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Consider recommendations regarding an Agreement for Services of Independent Contract with BMAK, Inc., doing business as (dba) Compuwave (BMAK), as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute a five-year Agreement with BMAK, for the procurement of VMware licenses and services in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,568,130.00 beginning April 25, 2026, and ending April 24, 2031;
b) Approve and authorize the Chief Information Officer to execute amendments to the Agreement to increase the amount payable under thereunder by an aggregate amount not to exceed 5%, or $78,406.50, to request additional licenses and services thereunder as needed; and
c) Determine that the above recommended actions do not constitute a project subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(2) and (5), finding that the actions consist of continuing administrative or maintenance activities, such as purchases for supplies and general policy and procedure making and organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.