Sole Source for H28776 – Approve the sole source purchase from Forensic Logic, LLC in the total amount of $64,493.00 for software licenses, maintenance and support renewals for the Houston Police Department.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION:
The Chief of the Houston Police Department and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that City Council approve the sole source purchase in an amount not to exceed $64,493.00 for COPLINK software licenses, maintenance and support renewals for a 12-month period. Additionally, it is also recommended that authorization be given to issue purchase orders as necessary to Forensic Logic, LLC for the Houston Police Department (HPD).
This purchase consists of 3,799 COPLINK software licenses, maintenance and support renewals for analytical investigative tools for HPD. The main users are in the following divisions: CID, Crime Analyst and Real Time Crime Center. The COPLINK software provides the following investigative tool sets: COPLINK incident analyzer, COPLINK adaptive analytic architecture, COPLINK active agent, COPLINK visualizer and computer statistics. COPLINK software provides critical investigative tools required by HPD to investigate and solve crimes more quickly and with increased quality.
This recommendation is made pursuant to Chapter 252, Section 252.022 (a) (7) (A) “a procurement of items that are available from only one source because of patents, copyrights, secrete processes, or natural monopolies” of the Texas Local Government Code for exempt procurements.
M/WBE Participation:
This Procurement is exempt from the M/WBE subcontracting goal participation as the total project expenditure does not exceed the City’s $100,000.00 threshold.
Hire Houston First:
This procurement is exempt from the City’s Hire Houston First ordinance. Bids/proposals were not solicited because the department is utilizing a sole source for this purchase.
Fiscal Note:
Funding for this item is included in the FY2019 Adopted Budget. Therefore, no Fiscal Note is required as stated in the Financial Policies.
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Jerry Adams, Chief Procurement Officer
Finance/Strategic Procurement Division
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Department Approval Authority
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Estimated Spending Authority
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DEPARTMENT
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FY2019
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OUT YEARS
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TOTAL
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Houston Police Department
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$64,493.00
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$0
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$64,493.00
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