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Supervisors advance 'technology marketplace' contracts amid LBE complaints
Summary
The committee approved authorizing nine as‑needed technology contracts (not to exceed $12M each) to create a multi‑tier 'technology marketplace.' LBEs told the committee 14B procurement thresholds disadvantaged smaller local firms; staff said preferences follow the administrative code and cited options to add vendors through future RFPs.
The Budget & Finance Committee approved a package to establish a new "technology marketplace" for city IT goods and services while hearing repeated complaints from Local Business Enterprise (LBE) representatives who said the city’s procurement thresholds disadvantaged smaller, local vendors.
Jackie Fong, the city purchaser, described the procurement as a reworking of the old "tech store" into a multi‑tier technology marketplace that adds a third tier for micro‑LBEs and expands prime and subcontracting opportunities. The resolution before the committee would authorize nine Tier‑1 as‑needed contracts estimated at up to $12,000,000 each for a three‑year term, with two…
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