City of Columbus - File #: 1299-2012

• File #: 1299-2012
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/7/2012
• In control: Technology Committee
• On agenda: 10/29/2012
• Final action: 10/31/2012
• Title: To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology, on behalf of the Columbus Police Division, to enter into a software upgrade contract that includes software license fee, implementation services, and software maintenance and support with Core Technology Corporation for the MultiBridge and CTCBridge software applications in accordance with the sole source procurement provisions of the Columbus City Codes; and to authorize the expenditure of $80,000.00 from the Department of Technology, internal service fund; and to declare an emergency. ($80,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/31/2012	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
10/30/2012	1	MAYOR	Signed
10/29/2012	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
10/29/2012	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass

Explanation

BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology, on behalf of the Columbus Police Division to enter into a contract, in accordance with the original contractual agreement FL001003 (authorized by ord. no. 2292-2001) entered into in 2002, with Core Technology Corporation for a software upgrade from the current MultiBridge/CTCBridge software platform to a MultiBridge/Talon software platform. This agreement includes software license fees - $50,000.00, implementation services- $20,000.00 and annual maintenance and support- $10,000.00 for a total cost of $80,000.00. The coverage period for the maintenance and support will be for a one (1) year term from the date of the upgrade completion. Current maintenance on the existing MultiBridge/CTCBridge software platform was most recently renewed by authority of ordinance 0190-2012 (purchase order EL012669), passed February 27, 2012.

The existing Core Technology Corporation MultiBridge/CTCBridge software platform is currently housed on a Unisys Libra ClearPath system that provides the Division of Police with secure LEADS access. The Unisys Clearpath hardware and operating system platform is end-of-life on December 31, 2013. The Core Technology Corporation software will upgrade the existing MutliBridge/CTCBridge software to MutliBridge/Talon software on currently supported hardware and operating system standards. This solution will continue to provide secure encryption to meet State of Ohio LEADS security requirements, since Police LEADS data traverses a public network.

This ordinance requests approval to purchase the software upgrade and implementation services provided by Core Technology Corporation. Core Technology Corporation is the sole source provider of software maintenance and support for the MultiBridge, CTCBridge and Talon products and provided a price quote for the software upgrade, therefore this ordinance is being submitted in accordance with the provis...