The City of Independence is in need of cyber security engineering support to complete several projects that are intended to improve the security posture of the City.
This will be purchased from ConvergeOne Inc., who has a contract through the Cooperating School Districts of Greater Kansas City IT Contract and the National Cooperative Purchase Alliance. The contracts are C062518 and NCPA 01-96.
Per section 8.06.004, Paragraph 4 of the City Code states competitive bidding is not required when purchases are made through a cooperative contract established by a government purchasing entity or cooperative. The cooperative bids used will have been established pursuant to RSMo. 70.220 or generally accepted governmental purchasing practices through the competitive bidding process.