To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marc Shorr, Information Technology Director
Report Title: Purchase Order with Articulate Global, LLC
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Chief Information Officer, to execute a purchase order with Articulate Global, LLC, subject to Articulate’s Terms of Service, in an amount not to exceed $1,700 to purchase Articulate 360 Teams, a subscription service for an eLearning platform, for the period of January 12, 2026, through January 11, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost of this product is included in the Department’s FY 25-26 budget. 100% User Departments.
BACKGROUND:
The Department of Information Technology (DoIT) plans to purchase Articulate 360 Teams, a robust e-learning solution tailored for organizations that create training content collaboratively. This platform enables multiple authors to co-develop courses, share reusable templates and assets, and efficiently manage user licenses through a centralized dashboard.
Articulate’s Terms of Service includes a limitation of liability that caps Articulate’s liability to the amount paid by County for the specific product given rise to the liability, at the amount of fees paid in the twelve-month period immediately preceding the event given rise to the liability. The Terms of Service also include indemnification provision from the County to Articulate for any claims arising out of the County’s use of the program.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without Articulate 360 Teams, collaboration may be more challenging, as team members would have limited ability to easily share work, manage licenses, and maintain consistency across courses.