HF 3148

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/14/2018 12:28pm

A bill for an act
relating to state government; requiring the commissioner of public safety to issue
a request for information related to the driver and vehicle information system;
requiring a report.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin DRIVER AND VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEM; REQUEST FOR
INFORMATION.
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new text begin (a) No later than June 1, 2018, the commissioner of public safety must issue a request
for information to obtain advice from qualified vendors regarding the feasibility of using a
private vendor to develop, deploy, and maintain a driver and vehicle information system
that replaces the system known as the Minnesota Licensing and Registration System
(MNLARS).
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new text begin (b) The request for information must solicit advice on procurement of a replacement
driver and vehicle information system that:
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new text begin (1) is cost-effective, reliable, consumer- and user-friendly, and implemented in a timely
manner; and
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new text begin (2) contains functionality that substantially matches the functionality and features of the
legacy information technology system in place prior to initial implementation of MNLARS.
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new text begin (c) The request for information must be designed to obtain:
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new text begin (1) the feasibility, costs, and a preliminary estimated timeline or schedule for
implementation of a replacement system;
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new text begin (2) a breakdown of costs and implementation timelines for both driver services and
vehicle services functionality, including costs of integrating a vehicle services information
system with a separately developed driver services information system; and
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new text begin (3) capacity and experience of a potential vendor.
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new text begin (d) The request for information under this section constitutes an informal solicitation
for purposes of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16C, except that the commissioner of
administration may waive requirements of chapter 16C and direct alternate procedures
related to formatting or distributing the solicitation as necessary to ensure a timely receipt
of responses. The request for information and a vendor's response do not create any obligation
on the part of the commissioner or a responding vendor to enter a contract on the terms
proposed in the request for information or in the vendor's response.
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new text begin (e) No later than August 1, 2018, the commissioner must submit a report to the chairs
and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over public
safety, transportation, and state government finance issues summarizing the responses
received from qualified vendors under this section.
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