Hewlett-Packard Company will provide Sarasota County Schools with a comprehensive product and services program to procure desktop and notebook computers utilizing the state of Colorado, Department of Human Services RFP #NC9100110OITS.  This will provide ongoing asset management, deployment logistics, warranty and repair support, and service management.

This Agreement will provide the district with a turnkey leasing solution for computer replenishment that provides the best of products and services.  Proposal is based on a 5-year lease for equipment utilization, management, warranty, repair and support with a minimum commitment to 3000 computers per year.  Key benefits of this agreement are:

o       Baseline pricing below WSCA for all computer models and accessories

o       Five-year warranty and replacement cycle

o       Ownership never transfers to District

o       HP donates end of cycle computers to TeXcellence program

o       HP handles break/fix of computers thus allowing district staff to perform higher level technical services

o       HP handles full-life cycle support (imaging, deployment, cleaning and disposal)

o       Puts all schools on new equipment cycle as opposed to haphazard equipment distribution and allocation methods to date

o       Eases support burden by placing district entirely on a few platform variants of one computer brand, a brand with a large portion of our inventory today

o       Saves District more than a million dollars in capital costs during the next two years