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Council presses for procurement history as IT seeks waivers and MWBE software renewals
Summary
City digital services requested waivers or renewals for several software contracts; councilors asked for records of prior RFPs and broader procurement transparency. Corporation counsel said the MWBE platform vendor has been vetted and contains protective data clauses.
Vinny Scipione, director of Digital Services, told the Common Council that several agenda items (36–39) are renewals or waivers to continue using existing software platforms; staff described work to standardize language for such requests so councilors receive consistent information about acquisition method, vendor history and whether an item is a renewal or a new procurement.
Councilors asked whether the listed…
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