City of Nashua
Purchasing Department
Administrative Services Division
229 Main Street - Nashua, NH 03060
January 26, 2022
Memo #22-228
TO: Mayor Donchess
Finance Committee
SUBJECT: Software Licensing: Benefits Administration in the amount not to exceed $480,000
funded from 54400 Software Licensing/Benefits Internal Service Fund
Please see attached communications from Kimberly Kleiner, Director of Administrative Services, dated
January 24, 2022 for project specific details related to this purchase. Below please find a summary of the
purchase approval request:
Item:
Value:
Vendor:
Department:
Source Fund:
Ordinance:
A competitive bidding RFP for this project was issued in December 2021 and the following bids were
3-year Licensing for online benefits administration software
$160,000/year for 3 years to total $480,000
Alight Solutions
113 Benefits
54400 Software Licensing/ Benefits Internal Service Fund
Pursuant to NRO § 5-84 Special purchase procedures (A)/10 Commodity items
which are generally available for a publicly advertised price in national or online
sources, and are not customized by the vendor for individual purchasers.
received:
Vendor Location Amount Note
Alight $188,740/yr_ | Negotiated lower rate of $155,900/yr
Benefitexpress $191,560/yr
Workpartners $129,925/yr
We recommend this bid to be awarded to the vendor who best met the RFP specified requirements.
The Administrative Services Division: Benefits Department, and the Purchasing Department respectfully
request your approval of this contract.
Regards,
Kelly Parkinson
Purchasing Manager
Ce: K Kleiner
J Graziano
(603) 589-3330
Fax (603) 594-3233
