Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology (DoT) to enter into contract with Brown Enterprise Solutions, LLC for licenses and maintenance and support for Tableau software. Tableau is a data visualization and business intelligence software that provides instantaneous insight by transforming data into visually appealing and interactive visualization. It helps the user see and understand the data quickly and find patterns that otherwise may be very difficult to detect and understand. Tableau connects to almost every database and its resulting visualizations can be easily shared with others both on and off City’s web pages. City departments are using this platform for data visualizations and better decision making.
DoT received three (3) responses to RFQ022015, which opened on June 23, 2022. DoT recommends that the award go to Brown Enterprise Solutions, LLC, having submitted the lowest and best offer at $149,876.13. The other two quotes are as follows;
· SHI - $154,371.63.
· Communication Square, LLC - $150,615.00
The term of this contract will be for one year, beginning on July 25, 2022 and ending on July 24, 2023.
This ordinance also authorizes the expenditure of $149,876.13 for the above-described purpose.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE NUMBER
Vendor Name: Brown Enterprise Solutions, LLC
DAX Vendor#: 010668
CC#: 90-0353698 Expiration date: 3-3-2024
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds for this purchase are available and budgeted in the Department of Technology, Information Services Operating Fund.
EMERGENCY
Emergency designation is being requested for this purchase to continue with services that are necessary to support daily operation activities, to ensure no service interruption, and to establish a purchase order at the earliest possible date in 2022.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to enter into contract with Brown Enterprise Solutions, LLC for licenses and maintenance and support for Tableau software; to au...
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