APPROVE spending authority in an amount not to exceed $1,716,000.00 for Purchase and Subscription Renewal of Video Manager EL Cloud Storage Solution through the Texas Department of Information Resources for the Houston Police Department from MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC - 12 Months - Grant and Other Funds

WS1220464627 – Approve spending authority in an amount not to exceed $1,716,000.00 for the purchase and subscription renewal of Video Manager EL Cloud Storage Solution from Motorola Solutions, Inc. through the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) for a 12-month term for Houston Police Department (HPD).

 Specific Explanation: 

The Chief of Houston Police Department and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that the City Council approve spending authority in an amount not to exceed $1,716,000.00 for the purchase and renewal of Video Manager EL Cloud Storage Solution through the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) supplier, Motorola Solutions, Inc., for the Houston Police Department for a 12-month term.

The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution is a cloud storage for 325 Motorola (MSI) in-car video systems (ICV) and HPD’s body-worn cameras (BWC). It stores the video events produced by the 325 ICVs and transfers them to the Harris County DA’s Office, City of Houston Municipal Prosecution, Fort Bend and Montgomery County DA Offices, the United States Attorney’s Office, and other Federal and Local Law Enforcement Agencies.

This recommendation is made pursuant to subsection 271.102(c) of the Texas Local Government Code, which provides that "a local government that purchases goods or services [from a cooperative purchasing program or organization] satisfies any state law requiring the local government to seek competitive bids for the purchase of the goods or services.

 M/WBE Participation:

M/WBE Zero Percentage Goal document approved by the Office of Business Opportunity.

 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 an Interlocal/Cooperative Purchasing Agreement for this purchase.

 Fiscal Note:

No Fiscal Note is required on grant items.