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Hillsborough County evaluation committee pauses RFP award after scoring; procurement to verify vendor costs
Summary
An evaluation committee for Hillsborough County reviewed and scored eight finalists for RFP 2,500,230, recording Interact Software as the top-ranked vendor under current assumptions, then paused any award decision after procurement staff said a vendor’s quoted costs must be confirmed as all‑inclusive.
Hillsborough County’s evaluation committee paused any decision to award contracts after its scoring meeting on a solicitation for an employee communications and engagement platform, RFP 2,500,230, because procurement staff must confirm whether a top-ranked vendor’s price includes required features and add‑ons.
Procurement operations coordinator Christie Alessino, who ran the publicly noticed virtual meeting, told the committee the group had completed consensus scoring but would not sign the scoresheet until staff verified cost details. “So, unfortunately, we’re gonna have to schedule another meeting to decide how to proceed,” Alessino said. She said procurement will consult management and publicly notice a follow-up meeting after clarifying whether a vendor’s cost is all‑inclusive.
Why it matters: the platform would serve about 5,600 county employees and is intended for the Communications and Digital Media Department to manage employee outreach, crisis communications and engagement. Committee members said cost clarity is material because…
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