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Procurement officer requests unchanged Bonfire subscription and trims travel budget
Summary
Chief procurement officer Shanda Crystal asked commissioners to ask vendor Bonfire to hold pricing for another year and proposed slight reductions to travel and education line items; she plans to sit for a certification exam in August.
Shanda Crystal, Bennett County chief procurement officer, presented her office’s budget and asked the commission to request that Bonfire, the county’s procurement software vendor, hold its current price for fiscal year 2026. She noted a built‑in 7% contract increase but said the vendor waived an increase for the prior year and the county will request price stability again.
Crystal said she trimmed travel and education requests this cycle because a regional procurement conference occurs biannually and she expects to take the NIGP CPP exam in August, reducing next year’s education needs. She also reduced fuel and removed a phone purchase planned for the prior year. The overall change to her request was a $692 decrease. Crystal said Bonfire renews in October and she will coordinate with auditing on renewal timing.
No formal action was recorded; Crystal said she will follow up with auditing and the vendor.
