STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Workforce, Education & Equity
AGENDA DATE: October 23, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Department of Information and Technology Services
EXECUTIVE: Donzell Gipson
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a three-year cooperative purchasing agreement for continuous software maintenance and support for the citywide data management system for the Department of Information and Technology Services with International Business Machines Corporation through the Texas Department of Information Resources cooperative purchasing agreement - Not to exceed $409,146.31 - Financing: Information Technology Equipment Fund ($136,104.89) and Data Services Fund ($273,041.42) (subject to annual appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
This cooperative purchasing agreement will provide continued support and maintenance of the citywide data management system that was implemented to assist the city in sharing, analyzing, and visualizing information across multiple departments to support data driven decisions. As a part of the City's data strategy, this data management system provides a shared data environment that fosters better insight into data collected by various City systems.
Key functionalities included as a part of this citywide data management system:
? Data integration
? Data preparation & staging
? Data quality
? Data distribution
? Data visualization
? Predictive analytics
? Improve accessible and reliable
The Texas Department of Information Resources cooperative agreement is authorized by Chapter 791 of the Texas Government Code, and Subchapter F, Chapter 271, of the Texas Local Government Code. Section 271.102 of the Texas Local Government Code authorizes a local government to participate in a Cooperative Purchasing Program with another local government or a local cooperative organization.
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
On February 22, 2017, the City Council authorized a...
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