Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into a professional services contract with Data Ticket, Inc. relative to the Citation Processing Management System and Permit Management System.
Pursuant to Ordinance 3182-2022, the Department of Public Service, Division of Mobility & Parking Services, formerly known as the Division of Parking Services, engaged Data Ticket to facilitate the development and implementation of the Citation Processing Management System and Permit Management System. The term of that agreement expired in 2024, so Ordinance 1746-2024 was passed to execute a new service contract between the parties. The term of that agreement has recently expired, necessitating the execution of a new service contract between the parties. The intent of this legislation is to provide the Division of Mobility & Parking Services with additional resources necessary to the continued operation of the Citation Processing Management System and Permit Management System. This legislation seeks to authorize the execution of a one-year service contract between the parties terminating no earlier than March 31, 2026, with annual contract modifications anticipated through 2028. Data Ticket, Inc. is the sole proprietor and manufacturer of the equipment, expertise, and software needed to manage the citation processing and permit management system, and because support can only be provided by Data Ticket, Inc., this ordinance is submitted in accordance with the provisions of the sole source procurement of Columbus City Codes, Chapter 329, for its parking enforcement operations.
2. REQUEST FOR SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT
The Department of Public Service requests that proposed contract be awarded to Data Ticket, Inc. through the sole source provision of Columbus City Codes Chapter 329 as the equipment and support services for the City's citation processing management and permit management systems are proprietary to Data Ticket, Inc. ...
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