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Home My WebLink AboutContract 38304-A3 CITY SECRETARY CONTRACT NO. ':�>4`6 a> - L3 INTERLOCAL COOPERATION CONTRACT This Interlocal Cooperation Contract ("Contract") is entered into by and between the Contracting Parties shown below pursuant to the authority granted and in compliance with Chapter 791, Texas Government Code. I. Contracting Parties: The Receiving Party: Fort Worth Public Library, a public library of the municipality of Fort Worth in the State of Texas 500 West Third Street Fort Worth, TX 75102 ATTN: Barbara Sharpe The Performing Party: The University of Texas at Austin, an institution of higher education and agency of the State of Texas ITS Office of Telecommunication Services CUT OTS") P.O. Box 7580, Mail Code 03800 Austin, TX 78713-7580 ATTN: Joan Royer II. Statement of Services to be Performed: Subject to Deceiving Party's compliance with the Texas Higher Education Network ("THEnet") Use Policy (Appendix A attached and incorporated by reference),Performing Party shall provide Receiving Party with access to national networks, including the commodity Internet and/or the Internet2 and National LambdaRail networks (the "services"), and includes a port charge which is necessary to connect to the network. Such access is accomplished via Receiving Party's connection to the THEnet backbone. The THEnet backbone interconnects all THEnet subscriber institutions, including Deceiving Party, and acts as a conduit to the national networks. Ill. Basis for Calculating Reimbursable Costs: Service #of Charge Amount #of Months and Total for Units per per Cates Contract (Mbps) Mbps Month Commodity 1 Month Internet 40 $29.51 $11180.40 9/1/2012-913012012 $11180.40 opt-E-Man Infra- 1 Month structure Charge $257.04 9/1/2012-9130/2012 $257.04 Main Campus 1 Month Port Charge $209.28 9/1/2012-9130/2012 $209.28 oFrICtA " - r, r; . , . Page 1 of 4 CR OR f■ owrm I TX Commodity 11 Months Internet 60 $29.51 $1,770.60 1 01112012-813112413 $19,476.60 opt-E-Man Infra- 11 Months structure Charge $400.57 1 01112012-813112013 $41406.27 Main Campus 11 Months Port Charge $313.92 1 01112012-813112013 $3,453.12 Tota I Amt. of Contract $281992.71 IV. Contract Amount: The total amount of this Contract shall not exceed $28,992.71 (Twenty-eight Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-two Dollars and Seventy-one Cents). V. Payment for Services: Performing Party will invoice Receiving Party for services on a monthly basis. Receiving Party will remit payment to Performing Party for services satisfactorily performed under this Contract within thirty (3O) days from receipt of invoice. Receiving Party shall pay for services received from appropriation items or accounts of the Receiving Party from which like expenditures would normally be paid, based upon vouchers or authorized Purchase Orders drawn by the Receiving Party payable to the Performing Party. Payments received by the Performing Party shall be credited to its current appropriation items) or account(s) from which the expenditures of that character were originally made. V1. Term of the Contract: This Contract is effective as of the later of September 1 , 2012 or the date fully executed by both parties ("Effective Date") and shall terminate on August 31, 2013. VII. Termination: Either party may terminate this Contract upon sixty (60) days' advance written notice of termination to the other Party. UT OTS may terminate this Contract upon seven (7) days' advance written notice of termination to the Receiving Party for 1) non-payment of invoices which are ninety (9O) days past due; or 2) violation of the THEnet Use Policy. VIII. Certifications: The undersigned Contracting Parties do hereby certify that each is authorized to perform the services required by this Contract and that such services further a governmental function of Receiving Party. Page 2 of 4 Duly authorized representatives of the Contracting Parties have executed and delivered this Contract to be effective as of the Effective Date. Receiving Party Performing Party Fort Worth Public Library The University of Texas at Austin By: .C�s/ By:Y' It agiz- Name:�GS Wo 1)an L. Wayne Wedemeyer Title:k!-;,SIFP1f C/-& Maryqefe- Director of OTS Date: l D9. l2 Date: d s .SLOT ew►13-1 020 a q'��1►�1'��,1L�,Zl Aftested by, AV o p 0 p�oo�op p � °0� pr o� 10. 000000 ,l'c�' Nix4&4� C- -. i•:, 4 51,0yP Contract Authorizatiox DOMO cQaQ 4FF��A�� C1" file Page 3 of 4 Appendix A:THEnet Use Policy at The University of Texas at Austin Network Abuse Office of Telecommunication Services COTS") takes a direct and immediate interest in protecting the operational integrity of the network from any activity at a THEnet subscriber site which causes disruption of communications services on THEnet or elsewhere on the Internet. In order to protect the network from any such occurrence, THEnet subscriber organizations must be able to physically locate any given computer based on the IP address assigned to it and, upon request, remove that computer from the network or revoke the computer user's access to that and other computers, as appropriate. In any case where on-going disruption of communications services on THEnet or elsewhere on the Internet is traceable to a particular THEnet subscriber organization and such activity cannot be controlled by that subscriber, then the subscriber's "f HEnet connection may be shut down until the disruptive activity has ceased. IP Spoofed Address Denial of Service (DoS)Attacks OTS requires that THEnet subscribers configure their router(s) in such a way as to prevent their site's participation in so-called 'smurf and other IP spoofed address attacks on other Internet sites. The intended result of this policy is i) to prevent a smurf attack or other IP spoofed address attack from originating at a THEnet subscriber site, and Z} to prevent the use of a THEnet subscriber as an intermediary 'amplifier' site. Please see "Preventing IP Spoofed Address Denial of Service (DoS) Attacks"document at http://www.the.net/tools/dots/dosattacks.php for an example of how to configure your router against DoS attacks. Spam Transmission of unsolicited bulk email ("Spam") by a THEnet subscriber is strictly prohibited, including the maintenance by a THEnet subscriber of'open relay' systems permitting such transmission by third parties. Additionally, a THEnet subscriber may not host a network service (web-based or other) that is advertised in unsolicited bulk email, even though such email originates in other networks. Repeated infractions of this Spam policy will be considered grounds for termination of THEnet service. Resale of THEnet Connectivity The resale of THEnet/Internet access by any THEnet subscriber is prohibited. Page 4 of 4 City of Fort Worth, Texas Mayor and Council Communication COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 11/11/2008 DATE: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 REFERENCE NO.: "*C-23169 LOG NAME: 84THENET SUBJECT: Authorize Annual Interlocal Agreements with the University of Texas at Austin for Provision of the Library Department's Public Internet Access and Related Services RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute annual interlocal agreements with the University of Texas at Austin ITS Office of Telecommunication Services for the provision of the Library Department's public Internet access and related services at a cost of$9,636.72 for the initial one-year term. DISCUSSION: The University of Texas at Austin ITS Office of Telecommunication Services (UT OTS) has been the Library Department's (Library) intemet service provider for public Internet access since June 1994. UT OTS provides these services through the Texas Higher Education Network (THEnet). In previous years, UT OTS accepted purchase orders for THEnet services. The University of Texas Board of Regents Rules and Regulations now require an interlocal contract. THEnet is a subscriber service that provides Internet access to over 200 universities, colleges, community colleges, public and private K-12 schools, libraries, museums, health care organizations, and research institutions in Texas. In addition to providing the Library's 10Mbps public Internet connection with OPT-E-MAN infrastructure support, THEnet manages the Library's public network domain name service records and assigns and manages the Library's IP network blocks. THEnet also provides consulting services and network usage monitoring software. THEneYs telecommunication services are provided at State discounted rates and are less expensive than other vendors' TEX-AN DIR rates. The rate for the initial one-year term is $9,636.72. The Library also obtained quotes for comparable services from two vendors: ACC Business $2,529.00 per month $30,348.00 annually Reallinx $2,379.00 per month $28,548.00 annually This term of the initial interlocal agreement will be from September 1, 2008, through August 31, 2009. The City Manager is authorized to enter into a new interlocal agreement each year without additional City Council approval, provided that the City Council has appropriated sufficient funds to satisfy the City's obligations during the term of the new agreement. FISCAL INFORMATION /CERTIFICATION: The Financial Management Services Director certifies that funds are available in the current operating budget, as appropriated, of the General Fund. Logname: 84THENET Page 1 of 2 FUND CENTERS: TO Fund/Account/Centers FROM Fund/Account/Centers GG01 539120 0841020 $9,636.72 CERTIFICATIONS: Submitted for City Manager's Office bv: Charles Daniels (6183) Originating Department Head: Gleniece A. Robinson (871-7706) Additional Information Contact: Sheila Scullock (871-7706) ATTACHMENTS No attachments found. Logname: 84THENET Page 2 of 2