Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Tracy Jackson
Department: Regional Emerg Svcs & Comm Division: Office of Regional Comm & Tech
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO APPROVE Work Authorization No. 15 for Intrado Life and Safety Solutions (Contract No. A2114195A1_1), in the not-to-exceed amount of $271,326 which includes the acquisition of hardware, software, licensing, and professional services for 30 Remote 911 Consoles to be deployed in the Regional and Non-Regional Public Safety Answering Point PSAP(s); authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to execute Work Authorization No. 15; and resetting the execution authority of the Director of Purchasing under Section 21.14 of the Broward County Administrative Code.
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Why Action is Necessary
Work Authorizations above the award authority of the Director of Purchasing under Section 21.14 of the Broward County Procurement Code requires Board approval.
What Action Accomplishes
Provides the ability to acquire and deploy 30 additional Remote 911 Consoles for remote call taking capability and training purposes; resets the Director of Purchasing's execution authority under Section 21.14 of the Broward County Administrative Code.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
None
Summary Explanation/Background
THE OFFICE OF REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, a need was recognized to extend the functionality of 911 calltaking positions beyond the PSAP. ORCAT designed and executed a successful proof of concept program which was completed in April 2020.
The proposed Work Authorization No. 15 is being executed to acquire, install, and deploy 30 additional remote 911 consoles that will be used for training and 911 call processing for each of the 911 call answering centers. The remote 911 consoles provide the same call taking functions that are available within the 911 call answering centers. ...
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