Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Motion 25-419, approving and authorizing execution of the Cooperative Purchasing Agreement and Accela Statement of Work with Carahsoft Technology Corporation
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DEPARTMENT: Information Technology
ORIGINATOR: Dee White
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Approved by Ken Klein 9/10/25
PURPOSE: The purpose of this ECAF is to approve and execute the Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with Carahsoft Technology Corporation for a cloud solution offered by Accela, Inc.
BACKGROUND: The Snohomish County Health Department needs to replace its Accela Envision Connect platform with the Accela Civic Platform and Environmental Health Civic Application (Accela) as it is reaching its end of life. The County has researched features and functionality in the Accela cloud solution and believes the product to be in the best interest of the County because of functional continuity and features of the product. Accela, Inc.'s cloud solution, Accela Civic Platform and Environmental Health Civic Application, is offered by Carahsoft Technology Corporation through their NASPO Contract #AR2472. On April 30, 2025 Council approved a Piggyback Award Recommendation (ECAF 2025-1337) for use of the NASPO contract AR2472 for Cloud Solutions with Carahsoft Technology Corporation dated October 16, 2016. The Health Department has determined that acquiring the Accela, Inc. cloud solution under the terms of the NASPO Agreement AR2472 and the Washington State Participating Addendum #05116 is in the best interest of the County. The NASPO Agreement is effective through September 15, 2026 and may be extended by NASPO. Pursuant to Council approval of Piggyback Award Recommendation on ECAF 2025-1337 the Information Technology Department has negotiated a Cooperative Purchasing Agreement and Statement of Work with Carahsoft Technology Corporation specifically for purchase of the Accela cloud solution to be executed by the County Executive or designee. The...
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