Item - 2016.GM10.21
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on March 31, 2016 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by the Government Management Committee on February 22, 2016 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on March 31, 2016.
GM10.21 - Use of the Province of Ontario's Volume License Agreement for Procurement of Adobe Licenses
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on March 31 and April 1, 2016, adopted the following:
1. City Council authorize the Chief Information Officer to negotiate and enter into an Agreement with the Adobe Systems Inc. to utilize the Volume License Agreement No. 4400448628 on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Chief Information Officer and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/gm/bgrd/backgroundfile-90360.pdf
GM10.21 - Use of the Province of Ontario's Volume License Agreement for Procurement of Adobe Licenses
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The Government Management Committee recommends that:
1. City Council authorize the Chief Information Officer to negotiate and enter into an Agreement with the Adobe Systems Inc. to utilize the Volume License Agreement No. 4400448628 on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Chief Information Officer and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
Origin
Summary
The purpose of this report is to seek authority to enter into an Agreement with the Minister of Government Services (MGS), to utilize their Volume License Software Agreement (Agreement No. 4400448628) with Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe), to facilitate the procurement of Adobe Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) software. The Adobe suite of software is used by City staff to support a variety of functions such as PDF conversion, graphic design and e-learning.
The benefits of utilizing the Volume License Agreement (VLA) include access to the same software licence and related terms and conditions that are more favourable than Adobe's standard software licence agreements, and in addition, which provide greater discounts on Adobe list prices from various authorized resellers. After entering into the VLA, an RFQ will be issued to select a single reseller. Additionally, there is a significant internal cost savings in terms of internal resource allocation as City Staff will not need to negotiate a separate legal agreement.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/gm/bgrd/backgroundfile-90360.pdf