Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Daniel T. Belville, Director
Subject: Agreement with Michael Baker International
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Michael Baker International for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) services related to the new Computer-Aided Dispatch System for a term of one year, not to exceed $421,650; and a software subscription for maintenance of the GIS data for a period of five years, not to exceed $395,350, with the total cost for both agreements not to exceed $817,000 for the five-year term, from January 8, 2019 through January 7, 2024.
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BACKGROUND:
In April 2015, Public Safety Communications (PSC) initiated the Computer-Aided-Dispatch System (CAD) replacement project in an effort to replace the existing Northrop Grumman CAD that has been in operation since January 1994. While the existing system has been well maintained for nearly 25 years and has performed exceptionally, it has reached the end of its useful life. Replacing this system was a comprehensive, collaborative, and complex process due to the mission critical nature of the system, its connection to mobile equipment in the field, and importance of its use by PSC Stakeholders.
On November 6, 2018 the Board approved a contract with Versaterm, Inc. which was chosen after an extensive and inclusive RFP process as the vendor to replace the CAD.
As part of the CAD project, the Geographic Information System (GIS) data needs to be updated to make full use of the new CAD. GIS data includes street center line, address points/ranges, and boundary layers. The GIS data provides a critical component of the CAD system to ensure that the closest first responders are accurately dispatched to an incident.
The GIS data available today does not meet National Emergency Number Association (NENA) Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG911) standards. Having a NENA NG911 st...
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