Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Safety to enter into a contract with Alternative Business Systems, LLC for professional consulting services to analyze the software and hardware upgrade necessary for Crime Analysts to perform their job functions for the Division of Police. Crime Analysts review reported crimes and help identify crime trends. These crime trends are then discussed at weekly strategy meetings so that resources may be directed to address these crimes and help Police take action in the various neighborhoods. The Crime Analysts also use software to report, map, and compare crime statistics across the city.
The Division of Police wants to upgrade the data base storage capabilities for crime statistics and improve the quality of software and hardware used to analyze crime data. Alternative Business Systems (ABS) LLC will help Police determine the best vendors capable of providing the latest and best crime analysis programs. ABS will review current operations with respect to crime analysis, work with the Division's Police Net Operations Unit, review the network infrastructure system requirements and determine the best software solutions to enable Police to fight crime. Once a new crime analysis system is identified, ABS will help Police during the implementation phase of any new crime analysis system.
BID INFORMATION: Formal bid # SA004277 was opened on February 28, 2012 for consulting services for the Division of Police to identify and document the system requirements. Three responses were received for these services from the following vendors:
Alternative Business Systems, Unicon International and Axia Consulting.
A committee consisting of personnel from the Crime Analysis Unit, Strategic Response Bureau and Police Net Unit evaluated the proposals on five categories: Competence, Quality and Feasibility, Ability, Past Performance and Pricing Structure. The committee recommended that the con...
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