Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Safety, on behalf of the Division of Support Services to modify and fund Year 3 of a 5 Year maintenance agreement with Intrado Life & Safety, Inc. (formally, Intrado Life & Safety Solutions Corporation) for the third year of a maintenance agreement for the City's 911 System in the Support Services Division. This is year three of a five-year maintenance agreement that will further enhance the 911 System to ensure that it stays National Emergency Number (NENA) compliant. The City of Columbus operates a fully redundant, geo-diverse set of Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) controllers that currently support operations at the Columbus wireless PSAP, the Columbus backup PSAP. The Division of Support Services upgraded the existing 911 system in 2023. This upgrade procured new hardware as well as upgraded software to ensure compliance with NENA standards and to provide continued services and requires annual maintenance.
The amount of additional funds to be expended under this modification is $324,842.53. The additional services were foreseen and requested as a five (5) year maintenance agreement. Funds are encumbered for only the current operating budget period. Intrado Life & Safety, Inc. (formally, Intrado Life & Safety Solutions Corporation) is the original manufacturer and provider of the products and services being requested. Price for goods and services was provided by 2023 quote, which included five (5) year term.
Bid Information: This annual maintenance to the 911 system is being executed in accordance with the sole source provisions of Chapter 329 of the Columbus City Code; Intrado Life & Safety, Inc. (formally, Intrado Life & Safety Solutions Corporation) is the proprietary software licensing and maintenance contractor for the City's current 911 System.
Contract Compliance number: CC-053232 Intrado Life & Safety, Inc (formally, Intrado Life & Safety Solutions Corporation) 8...
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