Title
Articulate Global, LLC Online Training Authoring Licenses (Ordinance S-48614)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract with Articulate Global, LLC to provide software licenses used to develop online training courses for City employees for the Human Resources Department. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The total value of the contract will not exceed $332,000.
Report
Summary
This contract is needed to provide citywide trainers with the ability to develop custom, interactive courses to be uploaded into the learning management system. The licenses include the ability to create fully responsive and interactive courses which can be used on every type of device; a continually updated content library of more than six million images and customizable slide templates; a project review app; and, live and on-demand online training.
Request to authorize an exception to the requirements of Phoenix City Code section 42-18 to allow inclusion of indemnification and limitation of liability provisions in the agreement with Articulate Global, LLC. The risk of this exception is low due to the license only being used for creating the training materials. The training will then be uploaded into the learning management system. Articulate Global, LLC has requested these exemptions as a condition of entering into a contract with the city of Phoenix for the purchase of software licenses.
This item has been reviewed and approved by the Information Technology Services Department.
Procurement Information
In accordance with Administrative Regulation 3.10, standard competition was waived as a result of an approved Determination Memo based on the following reason: Special Circumstances Without Competition citing a time restriction to purchase authoring licenses to create fully responsive and interactive courses.
Contract Term
The contract will begin on or about May 11, 2022 for a five-year term.
Financial Impact
The aggregate contract value for will not exceed $332,000 for the five-year aggregate term.
Funding is available in the Human Resources Department's operating budget.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Human Resources Department.