City of Nashua
Information Technology Department (603) 589-3300
Administrative Services Division Fax (603) 594-3434
229 Main Street - Nashua, NH 03060
February 10, 2022
Ms. Kelly Parkinson
Purchasing Manager, City of Nashua
229 Main St
Nashua, NH 03061-2019
RE: Nexus Switches and DR Site
Ms. Parkinson,
The Information Technology Department needs to purchase four (4) new switches and
corresponding components as the next step in the buildout of the disaster recovery site. This
purchase is being made pursuant to NRO Sec 5-84 (A) (10), Special purchase procedures since these
are commonly available items in the industry.
These new switches will provide connectivity for all of the equipment going into the disaster
recovery site and will tie into the primary site. They will provide a speed of 10Gbs via fiber optic
connectors for each port on the switches, with a 40Gbs connection site to site. The two existing
switches at the primary site will be repurposed to other locations throughout the City.
The buildout of the disaster recovery site project is split into 5 steps due to supply chain issues.
These steps are as follows: servers, switches, storage, fiber, software.
The Information Technology Department recommends awarding the bid to SHI in the amount of
$86,049.38. Funding is available in the CERF, Accounting Unit TF18.7026, Account 81342, Activity
CERF22.20, Account Category 81342.
Sincerely,
Nick Miseirvitch
CIO, Information Technology
Cc: Kimberly Kleiner, Director of Administrative Services
