Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology (DoT), on behalf of various Departments, to enter into a contract with Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc., in the amount $210,420.82 for the city's learning management system annual hosting fee and a single sign-on module. With passage of ordinance 2490-2015 on December 7, 2015, the original contract was authorized. The most recent re-authorization took place on November 9, 2020, with passage of ordinance 2461-2020. This software is used by various Departments and Divisions to manage mandatory training for its employees.
The term for the Cornerstone learning module will be 12/16/2021 through 12/15/2022. The term for the outbound single sign-on module is 11/8/2021 through 11/7/2022, with an additional term of 11/8/2022 through 12/15/2022. The added term for the single sign-on module will align or co-term the future renewal with the term of the learning module.
Also, this ordinance is being submitted in accordance with the provisions of sole source procurement of the City of Columbus Code, Section 329. The city's Learning Management Software System is a proprietary system from Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc., and as such, the city must purchase annual hosting support and maintenance services from Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
Finally, this ordinance authorizes the expenditure of $210,420.82 for the above-described services.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funds for this contract are available and budgeted in various direct charge allocations in the information services operating fund. A small portion of the cost of this contract is being borne by DoT’s information services operating appropriation and will be billed back to user divisions where applicable.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION:
Emergency designation is being requested for this ordinance so that the purchases described here, important to the city’s daily operations, occurs at the earliest possible date to ensure that these services are not interrupted.
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