Department: Purchasing
Department Head/Elected Official: DeWight Dopslauf
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Rarestep, Inc. dba Fleetio
MWDBE Participation (if applicable): N/A
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of a sole source exemption from the competitive bid requirements and that the County Judge execute an agreement with Rarestep, Inc. dba Fleetio in the amount of $240,759 for subscription, licenses, warranty, upgrades and support of Fleet Management Software produced by Fleetio for Universal Services for the period of November 30, 2021 - November 29, 2022, with four (4) one-year renewal options.
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Background and Discussion:
On March 26, Court approved a sole source exemption from the competitive bid requirements for Rarestep, Inc. dba Fleetio. Subsequently, Precinct 2 began using Fleetio's fleet management software. After seeing the successful use of Fleetio at Precincts 2 and 4, Universal Services - Fleet Services began investigating Fleetio as a replacement to its current fleet management software, FleetWave. Fleet Services is unhappy with the current vendor product and services because FleetWave provides poor customer service, the product has technical bugs, and the product delivery is not compatible with Fleet's business needs and process. Fleet Services has reviewed and tested the services and have determined the product to be the best fit for their fleet management system.
Expected Impact:
FleetWave is an on-premise software solution that requires Universal Services team members to maintain. Migrating to Fleetio will allow for better product support while freeing up Universal Services employees to focus on other projects, such as PeopleSoft upgrades. During testing, Fleet Services found the Fleetio workflow to be more compatible with Fleet's business process and more in-line with industry pract...
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