To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marc Shorr, Information Technology Director
Report Title: Execute a Purchase Order with Articulate Global, LLC
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
RESCIND Board action of February 10, 2026, Item (C.51), which pertained to a purchase order with Articulate Global, LLC; 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 $8,000 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.
On February 10, 2026, the Board of Supervisors approved Consent Item C.51 (26-560) with Articulate Global, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $1,700. Due to an administrative oversight, an incorrect payment limit was submitted. The correct payment limit should be in an amount not to exceed $8,000. Approval of this Staff Report will rescind the previous action C.51 from February 10, 2026 that contained the incorrect payment limit, and allow the Department of Information Technology to execute a purchase order with the correct payment limit.
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 peri...
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