Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 7/14/2026
Title:
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Approval of and authorization to renew the City’s subscription to SolarWinds Orion Network Manager HCO through SHI, pursuant to the Oklahoma State Purchasing Contract
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Background:
SolarWinds is the City’s current network management platform for monitoring all network, security, and server installations across the city.
This is the renewal for the Orion platform subscription which includes Observability for monitoring, Engineers Toolset for troubleshooting issues, Security Event Manager for security logging/monitoring, and Dameware for remote technician support.
SHI is an approved vendor on the Oklahoma state contract and authorized for services under City ordinance per Section 2-27 of the Broken Arrow Code allowing exceptions to the established competitive bidding process.
Payment Schedule:
Year 1: $25,633.59
Year 2: $28,534.73
Year 3: $31,297.31
Purchasing via SHI using the listed State Contract:
Contract Name: OK- Software & Services
Contract #: SW1041SH
Cost: $25,633.59 (Year 1)
Funding Source: IT Department Maintenance Expense Budget
Requested By: Scott Carr, Information Technology Director
Approved By: City Manager’s Office
Attachments: Attached Quote
Recommendation:
recommend
Approval of and authorization to pay the renewal of our subscription to SolarWinds Orion Network Manager through SHI pursuant to the Oklahoma State Purchasing Contract
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