Please note: This is a Sole Source Notification. Brief Description: Five (5) triggers, interactive data visualization module (IDV) and Fire Operations & Accreditation Module (FOAM) Justification: FirstWatch is Patented Intellectual Property (IP) in the United States (# 9,642,562), New Zealand (# 538348), and also in Australia (# 2003298552). Therefore, no other party is authorized to perform (or provide) the various system support functions and ongoing maintenance responsibilities (i.e., development, code corrections, product updates, and/or 24.7.365 technical support), as there is no outside access to the proprietary FirstWatch IP source code whatsoever. Thus, FirstWatch is the single source for the acquisition, deployment, data source interface(s), and installation of the FirstWatch software/system, as well as the ongoing support and maintenance service required for FirstWatch software. Furthermore, no other party is authorized to provide FirstWatch system enhancements, add-ons or system enhancement modules, additional features, capacity, or hardware upgrades for (or to) the core FirstWatch system functionality.
