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1. GENERAL BACKGROUND AND SCOPE OF SERVICES 1.1 Definitions The following words as used in this RFP, shall be understood to refer respectively to: Word in RFP Definition "Cit " The City of Santa Ana, California "Department" The several departments and agencies therein "Vendor" The person, firm or corporation with whom the contract is made by City, or the agent or legal representative who may be appointed to represent such person, firm or corporation in the signing and performance of said contract "Proposer" The person, firm or corporation who is responding to this request for proposal 1.2 Background The City of Santa Ana provides a full range of services to a population of approximately 300,000. The City operates under a Council -Manager form of government and is organized into twelve departments with approximately 40 locations within the city boundaries. A 16-person Information Services Division, reporting to Finance and Management Services, provides support for personal computers (PCs), central business applications, hardware and telecommunications. There are already many sophisticated systems, numerous local area networks (LANs) and over 900 workstations (PCs Macintoshes and terminals) throughout the City. The City has completed and adopted a comprehensive Information Systems Strategic Plan, which includes a significant expansion of the network and computing infrastructure and a plan for data communications connectivity to the various operating locations. 1.3 Overview of Existing Systems The City's existing wide area network (WAN) consists of the following: • One 24 strand fiberoptical cable -based link between City Hall and the Central Library • Ethernet (IOMbps) backbone in City Hall connecting City Hall LANs and computer operating in the Central Computer Center