Title
Resolution authorizing a contract with Oracle Corporation, Chicago, IL for the purchase of a licensing software package for both current and additional operational and technical functionality within the BOSS software system in the amount of $1,657,609.
Staff Summary
· In 2003 Lake County entered into a contract with Oracle Corporation, Chicago, IL to provide licenses for the Oracle Software now known as BOSS.
· As part of the budgeting process for both 2012 and prior years, the County identified funding for additional software to implement Performance Management (employee evaluations), an enhanced educational module, an Inventory/Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) solution and a performance measurement tool.
· When approaching Oracle regarding these initiatives, Oracle provided a bundled software and support package which includes additional functionality including Business Intelligence (BI) for Financial, Procurement and Human Resources Analytics; Learning Management; Enterprise Asset Management (EAM); and the Hyperion solution for Public Sector Planning and Budgeting.
· The software and support along with necessary technology products has a cost to the County of $1,657,609.
· The Purchasing Agent convened an ad hoc review group that approved bid exemption on the basis that the licensing for Oracle is proprietary and, as such, is a sole source purchase. In addition, the additional modules and software requested through this purchase have been designed by Oracle and provide functionality integrated with the County’s existing system.
· Funding for licenses will occur over a three-year period through an Oracle Municipal Payment Plan. Total funding needed for FY12, including one-third of the license cost and one year of annual support cost, is $759,203 of which $403,000 was budgeted in the FY12 budget and $356,203 was obtained from carryovers, CCIP reallocation, and CCIP unallocated balances. License funding for FY13 and FY14 will be included in the budget...
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