Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Safety, on behalf of the Division of Support Services, to enter into a contract with MCM Technology LLC., to upgrade the existing CommSHOP 360 Solution software application that is used to help manage the City's 800 MHz radios and associated equipment. The City of Columbus had purchased this software several years ago. The Division of Support Services now has a need to upgrade the software in order to continue to manage the radio assets. The software upgrade from MCM Technology will allow for the ease of use and data migration to the new technology platform. MCM Technology will provide maintenance support for the life of the software upgrade.
Bid Information: This software was bid originally in 2006 and there were four bidders. MCM Technology, LLC was the lowest and most responsive bidder. The annual maintenance since then has been processed and paid for by the Department of Technology. This ordinance is requesting that this upgrade be awarded via the Sole Source provisions of the City Code Chapter 329 as MCM Technology is the sole distributor of current software. CommSHOP 360 is the only software that incorporates all the necessary elements that the Division of Support Services needs to properly track and manage the City's radio assets, control the radio ID's, manage the radio assets of other agencies, and provide the billing of radio services to other agencies.
Contract Compliance:
MCM Technology LLC - Vendor#000391- Contract Compliance Number # CC-000391
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: This ordinance is considered to be an emergency measure to allow for the immediate funding to upgrade the software. The emergency is also needed to assure that the current cost of the product does not increase as the developer has a price increase coming to this platform in April and to assure continued functionality of the product.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes...
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