Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This legislation will authorize the Director of the Department of Technology (DoT) to enter into an enterprise license agreement with Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) for software licensing, maintenance and support for the City’s geographic information systems (GIS). Previously the City entered into a three year ESRI enterprise agreement in 2015, authorized by ordinance 0245-2015, passed February 9, 2015. The City is entering into a new enterprise licensing agreement with ESRI for a duration of three (3) years (April 15, 2021 through April 14, 2024). The most recent contract agreement was authorized by Ordinance No. 0403-2020, passed April 20, 2020, through purchase order PO224797. This ordinance will authorize the first year of the new three year agreement for the coverage term period from April 15, 2021 to April 14, 2022, at a cost of $400,000.00.
The City’s GIS system supports several business applications utilized by city residents and city employees. The applications include but are not limited to: crime mapping, snow and ice operation applications, Capital Improvement Projects mapping, Utility dashboards, Zoning Map applications, Citywide desktop software used for data maintenance and analysis, as well as other GIS data products. This enterprise agreement will enable the City to continue to access ESRI maintenance and support for its current portfolio of ESRI software. The agreement will also enable the City unlimited licensing to the most heavily used ESRI software products, enabling the City to more cost-effectively meet emerging City GIS technology needs.
The City’s technology standard for GIS software is ESRI ArcGIS. ESRI is the sole provider of licensing, maintenance and support for its GIS software products. As such, this ordinance is being submitted in accordance with the provisions of Sole Source procurement of the Columbus City Code Section 329.
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