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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
MAY 20, 2021
Subject
SUBJECT: LOCUS LICENSE PURCHASE
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a one-year, sole-source, firm-fixed price Contract No. PS74047000 to Cambridge Systematics, Inc. for the purchase of Locus software license and maintenance in the amount of $650,000 on behalf of the Regional Integration of Intelligent Transportation Systems (RIITS).
Issue
ISSUE
The current Locus software license, which provides Location-Based Services (LBS) data and was used to support the development of the NextGen Bus Plan, provides only limited 2017 and 2020 data and contains usage restrictions that reduce the effectiveness of this license. As the region emerges from the impacts of COVID-19, new data requirements and expanded usage of the license is needed to determine impacts to the transportation system and identify mobility improvements.
Background
BACKGROUND
Data has emerged as a critical component to better understand transportation and in particular the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on mobility. Data and data services are increasingly provided through new forms of licensed software that enables agencies to improve awareness, analyze transportation/mobility impacts and develop more informed decisions. The essential role of data and its management is identified in Metro's Recovery Task Force report and the Board's Street Safety motion. As an example, data services, provided through the Locus license, were used by Metro Operations in the development of the NextGen Bus Plan.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
In support of Metro's Vision 2028, staff has identified emerging data sources that can be used to better monitor, analyze and improve mobility, transportation and equity. Cambridge Systematics' LBS Locus software represents one such data source. Metro's current Locus license contains usage restrictions that limit access to the ...
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