Explanation
BACKGROUND: To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to modify and extend the contract with LexisNexis Risk & Information Analysis, in accordance with sole source procurement, for the purpose of providing continued computer database access for background searches. The original contract, EL008134, took effect March 1, 2008, and includes the option to renew for three additional, one-year terms. This will be modification number one.
Price negotiations were completed with the vendor in April 2009. The current contract expired during these negotiations on February 28, 2009. Therefore, this ordinance authorizes continued services, effective March 1, 2009.
This company is not debarred according to the Federal excluded parties listing or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State unresolved findings for recovery certified search.
Contract Compliance No: 41-1815880, LexisNexis Risk & Information Analysis, expires 01/15/2011
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested so that the contract can be immediately modified and extended for the second year of services. The current contract expired on February 28, 2009.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $50,844.00 from the Law Enforcement Contraband Seizure Fund with LexisNexis Risk & Information Analysis for the Division of Police. Since this purchase will be made with Law Enforcement Contraband Seizure Funds, there will be no impact to the financial status of the General Fund. The Division of Police expended $44,500.00 in 2008 for these services.
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To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to modify and extend the contract with LexisNexis Risk & Information Analysis for background investigative searches for the Division of Police in accordance with sole source procurement provisions of the Columbus City Codes, to authorize the expenditure of $50,844.00 from the Law Enforcement Cont...
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