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CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL

Meeting Date: 12/3/2024
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Item Creation Date: 11/8/2024

WS1307939930 – Constellation for Safety and Security License (Secure Passage, Inc.,) - MOTION

Agenda Item#: 9.


 
                               
Summary:

APPROVE spending authority in an amount not to exceed $276,012.00 for Purchase of Software License Renewal, Maintenance and Support for the Constellation Safety and Security Risk Management System through the General Services Administration Cooperative Purchasing Program for the Mayor’s Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security from SECURE PASSAGE, INC - 5 Years - Grant Fund

Background:

WS1220464627 – Approve spending authority in an amount not to exceed $276,012.00 for software license renewal, maintenance, and support for the Constellation Safety and Security Risk Management System from Secure Passage, Inc. through the General Services Administration (GSA) Cooperative Purchasing Program for a five (5) year-term for the Mayor’s Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security.

 

 Specific Explanation:

The Director of Public Safety and Homeland Security and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that the City Council approve spending authority in an amount not to exceed $276,012.00 for software license renewal, maintenance, and support for the Constellation Safety and Security Risk Management System through the General Services Administration (GSA) Cooperative Purchasing Program supplier, Secure Passage, Inc., for the Mayor’s Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security, for a 5-year term.

 

This software license agreement for the Constellation Safety and Security Risk Management System is a proprietary risk management software system that Houston administers for the 13 counties of the Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC) region. This software system includes a Critical Infrastructure Catalog and Site Assessment Training, allowing first responders situational awareness of a location for life safety issues and to better evaluate an asset’s vulnerabilities, risks, and hazards.

 

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:

Hire Houston First does not apply to this expenditure because it involves the use of federal funds and is subject to specific procurement rules of the federal government.

 

 Fiscal Note:

No Fiscal note is required for grant items.

     
 

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Jedediah Greenfield

Chief Procurement Officer

 

Department Approval Authority

 

Estimated Spending Authority:

Department

FY2025

Out Years

Total

Mayor’s Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security

$51,988.00

$224,024.00

$276,012.00


   
     
Amount and Source of Funding:
$ 276,012.00 – Fed/Local/State Pass Fund (5030)
Contact Information:

Name

Dept/Division

Phone No.:

Jedediah Greenfield, Chief Procurement Officer

Finance/SPD

(832) 393-9126

 

 

ATTACHMENTS

Description                                                               Type

Certification of Funds                                                  Funding Information

Certificate of Insurance Backup Material

Conflict of Interest                                                       Backup Material

Cooperative/CPO Approval                                   Backup Material

Form A                                                                       Funding Information

OBO Goal Waiver                                                       Backup Material

Ownership Information Form                                        Backup Material

Quote                                                                         Backup Material

Tax Report                                                                 Backup Material

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