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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06222010 - C.71RECOMMENDATION(S): APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent on behalf of the Department of Child Support Services, to execute a contract with Aspect Software, in an amount not to exceed $129,255 for a software maintenance agreement for the period of July 16, 2010 through July 15, 2011. FISCAL IMPACT: The cost of $129,254.19 is budgeted for the 2010/2011 fiscal year by the Department of Child Support Services (DCSS). DCSS is fully funded by both State and Federal Grants. No County Costs BACKGROUND: The proprietary Aspect system is the only means of telephony communications for the DCSS, other then cell phones. Operationally, all of DCSS's inbound telephony functions process through one or many of the integrated components of the Aspect system. Not an exhaustive list but generally includes analog and digital calls, user profile administration, IVR menu prompts, call control tables, automatic dialing, reader boards, trunk load balancing, hardware provisioning, APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 06/22/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER Clerks Notes: VOTE OF SUPERVISORS AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor ABSENT:Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor Contact: Marianne Farina 925-313-4447 I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. ATTESTED: June 22, 2010 David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: KATHERINE SINCLAIR, Deputy cc: C. 71 To:Board of Supervisors From:Linda Dippel, Child Support Services Director Date:June 22, 2010 Contra Costa County Subject:Purchase of Software Maintenance BACKGROUND: (CONT'D) software development, and real time and historical reporting. Without Aspect maintenance, in the event of a system failure, DCSS will not be able to repair or restore its phone system and/or its integral peripherals. Aspect is the sole provider of maintenance and repair of their equipment. CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: Absence of software maintenance would severely affect DCSS in case of a software breakdown. We would be unable to maintain our telephony communications with the residents of Contra Costa County and Other Jurisdictions who depend upon this Department for the administration of State and Federal Mandates of the area of child support. CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: The children of Contra Costa County and Other Jurisdictions would be impacted to the degree that we would be unable to communicate via our telephony system with the Custodial and Non Custodial Parents and Other Jurisdictions for the collection of Child Support.