Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology (DoT) to enter into contract with Brown Enterprise Solutions, LLC for the purchase of Talend software licensing, maintenance and support services for a total cost of $385,694.15.
The Department of Technology uses Talend as a key component of the City's Data Management Platform (DMP). It is used to collect, organize, manage, and integrate data of different types from different origins and sources. Talend provides the City with a unique opportunity to correlate data, and (“measure, monitor, manage”) data from different sources and departments to create a comprehensive profile of data while protecting the privacy and the security of the data. Talend will provide the necessary technology to treat data as an asset which will contribute to data driven decision making.
The Department of Technology, solicited bids via RFQ027218 for the Talend software licensing, maintenance and support services contract. The project was formally advertised on Vendor Services from March 15, 2024, to April 15, 2024. The city received six (6) responses from the firms below:
Vendor Name Bid Amount
Miracle Software Systems, Inc. $375,637.62
vPrime Tech, Inc $382,445.06
Kambrian Corporation $382,841.47
Brown Enterprise Solutions $385,694.15
Axelliant LLC $399,118.57
R3 Uniq Inc $406,091.36
Award is to be made to Brown Enterprise Solutions, LLC. Brown Enterprise Solutions, LLC submitted an Office of Diversity and Inclusion’s (ODI) Bid Incentive Request Form along with their bid. The submitted form was approved by ODI and the five percent (5%) discount was applied to their bid. The application of the discount qualified Brown Enterprise Solutions, LLC as the lowest bidder for their bid of $385,694.15.
Searches in the Excluded Party List System (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Brown Enterprise Solution...
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