The Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field has an existing Honeywell branded access control system. This system, including the server hardware that it runs on, is outdated. The server is years out of warranty, the software is out of maintenance, and there is no certified Honeywell reseller in the Yakima area. This presents a critical security concern as the current system does not have the capacity to adhere to future security regulations. At the end of 2018, Yakima City I.T. Services completed an upgrade that migrated all other City facilities with access control to a LenelS2 platform. Several factors were considered in choosing LenelS2. One factor was that there is a certified LenelS2 reseller in the Yakima area, e3 Solutions, Inc. Having a local reseller who can sell, install, and service our access control system is very important since this is a critical security system. Another factor in choosing LenelS2 was that it has the capability to partition the database. In anticipation of bringing the Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field into the new system this feature will allow us to be compliant with any Transportation Security Administration requirements for database segregation.
The cost estimate from e3 Solutions Inc. to upgrade the Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field’s access control system and migrate it to our existing LenelS2 system is $28,759.32 which under Article IV, Section 6 of the City of Yakima Charter and the Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 1 80 would require competitive bids. Because e3 Solutions, Inc. is the only certified LenelS2 reseller in the Yakima area, and because the City has a positive history with this vendor, it is in the best interest of the City to approve this project and future projects to upgrade and expand the City’s LenelS2 access control system without calling for bids. A notice of intent to sole source was advertised in the Yakima Herald Republic on 5/13/2019 and 5/14/2019 and received no response. |