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SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION <br /> Requisition Item: Maintenance renewal 5 <br /> Requisition Number: PR98107 <br /> Prior Purchase Order Number(if item had been approved previously): <br /> Please describe the item and its function: This is the annual fee paid for continued support of the City's mass data <br /> storage system located at Wall Street Building and,the secondary system located at the City's back-up data center. <br /> 1. This is a sole source*,because: <br /> X sole provider of a licensed or patented good or service <br /> ❑ sole provider of items that are compatible with existing equipment,inventory,systems,programs or <br /> services <br /> ❑ sole provider of goods and services for which the City has established a standard** <br /> ❑ sole provider of factory-authorized warranty service <br /> ❑ sole provider of goods or services that will meet the specialized needs of the City or perform the intended <br /> function(please detail below or in an attachment) <br /> ❑ the vendor/distributor is a holder of a used item that would represent good value and is advantageous to the <br /> City(please attach information on market price survey,availability,etc.) <br /> 2. What necessary features does this vendor provide which are not available from other vendors? Please be <br /> specific. <br /> The TRAKIT products are designed,written,sold and supported exclusively by CRW Systems,Inc,.No other <br /> resource is capable or authorized to provide this maintenance/support. <br /> What steps were taken to verify that these features are not available elsewhere? <br /> ❑ Other brands/manufacturers were examined(please list phone numbers and names,and explain why these <br /> were not suitable) <br /> ❑ Other vendors were contacted(please list phone numbers andnames,and explain why these were not <br /> suitable). <br /> *Sole Source:only one vendor possesses the unique and singularly available capability to meet the requirement of the <br /> solicitation. <br /> **Procurements of items for which the City has established a standard by designating a brand or manufacturer or by pre- <br /> approving via a testing shall be competitively bid if there is more than one vendor of the item. <br /> • <br /> s:/#common/forms/sole <br /> 15 <br />