HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Contracts for Public Safety Information Management System RESOLUTION NO. 11-068
RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACTS FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
WHEREAS, the City is part of a group of public safety entities that manages a shared
information management system, and this system includes computer-aided dispatch, records
management, and related criminal justice software; and,
WHEREAS,representatives from Story County,the City of Ames,and Iowa State University
make up the joint management group now known as the MultiAgency Public Safety Group
(MAPSG); and,
WHEREAS, in early 2008, the current software vendor, SunGard Public Sector, Inc.,
announced that it would discontinue support of its computer-aided dispatch product; and,
WHEREAS, in July 2009, MAPSG released an RFP for the purpose of acquiring an
integrated software package that included an expanded list of desired items; and,
WHEREAS, the RFP was issued by the City of Ames, as MAPSG intended that the City
would serve as the primary buyer and licensee for this program; and,
WHEREAS, MAPSG spent approximately 14 months reviewing the 12 responses from
vendors, and there were six responses that were judged to be compliant with the RFP; and,
WHEREAS, SunGard Public Sector, Inc., and its OSSI product was selected as the
recommended vendor, and the new program will include all of the capabilities of the existing
software; and,
WHEREAS, the total purchase cost for the new hardware and the software system will be
$580,905.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the contracts with SunGard Public Sector, Inc., for the public safety information management
system in the amount of$580,905 are hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 22nd day of February, 2011.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Davis
Seconded by: Wacha
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Mahayni, Orazem, Wacha
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 22nd day of February, 2011.