Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management & Budget Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Contract Purpose: Maintenance and upgrades of Orion Communications proprietary software in order to maintain their software’s overall operational health for the Police Department to provide automation of personnel administration, scheduling, payroll services, and recordkeeping. Entity Name: Orion Communications, Inc. Entity Address: 8235 Douglas Avenue, Suite 1100. Dallas, Texas 75225 Contract Amount: $125,000.00/Open-Ended Funding Source: City of Newark Budget/ Office of Management & Budget Contract Period: July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open (X ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: N/A