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SUBJECT: Approval of a 5-year Software License Agreement with Samsara via Carahsoft for GPS and Telematic Hardware and Software for City of Merced Fleet Vehicles for a Total Contract Amount of $112,578 REPORT IN BRIEF Considers entering into a 5-year License Agreement with Samsara via Carahsoft for GPS and Telematic hardware and software to provide real-time GPS tracking, and predictive maintenance alerts - all from a single integrated platform in the amount of $112,578 utilizing the cost savings government procurement program (Sourcewell). RECOMMENDATION City Council - Adopt a motion: A. Waiving the City’s competitive bidding requirement as permitted by Merced Municipal Code section 3.04.210 and authorizing the purchase to be made with a cooperative purchase agreement through Sourcewell, a government procurement program; and, B. Approving a 5-year License Agreement with Samsara via Carahsoft through Sourcewell National Cooperative Purchasing contract #020221-SAM; and, C. Approving future amendments to adjust the number of vehicles with licensed software based on addition and removal of vehicles in the City’s fleet; and, D. Authorizing the City Manager to execute the necessary documents.
What this record is
- Amount
- $113K
- Runs until
- June 27, 2030 4 years away date calculated from a contract term stated in the record, not quoted directly
- Type
- contract
- Field
- Technology
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- Committee
- City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority
- Requested by
- Public Works
- Introduced
- June 27, 2025
- On agenda
- July 21, 2025
- Passed
- July 21, 2025
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