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Board approves renewal and $29.3M increase after procurement corrects $24M clerical error on IT staffing contract
Summary
The Board of Estimates approved a one-year renewal and amendments to enterprise IT staffing contract B5006477 to correct a $24 million clerical error and add $29.3 million, bringing total authorized contract value to about $120 million and covering continued citywide IT support.
The Baltimore City Board of Estimates approved a one-year renewal and third amendment to enterprise support staffing contract B5006477, a citywide procurement used primarily by the Office of Information Technology. Chief Procurement Officer Adam Manning told the board the amendment corrects an administrative accounting error that had inadvertently increased the contract’s upset limit by approximately $24 million during a prior amendment and also adds roughly $29.3 million to the spend limit for renewal funding and agency needs.
Manning said the original contract was approved in December 2022 with an initial award of $32 million; a later amendment sought an increase of $35 million and an administrative adjustment inadvertently left a $24 million unbalanced increase in the spend cap. He emphasized that no money was spent under the incorrect increase and that the amendment is intended to reconcile documentation and allow essential IT staffing to continue. Manning described the revised total contract value as approximately $120 million after the correction and added funding.
Mayor Brandon M. Scott asked whether the city is reducing reliance on contractors and converting positions to full-time employees. Interim CIO Veil Layman said the city is pursuing a two-year project to convert roughly 25–30 contractor roles to FTEs, has completed six conversions to date, and included a $2.5 million decline in contractor spending in the FY27 budget to reflect that work.
Comptroller Bill Henry asked how many of the 16 contract suppliers are MBEs or WBEs and which agencies would use the $9 million set aside for other agencies. Manning did not have the MBE breakdown available at the meeting and said he would provide it; Layman noted the contract is citywide and agencies draw down funds through requisitions and approval routing tied to work tags and PO approvals.
A motion to approve the amendment and renewal was moved and seconded and approved by voice vote. The item is recorded as SB2514419 (contract amendment/renewal for B5006477); the transcript records no roll-call tally.
