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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP HE20-046 and award a contract to Emphasys Software, of Petoskey, MI, for implementation of a business management system, in an amount not to exceed $1,100,000 for a period of five years, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the Housing Authority Director; and authorize Housing Authority, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
Housing Authority approval is requested to enter a contract with Emphasys Software (Emphasys) for the implementation of business management software for the Long Beach Housing Authority.
A Request for Proposals (RFP) was advertised on July 29, 2020, to solicit proposals from qualified firms and 49 potential proposers were notified of the RFP opportunity. Of those proposers, 46 downloaded the RFP document via the City’s electronic bid system. The RFP document was made available from the Purchasing Division, located on the sixth floor of City Hall, and the Division’s website at www.longbeach.gov/purchasing
. Three proposals were received on August 27, 2020. Of those proposers, none were Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBEs), Women-owned Business Enterprises (WBEs), Small Business Enterprises (SBEs), or Long Beach businesses (Local).
A selection committee, comprised of representatives from the Health and Human Services and Technology and Innovation Departments, unanimously selected Emphasys for the creation and implementation of the Housing Authority Business Management System. The Counties of San Diego and Santa Clara and the Cities of Anaheim and Los Angeles, as well as Denver, CO, Houston, TX, Newark, NJ, Philadelphia, PA, and Phoenix, AZ are all currently utilizing this software. There are limited specialized software solutions available to run a large public housing agency. Emphasys was the only ...
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