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Taylor County selects Oracle for enterprise resource planning system, authorizes five-year contract
Summary
After a competitive RFP, the commissioners court awarded its enterprise resource planning (ERP) contract to Oracle America and authorized the county judge to sign a five-year agreement; initial implementation and first-year subscription costs will be paid from remaining ARPA funds.
Taylor County Commissioners Court voted Dec. 17 to award its long-planned enterprise resource planning (ERP) financial-management contract to Oracle America and authorized County Judge to sign the five‑year agreement.
Procurement staff said four vendors responded to RFP 2025-500; the evaluation committee shortlisted Tyler Technologies and Oracle America after demos and ranked Oracle highest. "Oracle America responded with the best value and highest evaluated score," procurement staff told the court. The county expects this software to change payroll, department access and everyday operations and described the transition as a "sea change."
The contract package presented included an order form, scope exhibits addressing federal requirements and NASPO participation. Staff reported a total five‑year cost of $810,325 but did not provide a detailed first‑year price breakdown during the presentation. "This is a five-year contract," procurement staff said; "implementation fees and the first year of software-as-a-service fees would be paid out of ARPA, and the county would budget for the remaining four years in future budgets."
County legal counsel described the documents as legally sound and said federal‑regulatory exhibits had been added during negotiations. Tom Hackett, who introduced himself as Oracle's representative, attended and answered questions about the agreement.
Commissioners voted unanimously (5-0) to (1) award the ERP work to Oracle America, (2) approve the contract documents presented to the court, and (3) authorize the county judge to sign on behalf of Taylor County. The court also recorded that initial implementation and the first-year subscription would be funded from remaining ARPA/SLFRF funds, with future years to be budgeted in operating budgets.
What happens next: County staff will finalize implementation planning and begin vendor onboarding under the contract. The court did not provide a detailed implementation timeline at the meeting.
