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Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing
Action: ( X ) Ratifying ( X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding - for Goods and Services provided in Support or Maintenance of Proprietary Software- N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(dd)
Purpose: Purchase of cloud-based web applications Computer-Aided Dispatch "CAD", Records Management Systems "RMS", Jail Management Systems "JMS" and related data systems
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): ForceMetrics Inc., 2590 Welton Street, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80205
Contract Amount: Not to Exceed $1,200,000.00
Funding Source: Various Accounts, Budget Years and approved Grants & Capital/Department of Public Safety NW026-46560-Various Budget Year(s) & NW011-190-1902-Various Budget Year(s)
Contract Period: From December 01, 2025 through November 30, 2026
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( X ) n/a
Additional Information:
To utilize Sole Source Provider ForceMetrics Inc. for the purchase of proprietary cloud-based web applications Computer-Aided Dispatch "CAD", Records Management Systems "RMS", Jail Management Systems "JMS" in addition to other related data systems for the City of Newark Department of Public Safety. This contract is an exception to public bidding pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(dd).
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WHEREAS, the Department of Public Safety is committed to ensuring that the City of Newark ("City") has access to web-based application software providing law enforcement entities unified search capabilities, visualization of public safety data, and data linkage from multiple existing data sources related to community impact, operational efficiencies, and performance metrics ("Software Solution") in order to identify community needs, measure success and mitigate risks, together with standard sup...
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