DATE: August 5, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Oscar J. Garcia, CPA, Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector
Paul Dictos, CPA, Assessor-Recorder
Mike Kerr, Director of Information Technology/Chief Information Officer
SUBJECT: Agreement with Computer Technologies U.S.A., LLC DBA Blue Hill Data Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with Computer Technologies U.S.A., LLC DBA Blue Hill Data Services for Mainframe Hosting Services supporting the County's Property Tax System, effective August 5, 2025, through December 31, 2026, and includes two optional one-year extensions, with a total contract amount not to exceed $3,500,000.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action, which would allow the County to continue contracting for mainframe hosting services for the Property Management Information System (PMIS) used by the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector (ACTTC) and Assessor-Recorder (Assessor) for property tax collection purposes. This item is
countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. Should your Board choose to not approve the recommended action, the County will be unable to transition to a different mainframe hosting provider prior to the expiration of its existing agreement No. A-20-074 with Peraton State & Local, Inc. Transitioning to a different mainframe hosting provider before the end of the current contract is in the best interest of the County and ensures continuity with no impact to the daily computing environments and business operation of ACTTC and Assessor, both of which rely on the PMIS for critical property tax functions. Additionally, this provides the needed support as the departments work on procurement, planning and migration to a vendor-supported PMIS which is currently in the Request for Proposal phase. Failure to approve this Agreement could result in the County being unable to assess p...
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