Title
Software Licensing, Maintenance and Technical Support For Case Management System (Ordinance S-47807)
Description
The Phoenix Municipal Court requests authorization to purchase software licensing, maintenance and technical support from Prolifics, Inc. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The agreement value will not exceed $17,000.
Report
Summary
The Phoenix Municipal Court leverages an internally developed and supported case management system that relies on Panther software provided by Prolifics, Inc. It is critical for the Court to obtain this software licensing, maintenance and technical support as not doing so would be a risk to the Court’s project to upgrade its case management system (iCMS). The Panther software is necessary to support iCMS, which is the Court's primary, mission-critical business application.
Procurement Information
In accordance with Administrative Regulation 3.10, normal competition was waived as a result of a Special Circumstance Without Competition Determination Memo citing Prolifics, Inc. as the only known distributor and provider of Panther software, upgrades, maintenance and technical support, which the Court currently uses in its case management system.
Financial Impact
Expenditures for this purchase will not exceed $17,000.
Funding is available in the Phoenix Municipal Court's budget.
Department
Responsible Department
The item is recommended by Chief Presiding Judge B. Don Taylor III and Deputy City Manager Karen Peters.