File #: 25-557    Name: a. Approve and authorize the Chief Contracts and Procurement Officer or designee to execute Amendment #4 to Agreement No. A-15433 between the County of Monterey and BetterUp, Inc. for the purchase of annual subscriptions for coaching sessions and full acc
Type: General Agenda Item Status: Passed
File created: 7/30/2025 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 8/12/2025 Final action: 8/12/2025
Title: a. Approve and authorize the Chief Contracts and Procurement Officer or designee to execute Amendment #4 to Agreement No. A-15433 between the County of Monterey and BetterUp, Inc. for the purchase of annual subscriptions for coaching sessions and full access to all BetterUp Platform features, extending the term of the Agreement through August 31, 2026, or until the last annual subscription expires, and increasing the not-to-exceed amount from $1,200,000 to $1,410,000; and b. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or Contracts/Purchasing Supervisor to sign the initial and any subsequent Order Forms where the Order Forms do not significantly change the scope of work or cause an increase in the not-to-exceed amount.
Attachments: 1. Board Report, 2. Attachment A - BetterUp_Agreement_Executed, 3. Attachment B - Betterup_Amendment_1_Executed, 4. Attachment C - Betterup_Amendment_2_Executed, 5. Attachment D - Betterup_Amendment_3_Executed, 6. Attachment E - Betterup Amendment_4, 7. Completed Board Order Item No. 21
Title
a. Approve and authorize the Chief Contracts and Procurement Officer or designee to execute Amendment #4 to Agreement No. A-15433 between the County of Monterey and BetterUp, Inc. for the purchase of annual subscriptions for coaching sessions and full access to all BetterUp Platform features, extending the term of the Agreement through August 31, 2026, or until the last annual subscription expires, and increasing the not-to-exceed amount from $1,200,000 to $1,410,000; and
b. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or Contracts/Purchasing Supervisor to sign the initial and any subsequent Order Forms where the Order Forms do not significantly change the scope of work or cause an increase in the not-to-exceed amount.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Chief Contracts and Procurement Officer or designee to execute Amendment #4 to Agreement No. A-15433 between the County of Monterey and BetterUp, Inc. for the purchase of annual subscriptions for coaching sessions and full access to all BetterUp Platform features, extending the term of the Agreement through August 31, 2026, or until the last annual subscription expires, and increasing the not-to-exceed amount from $1,200,000 to $1,410,000; and
b. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or Contracts/Purchasing Supervisor to sign the initial and any subsequent Order Forms where the Order Forms do not significantly change the scope of work or cause an increase in the not-to-exceed amount.

SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
From FY 2021-22 to FY 2024-25, departments invested $1,188,000 in BetterUp coaching subscriptions. Over the last four years, BetterUp chose to forgo a price increase and continues to maintain an annual fee of $6,000 per subscription. For FY 2025-26, departments committed to invest in 29 subscriptions for a total of $174,000. To accommodate this expenditure, as well as make available up to 6 additional subscriptions for purchase during th...

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