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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. ITB TS-14-034 and authorize City Manager to execute a contract, and any additional amendments thereto, with Paradigm System Solutions, of Tempe, AZ (WBE and SBE), for the purchase of Toughpad mobile computers and related components, in a total amount not to exceed $1,157,552. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to authorize the City Manager to execute a contract to purchase 342 Toughpad mobile computers and related components to be used in vehicles utilized by the Departments of Fire, Harbor, and Police. The funding sources for this purchase are Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) FY 2011 and Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) FY 2012 grant funds.
These mobile computers will be a critical component to an information/intelligence technology system that improves region-wide situational awareness, information sharing, and operational efforts through real-time observations, information, intelligence, and notification capabilities. The system will enhance the City’s ability to connect and share information with other law enforcement agencies. This system will support and further augment interoperability, resource tracking, and data sharing with other public safety agencies in the region, as well as assist public notification efforts by facilitating the dissemination of information through Tipsoft, E-notify, Reverse 911, and Nixel public awareness systems. This system will also enhance public safety’s ability to access the City’s surveillance camera systems and other web-based public safety information points.
The bid was advertised in the Press-Telegram on December 23, 2013, and 2,356 potential bidders specializing in computer products were notified of the bid opportunity. Of those bidders, 53 downloaded the bid via our electronic bid system. The bid document was made available from the Purchasing Division, located on the seventh floor of City Hall, and the Division’s website at: ww...
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