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Board weighs software options and pilot to post fish on New Bedford 'Base' auction; members seek protections for captains
Summary
Members discussed whether to develop bespoke auction software, license an existing product such as Base, or outsource auction operations. Staff described procurement constraints and proposed a New Bedford (Base) pilot; board members asked for a plan to limit price risk for captains, including a potential capped compensation mechanism.
The Portland Fish Pier Authority discussed options for replacing or licensing its fish-auction software and reviewed plans for a pilot that would post local landings on the Base auction in New Bedford.
Staff summarized a developer forum that showed vendor interest but reiterated guidance from Sam Chapin, the city's purchasing officer, that the city would not issue a request for proposals for software development unless funding has been allocated up front. "They don't want us to go on, as she said, a fishing expedition…
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