DEPARTMENT: Aviation
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Thomas Bartlett
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
On-Call General Technology Consulting Services Agreements
SUMMARY:
An ordinance authorizing professional services agreements with Faith Group, LLC and The JW Group, Inc. for on-call general technology consulting services for the San Antonio Airport System. The initial term of the agreement is three years with the option to extend for two, one-year periods. Each agreement has a value of up to $4,000,000.00, assuming all extensions are exercised. During the first year, the Aviation Department has identified utilizing up to $850,000.00 for these services. The City makes no minimum guarantee pertaining to the volume of work that may be expected from each consultant.
The Aviation Department and ITSD do not have the technical and specialized aviation industry background to provide the range of services, including IT and telecom design; operations system design; project and program management; and, implementation oversight services for operating and capital projects, that these consultants can provide.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Aviation Department requires on-call IT consultants that possess specialized aviation expertise to support IT master planning and IT project delivery services in an airport environment in areas such as telecommunications infrastructure, network electronics, wireless and server technology, cybersecurity and critical system design. Over the past three years, the Aviation Department has procured/implemented several programs requiring specialized IT knowledge such as ParkAssist in both garages (which provides real-time information on available parking spaces); common use (which will allow more efficient usage of airline gates); and, additional security measures.
The Aviation Department has utilized similar consultant services before and these agreements are set to expire in May 2020. ITSD and the Aviation Department do not have t...
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