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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement and any necessary amendments between the City of Long Beach and Decade Software Company, LLC, to provide environmental health inspection software licenses, data conversion and configuration, onsite training, software maintenance, technical support services, and other related professional services in an amount not to exceed $296,511 for a three-year period with options to renew the agreement for two additional one-year periods at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department), Environmental Health Bureau (EHB) provides regulatory inspection services of food facilities, hazardous and medical waste producers, and other related facilities by enforcing local and State laws and regulations. The Health Department is requesting approval from the City Council to enter into an agreement with Decade Software Company, LLC (Decade), to license EnvisionConnect, EnvisionConnect Remote, and EnvisionConnect Portal, web-enabled software specialized to manage environmental health inspection data, produce inspection reports, post inspection data on the internet, receive constituent and business owner requests and data via the internet, and automate and track inspection activities. In year one of the agreement, Decade will also provide implementation services including data conversion, software setup, onsite and web-based training, and other related services.
In August 2010, a Request for Proposals (RFP) was initiated to secure a provider of an off-the-shelf data management system specializing in environmental health regulatory inspection programs.
The RFP was advertised on the City bid website to secure the best solution and most favorable pricing for this acquisition. The RFP document was also made available from the Purchasing Division, located on the seventh floor of City Hall, and from the Division's website at ...
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