the expected lifetime of this replacement virtualization environment is five to
six years. The MAPSG computer replacement fund has $175,224.18 to replace information
technology equipment, including the MAPSG compute and storage servers.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that awarding contract to IP Pathways LLC, of Urbandale, IA, for the purchase of MAPSG
virtualization environment in the amount not to exceed$136,221.10 is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 28th day of February, 2023.
Renee kall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Junck
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 281h day of February, 2023.