STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Public Safety
AGENDA DATE: August 14, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Emergency Management
EXECUTIVE: Dominique Artis
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a three-year service contract for Deaf Link's Accessible Hazard Alert System for the Office of Emergency Management - Deaf Link, Inc., sole source - Not to exceed $352,755.00 - Financing: General Fund (subject to annual appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a service contract is to establish firm pricing for services, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis.
This service contract will provide for a stand-alone, web-based, opt-in, accessible notification system for unreached Dallas residents. Deaf Link's Accessible Hazard Alert System (AHAS(tm)) provides Emergency Managers with the ability to send alerts in accessible formats by converting emergency notifications into American Sign Language (ASL) videos with English and Spanish voice and Text, including text formats readable by web-connected Braille readers. AHAS(tm) is an opt-in subscriber-based system. AHAS(tm) provides services 24/7 to send accessible emergency information for persons who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind, Deaf-Blind and those with Literacy challenges. Deaf Link and the AHAS(tm) Program support the Access and Functional Needs community and persons with sensory disabilities by providing accessible information before, during and after emergency events or disasters. This AHAS proposal includes both the basic ASL/English and Spanish translation programs. The AHAS Program will provide the City of Dallas with 24/7/365 capability to send unlimited accessible alerts and emergency information in response to Emergency Alert System event codes for Warnings, Watches, and Emergencies, Civil Emergency Messages, Terrorism events, Amber Alerts, and National Weather Service watches and warni...
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