DebtBook OMNIA Contract 14-03.pdf
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- Lane County, Oregon
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This is a Public Notice of Intent to Utilize a Cooperative Purchasing Contract by Eugene School District 4J in Oregon, issued on January 14, 2026, to procure cloud-based debt and lease management software solutions from Fifth Asset, Inc. dba DebtBook through OMNIA Partners Contract Number #14-03. The district identified an estimated contract value of $78,000.00 for DebtBook's financial report tracking and generation services. The public comment period closed on January 21, 2026, at 4:00 PM, with submissions directed to purchasing@4j.lane.edu. The underlying OMNIA Partners cooperative contract was competitively solicited through Region 14 Education Service Center via RFP #21-21, with a submittal deadline of July 22, 2021, at 2:00 PM CST. The original master agreement term spans three years from the award date with options to renew for up to two additional one-year terms or any combination not exceeding two years, subject to mutual agreement between parties.
DebtBook's pricing submission includes annual administrative fees remitted to NCPA on a tiered schedule: 2% for annual sales through $30,000,000, 1.5% for sales between $30,000,001 and $50,000,000, and 1% for sales exceeding $50,000,001. The contract operates on a "not to exceed" pricing model, permitting the vendor to offer lower pricing but prohibiting increases above originally submitted rates. DebtBook's service model is entirely cloud-based, eliminating on-premise infrastructure requirements and minimizing the client's implementation burden through a structured onboarding process involving approximately 4-5 weeks for debt implementation and 5-6 weeks for lease implementation. The vendor employs dedicated Client Operations Managers for each client and provides support Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM EST, supplemented by 24/7 self-service resources within the application. No minimum purchase commitments are guaranteed, and participating entities may terminate annually at budget period expiration with appropriate notice.
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Public Notice of Intent to Utilize a Cooperative Purchasing Contract
Eugene School District 4J 200 North Monroe St, Eugene, OR 97402 purchasing@4j.lane.edu
CONTRACT NO: #26-524
PROPOSED CONTRACTOR: Fifth Asset, Inc dba DebtBook
AUTHORIZATION: ORS 279A.215(2)(a)
ORS 279B.060
ESTIMATED PRICE: $78,000.00
PUBLIC POSTING DATE: January 14, 2026
JUSTIFICATION Pursuant to ORS 279A.215(2)(a), Eugene School District 4J intends to award a contract through a permissive cooperative contract for DebtBook cloud-based solutions for tracking/generation financial report services per OMNIA Partners Contract Number #14-03. OMNIA Partners completed the procurement process in a manner substantially equivalent to those specified in ORS 279B.060. The estimated value of the cooperative contract is $78,000.00. Interested members of the public may submit comments to the district no later than 4 PM January 21, 2026.
Comments must be submitted to purchasing@4j.lane.edu.
Region XIV Education Service Center
Monday, August 16th , 2021
Fifth Asset, Inc. dba DebtBook ATTN: Tom Wise 1920 Abbott Street, STE 303 Charlotte, NC 28205
Dear Tom:
1850 Highway 351 Abilene, TX 79601-4750
325-675-8600
FAX 325-675-8659
Region XIV Education Service Center is happy to announce that Fifth Asset, Inc. dba DebtBook has been awarded an annual contract for Debt and Lease Management Software and Consulting Services based on the proposal submitted to Region XIV
ESC.
The contract is effective immediately and will expire on July 31 5\ 2024. The contract can then be renewed annually for an additional two years, if mutually agreed on by Region XIV ESC and Fifth Asset, Inc. dba DebtBook.
We look forward to a long and successful partnership underneath this contract.
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me at 325-675-8600.
Sincerely, Region XIV, Executive Director
1850 Highway 351
Abilene, TX 79601-4750 325-675-8600
FAX 325-675-8659
Thursday, November 16th, 2023
Fifth Asset, Inc. dba DebtBook ATTN: Tom Wise 1920 Abbott Street, STE 303 Charlotte, NC 28205
Re: Annual Renewal of NCPA contract #14-03
Dear Tom:
Region XIV Education Service Center is happy to announce that Fifth Asset, Inc. dba DebtBook has been awarded an annual contract renewal for Debt and Lease Management Software and Consulting Services based on the proposal submitted to Region XIV ESC.
The contract will expire on July 31st, 2025, completing the fourth year of a possible five-year term. If your company is not in agreement, please contact me immediately.
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me at 325-675-8600.
Sincerely, Shane Fields Region XIV, Executive Director
1850 Highway 351
Abilene, TX 79601-4750 325-675-8600
FAX 325-675-8659
February 5, 2025
Tom Wiese VP of Sales Fifth Asset, Inc. d/b/a DebtBook 1920 Abbott Street, STE 303 Charlotte, NC 28205 Sent via email to: tom.wiese@debtbook.com
Re: Renewal of Region 14 ESC contract # 14-03 Debt and Lease Management Software and Consulting Services
Dear Tom Wiese:
Region 14 Education Service Center is pleased to announce it is renewing contract # 14-03 Debt and Lease Management Software and Consulting Services for the period July 31, 2025 through July 31, 2026, in accordance with the contract.
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me at (325) 675-7003.
Sincerely, Emily Jeffrey Region 14, Chief Financial Officer
Docusign Envelope ID: 95D5FEF5-065E-4680-8D63-8E3D9B53204F
Table of Contents
Letter of Transmittal
Tab 1: Master Agreement
General Terms and Conditions
Evaluation Criteria
Signature Form
Tab 2: NCPA Administrative Agreement
Tab 3: Vendor Questionnaire
Tab 4: Vendor Profile
Tab 5: Products and Services
Tab 6: References
Tab 7: Pricing
Tab 8: Value added Products and Services
Tab 9: Required Documents
Letter of Transmittal National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance, At DebtBook, our mission is to make great debt and lease management easy. We're building software to empower you to drive your organization to new height
A we will demon trate throughout thi re pon e, DebtBook ha been developing a cu tom debt and lea e management olution for government finance for over two years - we're doing it in collaboration with government finance teams around the Country to make ure our indu try get the tool we de erve
While our company will not be able to demon trate the 10 20 year of u e in the marketplace, nor the 1000+ corporate client our competitors serve, we know this is the key factor which is causing more than 20 new government finance teams to choose DebtBook every month we offer the late t technology, a compelling vi ion for con olidated debt, lea e (GASB 87) and IT contract (GASB 96) management software, an unmatched implementation experience and a government first focus.
Our product roadmap provides full functionality well in advance of the 6/30/22 requirements while also allowing the local governments, chool di trict , higher education, and non profit to help hape our product to benefit local government around the Country We will also do all of this at substantially lower cost than our competition - our way of giving significant value back to the City for collaborating with u on thi project
We are plea ed to make thi propo al to you and any local government , chool di trict , higher education, and non profit that may be interested in working together and are eager for the opportunity to collaborate together. This Proposal is firm for a period of 90 days and the Plea e do not he itate to reach out hould you have additional que tion
Sincerely, Tyler Traudt Founder and CEO Fifth A et, Inc d/b/a DebtBook tyler.traudt@debtbook.com
(804) 317 2917 1920 Abbott St, Ste 303 Charlotte, NC 28203
| Tab | 1 | – | Master | Agreement |
| General | Terms | and | Conditions |
| ¨ Customer | Support | |||||||||||
| Ø The | vendor | shall | provide | timely | and | accurate | technical | advice | and | sales | support. | The |
vendor shall respond to such requests within one (1) working day after receipt of the request.
¨ Disclosures Ø Respondent affirms that he/she has not given, offered to give, nor intends to give at any
| time | hereafter | any | economic | opportunity, | future | employment, | gift, | loan, | gratuity, | special | |||
| discount, | trip, | favor | or | service | to | a | public | servant | in | connection | with | this | contract. |
| Ø The | respondent | affirms | that, | to | the | best | of | his/her | knowledge, | the | offer | has | been | arrived | at |
| independently, | and | is | submitted | without | collusion | with | anyone | to | obtain | information | or | ||||
| gain | any | favoritism | that | would | in | any | way | limit | competition | or | give | an | unfair | advantage | |
| over | other | vendors | in | the | award | of | this | contract. |
¨ Renewal of Contract
| Ø Unless | otherwise | stated, | all | contracts | are | for | a | period | of | three | (3) | years | with | an | option | to |
| renew | for | up | to | two | (2) | additional | one-year | terms | or | any | combination | of | time | equally | not | |
| more | than | 2 | years | if | agreed | to | by | Region | 14 | ESC | and | the | vendor. |
¨ Funding Out Clause
| Ø Any/all | contracts | exceeding | one | (1) | year | shall | include | a | standard | “funding | out” | clause. | A | |
| contract | for | the | acquisition, | including | lease, | of | real | or | personal | property | is | a | commitment | |
| of | the | entity’s | current | revenue | only, | provided | the | contract | contains | either | or | both | of | the |
| following | provisions: |
| Ø Retains | to | the | entity | the | continuing | right | to | terminate | the | contract | at | the | expiration | of | each |
| budget | period | during | the | term | of | the | contract | and | is | conditioned | on | a | best | efforts | attempt |
| by | the | entity | to | obtain | appropriate | funds | for | payment | of | the | contract. |
¨ Shipments (if applicable)
| Ø The | awarded | vendor | shall | ship | ordered | products | within | seven | (7) | working | days | for | goods | |||
| available | and | within | four | (4) | to | six | (6) | weeks | for | specialty | items | after | the | receipt | of | the |
| order | unless | modified. | If | a | product | cannot | be | shipped | within | that | time, | the | awarded | |||
| vendor | shall | notify | the | entity | placing | the | order | as | to | why | the | product | has | not | shipped | and |
| shall | provide | an | estimated | shipping | date. | At | this | point | the | participating | entity | may | cancel | |||
| the | order | if | estimated | shipping | time | is | not | acceptable. |
| ¨ Tax | Exempt | Status | ||||||||||||||
| Ø Since | this | is | a | national | contract, | knowing | the | tax | laws | in | each | state | is | the | sole | responsibility |
of the vendor.
¨ Payments Ø The entity using the contract will make payments directly to the awarded vendor or their
| affiliates | (distributors/business | partners/resellers) | as | long | as | written | request | and |
| approval | by | NCPA | is | provided | to | the | awarded | vendor. |
¨ Adding authorized distributors/dealers
| Ø Awarded | vendors | may | submit | a | list | of | distributors/partners/resellers | to | sell | under | their | |||
| contract | throughout | the | life | of | the | contract. | Vendor | must | receive | written | approval | from | ||
| NCPA | before | such | distributors/partners/resellers | considered | authorized. |
| Ø Purchase | orders | and | payment | can | only | be | made | to | awarded | vendor | or |
| distributors/business | partners/resellers | previously | approved | by | NCPA. |
| Ø Pricing | provided | to | members | by | added | distributors | or | dealers | must | also | be | less | than | or |
| equal | to | the | pricing | offered | by | the | awarded | contract | holder. |
| Ø All | distributors/partners/resellers | are | required | to | abide | by | the | Terms | and | Conditions | of |
| the | vendor's | agreement | with | NCPA. |
¨ Pricing
| Ø All | pricing | submitted | shall | include | the | administrative | fee | to | be | remitted | to | NCPA | by | the | |
| awarded | vendor. | It | is | the | awarded | vendor’s | responsibility | to | keep | all | pricing | up | to | date | |
| and | on | file | with | NCPA. |
| Ø All | deliveries | shall | be | freight | prepaid, | F.O.B. | destination | and | shall | be | included | in | all | pricing |
| offered | unless | otherwise | clearly | stated | in | writing |
¨ Warranty Ø Proposals should address each of the following:
| § Applicable | warranty | and/or | guarantees | of | equipment | and | installations | including | |||
| any | conditions | and | response | time | for | repair | and/or | replacement | of | any | components |
| during | the | warranty | period. |
| § Availability | of | replacement | parts | ||||||
| § Life | expectancy | of | equipment | under | normal | use | |||
| § Detailed | information | as | to | proposed | return | policy | on | all | equipment |
¨ Indemnity
| Ø The | awarded | vendor | shall | protect, | indemnify, | and | hold | harmless | Region | 14 | ESC | and | its | |
| participants, | administrators, | employees | and | agents | against | all | claims, | damages, | losses | and | ||||
| expenses | arising | out | of | or | resulting | from | the | actions | of | the | vendor, | vendor | employees | or |
| vendor | subcontractors | in | the | preparation | of | the | solicitation | and | the | later | execution | of | the |
contract.
| ¨ Franchise | Tax | ||||||||||||
| Ø The | respondent | hereby | certifies | that | he/she | is | not | currently | delinquent | in | the | payment | of |
any franchise taxes.
| ¨ Supplemental | Agreements | ||||||||||||
| Ø The | entity | participating | in | this | contract | and | awarded | vendor | may | enter | into | a | separate |
| supplemental | agreement | to | further | define | the | level | of | service | requirements | over | and | above |
| the | minimum | defined | in | this | contract | i.e. | invoice | requirements, | ordering | requirements, | ||
| specialized | delivery, | etc. | Any | supplemental | agreement | developed | as | a | result | of | this | contract |
| is | exclusively | between | the | participating | entity | and | awarded | vendor. |
¨ Certificates of Insurance
| Ø Certificates | of | insurance | shall | be | delivered | to | the | Public | Agency | prior | to | commencement | of | ||
| work. | The | insurance | company | shall | be | licensed | in | the | applicable | state | in | which | work | is | |
| being | conducted. | The | awarded | vendor | shall | give | the | participating | entity | a | minimum | of | ten | ||
| (10) | days | notice | prior | to | any | modifications | or | cancellation | of | policies. | The | awarded | vendor | ||
| shall | require | all | subcontractors | performing | any | work | to | maintain | coverage | as | specified. |
| ¨ Legal | Obligations | ||||||||||||||
| Ø It | is | the | Respondent’s | responsibility | to | be | aware | of | and | comply | with | all | local, | state, | and |
| federal | laws | governing | the | sale | of | products/services | identified | in | this | RFP | and | any | ||
| awarded | contract | and | shall | comply | with | all | while | fulfilling | the | RFP. | Applicable | laws | and | |
| regulation | must | be | followed | even | if | not | specifically | identified | herein. |
¨ Protest
| Ø A | protest | of | an | award | or | proposed | award | must | be | filed | in | writing | within | ten | (10) | days | from |
| the | date | of | the | official | award | notification | and | must | be | received | by | 5:00 | pm | CST. | Protests | ||
| shall | be | filed | with | Region | 14 | ESC | and | shall | include | the | following: |
| § Name, | address | and | telephone | number | of | protester | ||||
| § Original | signature | of | protester | or | its | representative | ||||
| § Identification | of | the | solicitation | by | RFP | number | ||||
| § Detailed | statement | of | legal | and | factual | grounds | including | copies | of | relevant |
| documents | and | the | form | of | relief | requested | |||||||
| Ø Any | protest | review | and | action | shall | be | considered | final | with | no | further | formalities | being |
considered.
¨ Force Majeure
| Ø If | by | reason | of | Force | Majeure, | either | party | hereto | shall | be | rendered | unable | wholly | or | in |
| part | to | carry | out | its | obligations | under | this | Agreement | then | such | party | shall | give | notice | and |
| full | particulars | of | Force | Majeure | in | writing | to | the | other | party | within | a | reasonable | time | after |
| occurrence | of | the | event | or | cause | relied | upon, | and | the | obligation | of | the | party | giving | such |
| notice, | so | far | as | it | is | affected | by | such | Force | Majeure, | shall | be | suspended | during | the |
| continuance | of | the | inability | then | claimed, | except | as | hereinafter | provided, | but | for | no | longer | ||
| period, | and | such | party | shall | endeavor | to | remove | or | overcome | such | inability | with | all | ||
| reasonable | dispatch. |
| Ø The | term | Force | Majeure | as | employed | herein, | shall | mean | acts | of | God, | strikes, | lockouts, | or |
| other | industrial | disturbances, | act | of | public | enemy, | orders | of | any | kind | of | government | of | the |
| United | States | or | any | civil | or | military | authority; | insurrections; | riots; | epidemics; | landslides; | |||
| lighting; | earthquake; | fires; | hurricanes; | storms; | floods; | washouts; | droughts; | arrests; | ||||||
| restraint | of | government | and | people; | civil | disturbances; | explosions, | breakage | or | accidents | ||||
| to | machinery, | pipelines | or | canals, | or | other | causes | not | reasonably | within | the | control | of | the |
| party | claiming | such | inability. | It | is | understood | and | agreed | that | the | settlement | of | strikes | and |
| lockouts | shall | be | entirely | within | the | discretion | of | the | party | having | the | difficulty, | and | that |
| the | above | requirement | that | any | Force | Majeure | shall | be | remedied | with | all | reasonable | ||
| dispatch | shall | not | require | the | settlement | of | strikes | and | lockouts | by | acceding | to | the | |
| demands | of | the | opposing | party | or | parties | when | such | settlement | is | unfavorable | in | the | |
| judgment | of | the | party | having | the | difficulty |
¨ Prevailing Wage
| Ø It | shall | be | the | responsibility | of | the | Vendor | to | comply, | when | applicable, | with | the | prevailing | |
| wage | legislation | in | effect | in | the | jurisdiction | of | the | purchaser. | It | shall | further | be | the | |
| responsibility | of | the | Vendor | to | monitor | the | prevailing | wage | rates | as | established | by | the | ||
| appropriate | department | of | labor | for | any | increase | in | rates | during | the | term | of | this | contract | |
| and | adjust | wage | rates | accordingly. |
¨ Miscellaneous
| Ø Either | party | may | cancel | this | contract | in | whole | or | in | part | by | providing | written | notice. | The |
| cancellation | will | take | effect | 30 | business | days | after | the | other | party | receives | the | notice | of | |
| cancellation. | After | the | 30th | business | day | all | work | will | cease | following | completion | of | final | ||
| purchase | order. |
| ¨ Open | Records | Policy | |||||||||||
| Ø Because | Region | 14 | ESC | is | a | governmental | entity | responses | submitted | are | subject | to | release |
| as | public | information | after | contracts | are | executed. | If | a | vendor | believes | that | its | response, | or | |
| parts | of | its | response, | may | be | exempted | from | disclosure, | the | vendor | must | specify | page-by- | ||
| page | and | line-by-line | the | parts | of | the | response, | which | it | believes, | are | exempt. | In | addition, | |
| the | respondent | must | specify | which | exception(s) | are | applicable | and | provide | detailed | |||||
| reasons | to | substantiate | the | exception(s). |
| Ø The | determination | of | whether | information | is | confidential | and | not | subject | to | disclosure | is | |||||
| the | duty | of | the | Office | of | Attorney | General | (OAG). | Region | 14 | ESC | must | provide | the | OAG | ||
| sufficient | information | to | render | an | opinion | and | therefore, | vague | and | general | claims | to | |||||
| confidentiality | by | the | respondent | are | not | acceptable. | Region | 14 | ESC | must | comply | with | the | ||||
| opinions | of | the | OAG. | Region14 | ESC | assumes | no | responsibility | for | asserting | legal | ||||||
| arguments | on | behalf | of | any | vendor. | Respondent | are | advised | to | consult | with | their | legal | ||||
| counsel | concerning | disclosure | issues | resulting | from | this | procurement | process | and | to | take | ||||||
| precautions | to | safeguard | trade | secrets | and | other | proprietary | information. |
Process
| Region | 14 | ESC | will | evaluate | proposals | in | accordance | with, | and | subject | to, | the | relevant | statutes, | |||
| ordinances, | rules, | and | regulations | that | govern | its | procurement | practices. | NCPA | will | assist | Region | 14 | ESC | |||
| in | evaluating | proposals. | Award(s) | will | be | made | to | the | prospective | vendor | whose | response | is | determined | |||
| to | be | the | most | advantageous | to | Region | 14 | ESC, | NCPA, | and | its | participating | agencies. | To | qualify | for | |
| evaluation, | response | must | have | been | submitted | on | time, | and | satisfy | all | mandatory | requirements | |||||
| identified | in | this | document. |
| ¨ Contract | Administration | ||||||||||||
| Ø The | contract | will | be | administered | by | Region | 14 | ESC. | The | National | Program | will | be |
| administered | by | NCPA | on | behalf | of | Region | 14 | ESC. |
| ¨ Contract | Term |
| Ø The | contract | term | will | be | for | three | (3) | year | starting | from | the | date | of | the | award. | The |
| contract | may | be | renewed | for | up | to | two | (2) | additional | one-year | terms | or | any | combination | ||
| of | time | equally | not | more | than | 2 | years. |
| Ø It | should | be | noted | that | maintenance/service | agreements | may | be | issued | for | up | to | (5) | years | ||
| under | this | contract | even | if | the | contract | only | lasts | for | the | initial | term | of | the | contract. | NCPA |
| will | monitor | any | maintenance | agreements | for | the | term | of | the | agreement | provided | they | are | |||
| signed | prior | to | the | termination | or | expiration | of | this | contract. |
| ¨ Contract | Waiver | ||||||||||||||||
| Ø Any | waiver | of | any | provision | of | this | contract | shall | be | in | writing | and | shall | be | signed | by | the |
| duly | authorized | agent | of | Region | 14 | ESC. | The | waiver | by | either | party | of | any | term | or | |
| condition | of | this | contract | shall | not | be | deemed | to | constitute | waiver | thereof | nor | a | waiver | of | |
| any | further | or | additional | right | that | such | party | may | hold | under | this | contract. |
| ¨ Products | and | Services | additions | |||||||||||
| Ø Products | and | Services | may | be | added | to | the | resulting | contract | during | the | term | of | the |
| contract | by | written | amendment, | to | the | extent | that | those | products | and | services | are | within |
| the | scope | of | this | RFP. |
| ¨ Competitive | Range | ||||||||||||||
| Ø It | may | be | necessary | for | Region | 14 | ESC | to | establish | a | competitive | range. | Responses | not | in |
| the | competitive | range | are | unacceptable | and | do | not | receive | further | award | consideration. |
| ¨ Deviations | and | Exceptions |
| Ø Deviations | or | exceptions | stipulated | in | response | may | result | in | disqualification. | It | is | the | ||
| intent | of | Region | 14 | ESC | to | award | a | vendor’s | complete | line | of | products | and/or | services, |
| when | possible. |
| ¨ Estimated | Quantities | ||||||||||
| Ø The | estimated | dollar | volume | of | Products | and | Services | purchased | under | the | proposed |
| Master | Agreement | is | $20 | million | dollars | annually. | This | estimate | is | based | on | the | anticipated | ||
| volume | of | Region | 14 | ESC | and | current | sales | within | the | NCPA | program. | There | is | no | |
| guarantee | or | commitment | of | any | kind | regarding | usage | of | any | contracts | resulting | from | this |
solicitation
¨ Evaluation Ø Region 14 ESC will review and evaluate all responses in accordance with, and subject to,
| the | relevant | statutes, | ordinances, | rules | and | regulations | that | govern | its | procurement | ||||
| practices. | NCPA | will | assist | the | lead | agency | in | evaluating | proposals. | Recommendations | for | |||
| contract | awards | will | be | based | on | multiple | factors, | each | factor | being | assigned | a | point | value |
| based | on | its | importance. |
| ¨ Formation | of | Contract | ||||||||||||||
| Ø A | response | to | this | solicitation | is | an | offer | to | contract | with | Region | 14 | ESC | based | upon | the |
| terms, | conditions, | scope | of | work, | and | specifications | contained | in | this | request. | A | solicitation | |||
| does | not | become | a | contract | until | it | is | accepted | by | Region | 14 | ESC. | The | prospective | vendor |
| must | submit | a | signed | Signature | Form | with | the | response | thus, | eliminating | the | need | for | a | |
| formal | signing | process. |
| ¨ NCPA | Administrative | Agreement | ||||||||||
| Ø The | vendor | will | be | required | to | enter | and | execute | the | National | Cooperative | Purchasing |
| Alliance | Administration | Agreement | with | NCPA | upon | award | with | Region | 14 | ESC. | The | |
| agreement | establishes | the | requirements | of | the | vendor | with | respect | to | a | nationwide | |
| contract | effort. |
¨ Clarifications / Discussions
| Ø Region | 14 | ESC | may | request | additional | information | or | clarification | from | any | of | the | |||||
| respondents | after | review | of | the | proposals | received | for | the | sole | purpose | of | elimination | |||||
| minor | irregularities, | informalities, | or | apparent | clerical | mistakes | in | the | proposal. | ||||||||
| Clarification | does | not | give | respondent | an | opportunity | to | revise | or | modify | its | proposal, | |||||
| except | to | the | extent | that | correction | of | apparent | clerical | mistakes | results | in | a | revision. | After | |||
| the | initial | receipt | of | proposals, | Region | 14 | ESC | reserves | the | right | to | conduct | discussions | ||||
| with | those | respondent’s | whose | proposals | are | determined | to | be | reasonably | susceptible | of | ||||||
| being | selected | for | award. | Discussions | occur | when | oral | or | written | communications | |||||||
| between | Region | 14 | ESC | and | respondent’s | are | conducted | for | the | purpose | clarifications | ||||||
| involving | information | essential | for | determining | the | acceptability | of | a | proposal | or | that | ||||||
| provides | respondent | an | opportunity | to | revise | or | modify | its | proposal. | Region | 14 | ESC | will | ||||
| not | assist | respondent | bring | its | proposal | up | to | the | level | of | other | proposals | through | ||||
| discussions. | Region | 14 | ESC | will | not | indicate | to | respondent | a | cost | or | price | that | it | must | meet | |
| to | neither | obtain | further | consideration | nor | will | it | provide | any | information | about | other | |||||
| respondents’ | proposals | or | prices. |
¨ Multiple Awards
| Ø Multiple | Contracts | may | be | awarded | as | a | result | of | the | solicitation. | Multiple | Awards | will |
| ensure | that | any | ensuing | contracts | fulfill | current | and | future | requirements | of | the | diverse | and |
| large | number | of | participating | public | agencies. |
| ¨ Past | Performance | |||||||||
| Ø Past | performance | is | relevant | information | regarding | a | vendor’s | actions | under | previously |
| awarded | contracts; | including | the | administrative | aspects | of | performance; | the | vendor’s | ||
| history | of | reasonable | and | cooperative | behavior | and | commitment | to | customer | satisfaction; | |
| and | generally, | the | vendor’s | businesslike | concern | for | the | interests | of | the | customer. |
Evaluation Criteria
| ¨ Pricing | (40 | points) |
| Ø Electronic | Price | Lists |
| § Products, | Services, | Warranties, | etc. | price | list | |||||||||
| § Prices | listed | will | be | used | to | establish | both | the | extent | of | a | vendor’s | product | lines, |
services, warranties, etc. available from a particular bidder and the pricing per item.
| ¨ Ability | to | Provide | and | Perform | the | Required | Services | for | the | Contract | (25 | points) | |
| Ø Product | Delivery | within | participating | entities | specified | parameters | |||||||
| Ø Number | of | line | items | delivered | complete | within | the | normal | delivery | time | as | a | percentage |
| of | line | items | ordered. | ||||||||
| Ø Vendor’s | ability | to | perform | towards | above | requirements | and | desired | specifications. | ||
| Ø Past | Cooperative | Program | Performance | ||||||||
| Ø Quantity | of | line | items | available | that | are | commonly | purchased | by | the | entity. |
| Ø Quality | of | line | items | available | compared | to | normal | participating | entity | standards. | |
| Ø Provide | both | On-premise | solutions | as | well | as | Cloud | based | solutions. |
¨ References (15 points)
| Ø A | minimum | of | ten | (10) | customer | references | for | product | and/or | services | of | similar | scope |
| dating | within | past | 3 | years |
| ¨ Technology | for | Supporting | the | Program | (10 | points) | ||||||
| Ø Electronic | on-line | catalog, | order | entry | use | by | and | suitability | for | the | entity’s | needs |
| Ø Quality | of | vendor’s | on-line | resources | for | NCPA | members. | |||||
| Ø Specifications | and | features | offered | by | respondent’s | products | and/or | services |
¨ Value Added Services Description, Products and/or Services (10 points)
| Ø Marketing | and | Training | ||||||
| Ø Minority | and | Women | Business | Enterprise | (MWBE) | and | (HUB) | Participation |
| Ø Customer | Service |
Signature Form
The undersigned hereby proposes and agrees to furnish goods and/or services in strict compliance with the terms, specifications and conditions at the prices proposed within response unless noted in writing. The undersigned further certifies that he/she is an officer of the company and has authority to negotiate and bind the company named below and has not prepared this bid in collusion with any other Respondent and that the contents of this proposal as to prices, terms or conditions of said bid have not been communicated by the undersigned nor by any employee or agent to any person engaged in this type of business prior to the official opening of this proposal.
Prices are guaranteed: 120 days
• General Terms and Conditions
• The Master Agreement, attached hereto as Tab 1 and incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth herein, and the terms and conditions contained therein shall apply to this Agreement except as expressly changed or modified by this Agreement.
• NCPA shall be afforded all of the rights, privileges and indemnifications afforded to Region 14 ESC under the Master Agreement, and such rights, privileges and indemnifications shall accrue and apply with equal effect to NCPA under this Agreement including, but not limited to, the Vendor’s obligation to provide appropriate insurance and certain indemnifications to Region 14 ESC.
• Vendor shall perform all duties, responsibilities and obligations required under the Master Agreement in the time and manner specified by the Master Agreement.
• NCPA shall perform all of its duties, responsibilities, and obligations as administrator of purchases under the Master Agreement as set forth herein, and Vendor acknowledges that NCPA shall act in the capacity of administrator of purchases under the Master Agreement.
• With respect to any purchases made by Region 14 ESC or any Public Agency pursuant to the Master Agreement, NCPA (a) shall not be construed as a dealer, re-marketer, representative, partner, or agent of any type of Vendor, Region 14 ESC, or such Public Agency, (b) shall not be obligated, liable or responsible (i) for any orders made by Region 14 ESC, any Public Agency or any employee of Region 14 ESC or Public Agency under the Master Agreement, or (ii) for any payments required to be made with respect to such order, and (c) shall not be obligated, liable or responsible for any failure by the Public Agency to (i) comply with procedures or requirements of applicable law, or (ii) obtain the due authorization and approval necessary to purchase under the Master Agreement. NCPA makes no representations or guaranties with respect to any minimum purchases required to be made by Region 14 ESC, any Public Agency, or any employee of Region 14 ESC or Public Agency under this Agreement or the Master Agreement.
• The Public Agency participating in the NCPA contract and Vendor may enter into a separate supplemental agreement to further define the level of service requirements over and above the minimum defined in this contract i.e. invoice requirements, ordering requirements, specialized delivery, etc. Any supplemental agreement developed as a result of this contract is exclusively between the Public Agency and Vendor. NCPA, its agents, members and employees shall not be made party to any claim for breach of such agreement.
• Term of Agreement (NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED)
• Thi Agreement hall be in effect o long a the Ma ter Agreement remain in effect, provided, however, that the obligation to pay all amounts owed by Vendor to NCPA through the termination of this Agreement and all indemnification afforded by Vendor to NCPA hall urvive the term of thi Agreement
• Fee and Reporting
• The awarded vendor shall electronically provide NCPA with a detailed quarterly report showing the dollar volume of all ale under the contract for the previou quarter Report are due on the fifteenth (15th) day after the clo e of the previous quarter. It is the responsibility of the awarded vendor to collect and compile all sales under the contract from participating member and ubmit one (1) report The report hall include at lea t the following information a li ted in the example below:
Company’s organizational chart of those individuals that would be involved in the contract.
An organizational chart of tho e individual that will be regularly involved with the NCPA contract ha been provided above with a brief summary of the individuals' involvement below.
• Head of Sale Re pon ible for making the market aware of the contract and ecuring new partner hip
• Head of Marketing - Provide documentation and additional market messaging highlighting DebtBook's involvement in the
NCPA contract
• Head of Operations/Support - The members of this team highlighted above will be responsible with the ongoing communication and upport of client who have contracted u ing NCPA
• Head of Product & Development - Responsible for continuously improving the product and ensuring the product meets indu try tandard uch a the GASB 87 tatement
• Head of Accounting Services - Responsible for ensuring all aspects of DebtBook's accounting outputs, such as General
Ledger entrie , are properly met
Corporate office location.
1920 Abbott Street
STE 303
Charlotte, NC 28203
List the number of sales and services offices for states being bid in solicitation.
DebtBook completes its sales and support functions/services from its corporate location within Charlotte, North Carolina.
List the names of key contacts at each with title, address, phone and e-mail address.
NCPA's Key Contact:
Tom Wiese Head of Sales
Tom brings 10+ years of experience working within a sales capacity from leading a team within a Fortune 100 company to mo t recently leading the ale team at a technology company focused on bringing innovative solutions to municipal clients.
Tom' focu i on building DebtBook' brand through open and hone t conver ation with the market.
Phone (817) 307 1181 Email: tom.wiese@debtbook.com
Key Contacts throughout the Organization:
Tyler Traudt Co- Founder and CEO
Tyler has spent his entire career helping governments and non-profits finance project A both an inve tment banker and financial advi or, he gained fir thand experience with the challenges faced by finance teams as they plan for, execute and manage their debt Phone: (804) 317-2917 Email tyler traudt@debtbook com
Erik Pelletier Co-Founder and Head of Product
Joining DebtBook after pending five year a the Chief Digital Officer and VP of Product at MIT, Erik has spent his career developing easy to use software for both bu ine e and con umer
Josh Kohn Co Founder and Head of Client Operations
Josh joined DebtBook in May 2020 as the Head of Client Operations, having previously worked at Passport Labs where he provided client focused technology solutions for municipalities across the country. Josh brings additional industry and operational expertise from his three years working at JP Morgan in Public Finance Investment Banking after serving six years as an Officer in the United States Army.
Kasey Harris Head of Accounting Services
Kasey joined DebtBook after 13 years of experience in public and private accounting roles, most recently with CLA where she audited state and local government agencies. She is committed to providing more effective tools to local government professionals that are powerful and easy-to-use. Kasey is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Define your standard terms of payment.
Net 30 Day
Who is your competition in the marketplace?
While DebtBook offers consolidated debt and lease management software, DebtBook's competitors are broken into one of two categorie Debt Management or Lea e Management
Debt Management
• Sympro by Emphasys
• DBC Debt Manager by SS&C Technologie
• Mun-Ease
Lease Management:
• Lea eQuery
• LeaseCrunch
• EZLea e
What differentiates your company from competitors?
Debt & Lease Management in One Application - DebtBook is proud to say that it has built an application that can beat the best application in Debt Management a well a the be t application in Lea e Management However, with DebtBook being the only organization able to offer both Debt AND Lease Management... DebtBook's solution is unmatched in the market.
• Debt Management - DebtBook started as a Debt Management solution that was built by industry professionals for industry professionals. In other words, DebtBook's founding team took its experience in working with municipal and non-profit clients and combined it with ongoing client conversations to build a solution that eliminates errors while streamlining efficiencies.
Whether a client is interested in seeing their Debt split by Type, Fund, Purpose, or Project or creating Year End Reporting Notes that meet GFOA Certificate of Achievement in Financial Reporting standards... DebtBook has created a solution that can do it all.
• Lease Management With the introduction of the GASB 87 tandard it made en e for DebtBook to move into helping municipalities and non-profits manage their leases. While GASB 87 is focused on the reclassification of Operating and Capital Lea e we al o know that GASB 96 i next and will be focu ing on IT lea e A uch, DebtBook' ability to how forward looking lease schedules, deferred inflow of resources, custom charts, in addition to high level summaries of both the Lessee and the Le or ide of lea e make DebtBook' olution a truly unique offering in the market
White Glove Onboarding - If we are not removing headaches we are doing something wrong. We are continually hearing from our clients how easy we have made the onboarding experience. Specifically, we take a process that many organizations have been hesitant to address (loading Debt and Leases into an application) and we do 90% of the work. The only ask of the local governments, school districts, higher education, and non-profits is going to be answering questions that a particular lease can't answer and confirming the details DebtBook has loaded into the application. This White Glove onboarding experience has truly become a differentiator for DebtBook.
Sharing of Information - One of the benefits of a cloud hosted environment is that it can be accessed from anywhere. Whether staff is attending a City Council meeting or working from home... all of the information they need is available. Additionally, DebtBook understands the wide variety of individuals that are involved with the day to day operations including accountants, lawyers, financial advisors, and more. DebtBook's application encourages sharing access and maintaining a level of control over the information and data available. The local governments, school districts, higher education, and non-profits will maintain full control of their data through the use of role based access controls which will allow the local governments, school districts, higher education, and non-profits to assign read-only access to particular individuals and "Admin" access to other individuals.
Flexible Solution - DebtBook understands that the needs of a University with an enrollment of 5,000 and a finance department of two people is vastly different than the needs of a City with a population of multiple millions and a finance department staffed by 50 people.
As such, DebtBook has build a solution that meets the needs of organizations of all sizes. This can be seen in DebtBook functionality that on the surface may seem subtle but has a profound impact at the time of need. For example, on each page of DebtBook's application, staff members are able to export all of the details into a pre-formatted Excel spreadsheet. If a manager or City Council member were to ask about very specific leases, this functionality allows City staff to aggregate the leases and provide a report in minutes without sacrificing on details such as the forward looking lease schedules, deferred inflow of resources, underlying asset, lease asset, and more. This example of time savings serves both small and large municipalities alike.
Describe how your company will market this contract if awarded.
We are committed to ensuring the market is aware of this procurement and the resulting selection. As such, we have proposed two method for informing the market about the award but we would love the opportunity to engage with NCPA on additional method for distributing awareness. Whether this is a message distributed directly from NCPA or another successful method of distribution... we are willing to di cu anything
Web ite Po t Upon receiving an award from NCPA we will publi h a po t on our web ite that peak to NCPA' election of DebtBook. This post will link to NCPA's website and the underlying procurement that took place. The intent of this post is to inform buyer there i a new option for purcha ing while at the ame time providing credibility to the proce by pointing vi itor to the NCPA website.
Sales Team Outreach - The more effective of the two methods we will use to promote this award is through our outreach team. This team i having conver ation on a daily ba i with municipalitie and procurement department and will be able to reference NCPA a a contracting mechanism at the appropriate time to the appropriate individuals.
Describe how you intend to introduce NCPA to your company.
Upon receiving an award there are three divisions of the organization that will need to be informed and trained on NCPA and how the award benefits our organization. Each of these groups have been highlighted below:
Sales - The sales team is the most critical group that we need to inform of the award. As such, an hour long training will be held in which the team will be trained on the process that took place, what the award means, and how to communicate the award. DebtBook's Vice President of Sales has extensive experience working with NCPA and will be the individual leading all of the internal trainings.
Client Operations - While Client Operations is not in the market actively seeking new contracts they are responsible for contract renewals. Therefore, this group needs to be aware of all contracting mechanisms including NCPA. In order to make them aware we will complete an hour long training to provide guidance on the process that took place, what the award means, and how the award can be communicated. Similar to the Sales training, this training will be led by the Vice President of Sales who has extensive experience working with NCPA.
Legal - Finally, it will be important that the legal team is aware of this contract award and how we can incorporate the award into our standard documentation. A similar training as Sales and Client Operations will be completed with less of a focus on external messaging and more focused on documentation and processes.
Describe your firm’s capabilities and functionality of your on-line catalog / ordering website.
DebtBook does not offer any type of online catalog and/or ordering website for the purchasing of its application. The complex nature of our application lead to a more interactive ale proce ver u a traditional product that can be purcha ed via online catalog
Describe your company’s Customer Service Department (hours of operation, number of service centers, etc.)
Plea e ee below for the propo ed upport capabilitie a ociated with the cope of ervice All upport will be handled by DebtBook staff.
Self-Service Support Center - An inconspicuous part of DebtBook's application is.the vast database of video snippets and step by tep in truction that can be found within DebtBook' Support Center Thi Support Center can be acce ed 24/7/365 through the application and is constantly being updated as DebtBook's support team receives repetitive questions or as new product features are relea ed The Support Center can be earched u ing key word and the our client ' taff ha the opportunity to provide feedback a to whether the information provided was helpful or not.
Dedicated Client Operations Manager - All technical support requests should be directed to the client's dedicated Client Operations Manager or to DebtBook' upport team at upport@debtbook com The e ca e are a igned to a Product Support Speciali t and prioritized based on the severity and visibility of the issue. Technical Support will attempt to troubleshoot the issue and provide a workaround olution, or it will file a defect in DebtBook' defect tracking y tem for remediation DebtBook will u e commercially reasonable efforts to respond to requests and problems that reflect the urgency of the resolution of a request.
• Contact Method Direct Phone, Direct Email or Generic Email ( upport@debtbook com)
Generic Support Team In addition to the client' dedicated Client Operation Manager the local government , chool di trict , higher education, and non-profits will have the ability to interact with DebtBook's support team through either the real-time chat functionality within the application or the taff can end an email to upport@debtbook com The email and chat functionality are monitored Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm EST. These contact methods can be used for either technical or non-technical a i tance
• Availability: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 8 PM EST
• Contact Method In App Chat or Generic Email ( upport@debtbook com)
In addition to the traditional upport li ted in the above ection , DebtBook ha 2 in hou e accountant with decade of experience in lease accounting, an individual who spent 20+ years running the financial structuring division for one of the worlds largest private equity firm , and a ubcontractor with an experti e in technology and experience working within municipalitie Plea e ee the "Qualifications and Experience" response for additional details on these individuals.
Green Initiatives
• As our business grows, we want to make sure we minimize our impact on the Earth’s climate. We are taking every step we can to implement innovative and responsible environmental practices throughout NCPA to reduce our carbon footprint, reduce waste, energy conservation, ensure efficient computing and much more. To that effort we ask respondents to provide their companies environmental policy and/or green initiative.
At this time, DebtBook does not have a defined environmental policy and/or green initiative. However, the nature of DebtBook's software offering leads to a very minimal carbon footprint as our solution is a completely cloud-based solution with the ability to complete implementation virtually. Additionally, DebtBook has chosen to work with partners such as Amazon Web Services who have significant environmental/green initiatives including a goal of operating on 100% renewable energy by 2025.
Vendor Certifications (if applicable)
• Provide a copy of all current licenses, registrations and certifications issued by federal, state and local agencies, and any other licenses, registrations or certifications from any other governmental entity with jurisdiction, allowing respondent to perform the covered services including, but not limited to, licenses, registrations, or certifications. Certifications can include M/WBE, HUB, and manufacturer certifications for sales and service.
Not Applicable.
Excel Exports
Within almost every page of DebtBook's application users have the ability to select the blue "Export Data" button (as shown in the image to the right). Upon selecting "Export Data" the information on the screen will automatically be exported into a pre-formatted Excel spreadsheet featuring the filters and numbers that are shown within the DebtBook application. In addition to the export being pre-formatted, the numbers will also be hardcoded and correct down the penny.
Sharing of Access
DebtBook does not charge a per seat license as a means of encouraging the local governments, school districts, higher education, and non-profits to invite anyone they believe may benefit from having access to the DebtBook application. This has historically been Financial Advisors, Accountants, Lawyers, Auditors, City Council Members, and many others. Using the "Manage Members" selection from the account settings our client's staff will have the ability to add and remove users as it sees fit. Adding a user is as simple as including their First Name, Last Name, Email Address, Title, and selecting the permission level the individual should be granted.
Role-based Access Control DebtBook operates using three different role-based access controls. Below is a brief summary of these role-based access controls.
• Admin - Users can make all modifications in DebtBook including Add and Remove other u er , update payment reporting and update series descriptions and notes.
• Member - Users can update payment reporting and update series descriptions and notes but are not able to add or remove other users.
• Viewer U er have "read only" acce , meaning that they can see and download data but cannot change anything in your profile that would impact another u er' experience.
Controlling Access You have the ability to limit and control your guests' access to your profile including the ability to limit access and/or temporarily or permanently revoke access to your DebtBook account.
• Manage Access to DebtBook - This will add or remove their ability to view your profile but will not allow them to view your Reporting Notes, Payment Reporting Pages or remove their contact information from your li t of professionals. You can easily turn access back on later.
• Manage Access to Reporting - This will remove their ability to view your Reporting Notes and payment Reporting pages but will not remove their remove their ability to view your profile or their contact information from your list of professionals. You can easily turn access back on later.
• Manage Access to Milestones - This will remove their ability to view your Mile tone chart that you ee on the Dashboard. You can easily turn access back on later.
• Remove - This will permanently remove their access and delete their contact information from your list of professionals. You will need to select “Add Associate” if you want to add them later.
Key Date Tracking
Within the DebtBook application there are numerous ways to track key dates including on an individual issue basis or on a more aggregate level. Key dates DebtBook recommends including within the application include Arbitrage Reports, Call Dates, Continuing Disclosures, and Payment Dates. However, DebtBook has the ability to configure the information being tracked with any unique configurations to ensure any unique aspects of the local governments, school districts, higher education, and non-profits's environment accounted for. The below images show the collapsed Milestones functionality and the expanded Milestones functionality. Within the expanded Milestones functionality, staff will be able to see the quantity of obligations that require action as well as being able to select into the summary to be taken to the exact details associated with the reminder.
If there is interest in viewing particular Milestones in the future or in the past individuals have the ability to navigate forward or backward using the navigational buttons in the upper right and upper left of the feature. Additionally, if staff is interested in seeing key dates in more of a table format, DebtBook has summarized upcoming Milestones directly below the calendar summary (pictured above) in a table format organized in chronological order.
Finally, local governments, school districts, higher education, non-profits and supplemental staff have the ability to set individual custom reminders based on the activities they are interested in. For example, if one individual is specifically focused on payments they can elect to only receive email reminders for the payment date notices. However, if someone is interested in being reminded of all activities they can select to receive the email reminders for each and. every notice.
Exportable Year End Audit Notes
DebtBook's application is organized in such a way that it allows staff to generate detailed notes for the Long-Term Debt or Leases portion of the local governments, school districts, higher education, and non-profits's financial statements automatically from the debt profile in preparation for year end financial reporting. Most importantly, the reporting export meets the GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Standards.
Comprehensive User Guides
If any user of the application has a question about a particular feature they can immediately access the DebtBook Support Center via the chat functionality in the bottom right corner of the screen. This chat functionality features a search bar or the ability to chat directly with DebtBook staff. Responses to the searches completed via the search bar feature in depth User Guides with video snippets and step by step instructions on how to use a particular feature.
At any point our client's staff can reach out to its dedicated Client Operations Manager for additional clarification.
Individual & Aggregate Obligation Reporting
At its simplest form DebtBook is breaking down the details associated with individual obligations and providing them in an easily digestible format. Then DebtBook layered on the ability to aggregate the individual obligations and view them based on their individual allocations between Type, Fund, Purpose, and Project. On top of both the individual and aggregate reporting DebtBook then added additional functionality such as the sharing of access, email notifications, and more.
Region 14 ESC on behalf of the National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance is soliciting a contract that can provide agencies with a comprehensive program to manage all of their debt and lease obligations including providing programs to assure compliance with Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) 87.
DebtBook has taken deliberate steps to ensure the application it has created allows for local governments, school districts, higher education, and non-profits not only meet GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting standards but also meet the newly created GASB 87 standard. These steps have been highlighted below.
External Auditors
Throughout the creation of DebtBook's application, DebtBook has been working with three external accounting firms to receive guidance on the GASB 87 standard and the various nuances associated with ensuring compliance.
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