Title
IT Staffing Services Contracts for Aviation - Solicitation Recommendation Request to Award (Ordinance S-51731) - District 8
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into contracts with 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., Acro Service Corporation, California Creative Solutions, Inc. dba CCS Global Tech, Cogent Infotech Corporation, InfoPeople Corporation, Intratek Computer, Inc., PROLIM Global Corporation, Softworld, LLC, Solu Technology Partners, LLC, and Tryfacta, Inc. to provide IT Staffing Services for the Aviation Department. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The total value of the contracts will be up to $26,000,000.
Report
Summary
These contracts will provide information technology contract (IT) staffing services for the Aviation Department's (Aviation) Technology Division (Technology). Contract IT staff are necessary to supplement the Aviation technology employees in order to support the 24x7x365 operations and support of Aviation's mission critical IT systems. Some of Aviation's critical IT systems include common use check-in and boarding system, flight information and resource management system, airfield surface management system, ground transportation management system, video surveillance system, parking revenue control system, public address system, badging, access control and alarm monitoring system. The utilization of supplemental contracted IT staff allows the Technology division to be adaptable to Aviation's business needs while meeting the fluctuating demand of various IT projects, all while continually supporting the numerous critical systems at the City's three airports on a 24/7 basis.
This item has been reviewed and approved by the Information Technology Services Department.
Procurement Information
A Request for Proposal (RFP) was conducted in accordance with City of Phoenix Administrative Regulation 3.10.
Forty firms submitted offers and were deemed responsive and responsible. An evaluation panel evaluated those offers based on the following RFP criteria:
Qualifications and Experience of Firm (0-400 points)
Method of Approach (0-350 points)
Fee Schedule (0-250 points)
The evaluation panel reached consensus in consideration of the above criteria and recommended contract award to the following firms:
22nd Century Technologies, Inc., 842 points
Solu Technology Partners, LLC, 815 points
InfoPeople Corporation, 781 points
Intratek Computer, Inc., 776 points
Tryfacta, Inc., 753 points
PROLIM Global Corporation, 712 points
California Creative Solutions, Inc. dba CCS Global Tech, 693 points
Softworld, LLC, 684 points
Acro Service Corporation, 677 points
Cogent Infotech Corporation, 668 points
Contract Term
The contracts will begin on or about April 1, 2025, for a total five-year contract term with no options to extend.
Financial Impact
The aggregate value of the contracts will be up to $26,000,000 for the total five-year contract.
Funding is available in the Aviation Department's operating budget.
Public Outreach
The solicitation process included all standard and required outreach efforts, including advertising in Aviation industry publications and conducted targeted outreach efforts to attract interest.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The Business and Development Subcommittee of the Phoenix Aviation Advisory Board recommended approval of this item on February 6, 2025 by a vote of 2-0.
The Phoenix Aviation Advisory Board recommended this item for approval on February 20, 2025 by a vote of 8-0.
Location
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, 2485 E. Buckeye Road
Council District: 8
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Aviation Department.