STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: January 8, 2020
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): N/A
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Elizabeth Reich
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Authorize a five-year cooperative purchasing agreement for diversity compliance tracking software and related support services for the Office of Business Diversity with AskReply, Inc. dba B2GNow through the Texas Department of Information Services cooperative agreement - Not to exceed $142,130 - Financing: General Fund (subject to annual appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
This cooperative purchasing agreement will provide the Office of Business Diversity with a software subscription to diversity compliance tracking software and other related services. B2GNow is a web hosted software application that streamlines and automates data-gathering, vendor management, contract compliance, administrative processes, and vendor certifications for entities maintaining Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE), Small Business Enterprise, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, or other programs. B2GNow is the nation's leading diversity management software. This contract will allow for the purchase of B2GNow Diversity Compliance System hosted and managed technology infrastructure, software licenses, maintenance, and support. Maintenance services will include system configuration updates and annual system review. Support services will include technical telephone and email support, first level email support for vendors, and unlimited online staff and vendor training.
The City began using B2GNow in June 2014 to track and report minority prime and subcontractor spend of City contracts. The B2GNow system includes several modules and compliance tools to select from and the Office of Business Diversity has spent the last five years ensuring the righ...
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