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Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract for a community engagement survey platform with SHI-Government Solutions, Inc. d/b/a SHI, for a term of up to three years in an amount not to exceed $700,000.
[Note: This procurement was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). For the services required for this procurement, there were no subcontracting opportunities; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established].
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Lead Department
Financial Services Department.
Client Department(s)
Communications and Public Information Office.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $239,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Operating Budget of Communications and Public Information Office.
Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
Purchasing Language:
Multiple contractors within this cooperative purchasing program were reviewed for these services. The Financial Services Department and Communications and Public Information Office have determined this contractor best meets the needs of the Communications and Public Information Office to provide these services required for the City.
For More Information:
Direct questions regarding this Recommendation for Council Action to the Financial Services Department - Central Procurement at: FSDCentralProcurementRCAs@austintexas.gov or 512-974-2500.
Additional Backup Information:
This contract will continue to provide the City with the Zencity platform as well as the community engagement survey aspect of the platform. Zencity provides in-depth community social sentiment analysis to help measure the effectiveness of city messaging and community feedback benchmarking surveys with statistically representative samples across key demographics in Austin. The Zencity platform provides real-time, equitably representative data that help...
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