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Santa Monica, California JUl2 e 198'
TO: Hayor and City Council
FROH: City Staff
SUBJECT: RecomGendation to Waive Formal Bid Procedures for the
Procurement of Word Processing Equipment.
Introduction
This report concerns award of bid for word processing equipment
in the total amount of ~13J193.66 including applicable sales
tax. Funds for this purchase have been budgeted in account
numbers: 01-100-223-000-302 $5,330.00~Ol~lOO-223-000-808 $1,266.83~
01-100-231-000-801 $5,086.33, 01-100-231-000-302 $1,510.50.
Backgrounc!.
The Data Processing Department has a requirement for word pro-
cessing equipment that must be compatible "'lith the City's He",lett-
Packard 300 computer system. Research by staff has determined that
the only equipment compatible with the City's existing systen
is manufactured by the Agile Corporation, thereby qualifying this as
a proprietary or sole source procurenent under section 2506A of
the Santa Monica Municipal Code.
Reconnnendation
It is recoomended that the City Council adopt a resolution waiving
fornal bid procedures and authorize the City l!anager to execute a
purchase agreement with the A ile Corporation in the total amount
of $13,196.66, including t~
Prepared By: R. N. Aronof
Director of P h sing
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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
INTER-DEP ARIMENT MEMO
DATE July 14, 1981
TO- Director of Purchasing
FROM Data Processing Manager
SUBJECT: Sole Source Procurement of Agile Word Processing Terminal and Sheet
Feed Accessorles.
The requistion for the purchase of an Agile Terminal for use with the
Hewlett-Packard Computer is Justified as a sole source in that Hewlett-
Packard word processing system is deslgned to use only the Aglle printing
termi na 1. It will not operate wlth any other letter qual,ty printing
term; na 1 .
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