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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
CHARLES PARKIN, City Attorney
411 West Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LONG BEACH AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT AND ANY
SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS WITH QUALTRAX, INC., OF
BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA WITHOUT ADVERTISING FOR
BIDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT
SOFTWARE, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $13,418
WHEREAS, City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Qualtrax, Inc. for the purchase of 25 user licenses to a hosted database for quality management software (QMS); and
WHEREAS, it will be used to control and manage all documents including manuals, procedures, and test methods; and
WHEREAS, the QMS will track all forensic training activities and record all crime lab operations, i.e., error identification, improvement activities, personnel authorizations, technical performance reviews, requests for changes in the laboratory, equipment maintenance records, and purchasing pre-approvals; and WHEREAS, Qualtrax, Inc. is the most widely used system in the forensic field in the United States for QMS and the only software solution designed specifically for forensic work and needs; and
WHEREAS, most forensic agencies have implemented the software including the following California agencies: Department of Justice, Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles and San Diego County Sheriff’s Departments, Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office, Ventura Police Department, etc.; and WHEREAS, as a result, no useful purpose would be served by advertising for bids and to do so would constitute an idle and useless act and an unnecessary RES-22-0213