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Resolution: R-14-0137
City Hall
3500 Pan American
Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 14-00226 Final Action Date: 4/10/2014
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), BYA
FOUR -FIFTHS (4/STHS), AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-92 OF
THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, AFTER AN
ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING, RATIFYING, APPROVING AND CONFIRMING
THE CITY MANAGER'S FINDING OF A SOLE SOURCE; WAIVING THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING PROCEDURES AND
AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF THE SHOTSPOTTER FLEX GUNFIRE
LOCATOR SYSTEM, FROM SHOTSPOTTER, INC., FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
POLICE, AT A TOTAL FIRST YEAR COST OF $275,000.00; ALLOCATING FUNDS
FOR THE FIRST YEAR, IN THE AMOUNT OF $200,000.00 FROM THE LAW
ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND, AWARD NO. 1171, PROJECT NO. 19-690003,
AND ACCOUNT CODE NO. 12500.191602.664000.0.0 AND THE AMOUNT OF
$75,000.00 FROM COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ACCOUNT NO.
10050.920101.883000.0000.00000; ALLOCATING FUNDS FOR FUTURE ANNUAL
SUBSCRIPTION FEES IN THE AMOUNT OF $185,000.00, FROM THE VARIOUS
SOURCES OF FUNDS, SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND
BUDGETARY APPROVAL AT THE TIME OF NEED; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE DOCUMENTS, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE
ATTACHED FORM, AND ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM
ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 13-0218, adopted June 13, 2013, the Miami City
Commission directed the City Manager to undertake actions necessary to procure and implement a
Gunfire Locator System in the City of Miami ("City"), in particular, a four (4) square mile area
including, one (1) square mile in Overtown, two (2) square miles in Liberty City and one (1) square
mile in Little Haiti; and
WHEREAS, acting upon this directive, the City's Police Department is seeking to purchase the
ShotSpotter Flex Gunfire Locator System; and
WHEREAS, ShotSpotter, Inc. is the exclusive provider of ShotSpotter Flex, the cloud -based,
subscription managed service offering which includes warranty, repair, maintenance and support
services on all of its systems; and
WHEREAS, this wide -area system uses acoustic sensing technology protected by
twenty-seven (27) unique and current patents to identify, discriminate, record and locate gunshots
and other explosive events to law enforcement and police departments within seconds of the shots
being fired; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 18-92 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended
("City Code"), the Chief Procurement Officer has adopted a finding that ShotSpotter, Inc. is the
sole -source provider of the ShotSpotter Flex Gunfire Locator System; and
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WHEREAS, the findings of the Chief Procurement Officer have been approved and adopted
as the finding of the City Manager; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and the Chief Procurement recommend that the requirements
for competitive sealed bidding procedures be waived and that the procurement of the ShotSpotter
Flex Gunfire Locator System from ShotSpotter, Inc., as a sole source, be approved;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA;
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted
by reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. By a four -fifths (4/5ths), affirmative vote, pursuant to Section 18-92 of the City
Code, after an advertised public hearing, the City Manager's finding of a sole source, is ratified,
approved and confirmed, the requirements for competitive sealed bidding procedures are waived, and
the purchase of the ShotSpotter Flex Gunfire Locator System, from ShotSpotter, Inc., for the
Department of Police, is approved, for a total first year cost of $275,000.00, with funds allocated for
the first year, in the amount of $200,000.00 from the Law Enforcement Trust Fund, Award No. 1171,
Project No. 19-690003, and Account Code No. 12500.191602.664000.0.0 and the amount of
$75,000.00 from the Community Redevelopment Agency Account No.
10050.920101.883000.0000.00000, with funds allocated for future annual subscription fees in the
amount of $185,000.00, from the various sources of funds, subject to the availability of funds and
budgetary approval at the time of need.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized{1} to execute the documents, in substantially the
attached form, and any necessary documents, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, for said
purpose.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and the
signature of the Mayor. {2}
Footnotes:
{1} The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be
imposed by the City Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City
Charter and Code provisions.
{2} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten
calendar days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it
shall become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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