Procurement Portal
Mobile Computing Solutions
Post Information
- Posted At:
- Thu, Apr 28, 2022 11:18 AM
- Sealed Bid Process:
- Yes (Bids Unsealed / Pricing Unsealed)
- Private Bid:
- No
Overview
Summary
The City of Tucson (“The City”) is soliciting proposals from qualified firms to provide a Mobile Computing Solution Including Ruggedized Laptops, Tablets, Accessories and Related Technology Products and Services, to be delivered to various locations throughout the City of Tucson. Public Safety solutions for Tucson Police Department and Tucson Fire Department is the primary focus for the eventual contract with potential participation by other City departments like Tucson Water and General Services. Therefore, a comprehensive and varied offering of products and services will be needed to meet the diverse operations of the City.
Background
The City of Tucson, as the Principal Procurement Agency, has partnered with OMNIA Partners, Public Sector (“OMNIA Partners”) to make the resultant contract (also known as the “Master Agreement” in materials distributed by OMNIA Partners) from this solicitation available to other public agencies nationally, including state and local governmental entities, public and private primary, secondary and higher education entities, non-profit entities, and agencies for the public benefit (“Public Agencies”), through OMNIA Partners’ cooperative purchasing program. The City of Tucson is acting as the contracting agency for any other Public Agency that elects to utilize the resulting Master Agreement. Use of the Master Agreement by any Public Agency is preceded by their registration with OMNIA Partners (a “Participating Public Agency”) and by using the Master Agreement, any such Participating Public Agency agrees that it is registered with OMNIA Partners, whether pursuant to the terms of a Master Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement, a form of which is attached hereto on Omnia Partners Attachment, or as otherwise agreed to. Omnia Partners Attachment contains additional information about OMNIA Partners and the cooperative purchasing program.
OMNIA Partners is the largest and most experienced purchasing organization for public and private sector procurement. Through the economies of scale created by OMNIA Partners public sector subsidiaries and affiliates, National IPA and U.S. Communities, our participants now have access to more competitively solicited and publicly awarded cooperative agreements. The lead agency contracting process continues to be the foundation on which we are founded. OMNIA Partners is proud to offer more value and resources to state and local government, higher education, K-12 education and non-profits.
OMNIA Partners provides shared services and supply chain optimization to government, education and the private sector. With corporate, pricing and sales commitments from the Supplier, OMNIA Partners provides marketing and administrative support for the Supplier that directly promotes the Supplier products and services to Participating Public Agencies through multiple channels, each designed to promote specific products and services to Public Agencies on a national basis. Participating Public Agencies benefit from pricing based on aggregate spend and the convenience of a contract that has already been advertised and publicly competed. The Supplier benefits from a contract that generally allows Participating Public Agencies to directly purchase goods and services without the Supplier’s need to respond to additional competitive solicitations. As such, the Supplier must be able to accommodate a nationwide demand for services and to fulfill obligations as a nationwide Supplier and respond to the OMNIA Partners documents (Omnia Partners Attachment).
The City of Tucson anticipates spending approximately $900,000 over the full potential Master Agreement term for Mobile Computing Solution Including Ruggedized Laptops, Tablets, Accessories and Related Technology Products and Services . While no minimum volume is guaranteed to the Supplier, the estimated annual volume of Mobile Computing Solution Including Ruggedized Laptops, Tablets, Accessories and Related Technology Products and Services purchased under the Master Agreement through OMNIA Partners is approximately $8,000,000. This projection is based on the current annual volumes among the City of Tucson, other Participating Public Agencies anticipated to utilize the resulting Master Agreement to be made available to them through OMNIA Partners, and volume growth into other Public Agencies through a coordinated marketing approach between the Supplier and OMNIA Partners.