STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: August 11, 2021
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Elizabeth Reich
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a five-year cooperative purchasing agreement for the purchase of hardware, software, and managed services to upgrade the City's 9-1-1 system for the Department of Information and Technology Services with AT&T Corporation through the Department of Information Resources cooperative agreement - Not to exceed $9,960,327.12 - Financing: Federal 9-1-1 Grant Program 19-22 Fund ($700,570.74) and 9-1-1 System Operations Fund ($9,259,756.38) (subject to annual appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
This cooperative agreement allows for the purchase of hardware, software, and management services to upgrade the City's 9-1-1 system. This agreement also provides for the implementation of a turnkey IP (Digital) Based Network to provide a geographically diverse and redundant network enabled 9-1-1 solution, routing services over a privately managed, highly secure network. As technology moves forward this system will provide the City with the capability to accept and process pictures and videos sent to 9-1-1.
The City of Dallas utilizes AT&T Corporation to deliver and support the City's current 9-1-1 system. This upgrade will complete the City's transition to a Next Generation 9-1-1 System and is built on a broadband, highspeed data network that is designed to share emergency related data between public safety call-takers. The updated system will also allow for multiple 9-1-1 centers to be joined together and share resources to service a broader area. This upgraded solution provides multi-layered network security through encryption, firewalls, and other intrusion-detection and prevention to minimize disruptions and enhance reliability.
The Department of Information and Technology Services will im...
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