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The amendment adds roughly $8 million to the department's existing contract and sets a new maximum liability the department listed as $20,392,500, according to testimony to the committee. The agency said the additional funds are needed to add short-term features and interfaces, including SMS-based two-factor authentication for certain online services.

The change drew sustained questioning from members who pressed the department for a line-by-line justification. Representative Bricken said the original contract was about $12 million and that the amendment's $8 million increase was \"a pretty significant increase.\" Sonia Hadley, budget director for the Department of Safety, described multiple discrete items that contributed to the amendment, including what she called a large interface with AMVA (the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators) and several other interfaces and maintenance costs.

\"The largest one related to an interface with AMBA,\" Hadley told the committee, and she later itemized additional line items in response to fiscal review questions: an MDL project update (~$150,000), an AMVA-related item (described in testimony as about $3.1 million in one place and as a larger AMBA interface in another), a potential queuing fix (about $700,000), a digital image access exchange item (~$38,000) and an FMCSA NRI item (~$420,000), with the remaining balance attributed to ongoing maintenance costs. Hadley explained maintenance fees have historically been added at renewal.

Several members expressed concern about the contract's procurement approach. One representative framed the increases as the predictable result of a sole-source relationship and asked why the state did not re-solicit the full suite of services when such a large new feature set was required. Senator Yeager and Representative Bricken questioned the number and scale of change orders and whether the procurement was underbid or insufficiently scoped originally.

Agency witnesses told the committee that some work was newly required because of external changes (for example, changes to national interchanges and partner systems) and that some items were discovered at the last minute. The department said it would be able to competitively solicit the work closer to the contract's renewed end date (the agency provided 09/11/2026 as the contract end in testimony).

The committee moved the contract amendment by motion and second and approved it by voice vote.

The committee record shows members asked for and received more-detailed cost breakdowns in writing prior to the vote; a number of lawmakers said they expected to follow up with staff for additional specifics and documentation.

All direct quotations in this story come from testimony at the Fiscal Review Committee meeting: Sonia Hadley, budget director, Tennessee Department of Safety; Representative Bricken; and other committee members.

Looking ahead, lawmakers said they will monitor whether future renewals incorporate maintenance and anticipated interfaces at the time of original procurement rather than relying on piecemeal change orders.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Tennessee Joint Committee - Fiscal Review - May 21, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Fiscal Review Committee approved an amendment to the Tennessee Department of Safety's automated license issuance system contract that increases the agreement's maximum liability and extends its end date.","taxTitle","Fiscal Review, Joint, Committees, Legislative, Tennessee","taxId",28871,"location","Tennessee","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6639727,"Education Department amends Tennessee Pulse contract with PCG, adds roughly $2.5 million for customizations",625,3903000,4528000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3426630-452969768ec87b87bda92aeeb3d2f61a&start=3903&end=4528","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3426630-452969768ec87b87bda92aeeb3d2f61a/thumbnail_3903000.jpg","/articles/6639727/Tennessee/Education-Department-amends-Tennessee-Pulse-contract-with-PCG-adds-roughly-25-million-for-customizations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6639727-3cbfa0320ca6b2eebab61d205e6f6fd7/orig.mp4?Expires=1770656896&Signature=F~bFjFRms9RU58aGMuGtNcytaQAvNgub3Hhp5Ld2~QkwdcTM~BhYocsigC48hPIamQWPExcsMRtSU7t8md0JNxrn37KKycNDE8JRqVZJOW37z8s7ivDLVDMgjfyvJEnb1lcfvQXjKFxprjRXDwbL4I1XCB79JPOwkdaNMQ9sek84-FApq7giVhWUHPP5925rsgJPqCkcAgbDnaPL2CHH1YqHbGTZe3QuXWJ5GFmnxGkr1URnF12yZfU1PzFnD4XkoDQz6DsnHVwvfoJIlbmfvUXyQ7A6sNZtW7N3fChEvkwY-C9TVm6cWiQUvJ4QiqqANpeyEddebonkuG4GKNJ4hw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Fiscal Review Committee approved an amendment to the Department of Education's contract with Public Consulting Group, LLC for the Tennessee Plans for Learning Success and Excellence (\"Tennessee Pulse\") that revises the contract scope to support additional customizations and increases the maximum liability by about $2,500,000.

Jennifer Jordan, assistant commissioner of special education, told committee members the platform was procured competitively and launched in the 2023-24 school year, but the department needs additional customizations to meet federal guidance and state laws (including TISA) and to respond to district feedback. Jordan said the amendment will allow faster, district-driven upgrades and revise how much can be spent on customizations each year.

Committee members probed whether the system is now so customized that the state would be locked to a single vendor in future procurements and asked why unused budgeted dollars from fiscal 2024 could not be applied immediately for custom work. Jennifer Jordan and Deborah and finance staff explained that the original contract language limited custom work (a one-time $560,000 cap) and that the amendment will change the contract terms so that up to $750,000 per year (rather than the prior one-time cap) may be used for customizations going forward. Department staff also said an RFP was issued previously and that a future competitive procurement at contract end remains their intention.

Representative Bricken questioned a specific Fiscal Review note about $4.3 million allocated in fiscal 2024 of which about $2.1 million remained unspent; staff said the funds were in the budget but language in the existing contract prevented their immediate use for additional customizations, and the amendment addresses that constraint.

The committee moved and approved the amendment by voice vote.

All direct quotations are from testimony in the Fiscal Review Committee meeting.","The Fiscal Review Committee approved an amendment to the Department of Education's contract with Public Consulting Group to revise the scope of Tennessee Pulse and add about $2.5 million for customizations.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6639732,"Committee approves 6-month extension for inmate health contractor Centurion amid pending litigation and procurement pause",506,2892000,3398000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3426630-452969768ec87b87bda92aeeb3d2f61a&start=2892&end=3398","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3426630-452969768ec87b87bda92aeeb3d2f61a/thumbnail_2892000.jpg","/articles/6639732/Tennessee/Committee-approves-6-month-extension-for-inmate-health-contractor-Centurion-amid-pending-litigation-and-procurement-pause","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6639732-79d2d8024c5da0f196f8d45c6d3e9b1c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770656896&Signature=YLAEmflOEeb4EWFjMtxeMqvrr~doQLrwC7GWy9aBXd5KpKTRMV2StWsSc-9x-~YnxkekalmGg9a8X-xz5WwbA6QCKniAJ9jKekfeRDy9mkCu3fHZR4Eyu9iAEVlJ0G~t6BK~Tt2FCAyQh1XajMqTmOIp~sQe0D3GUDO3IBRGljCmCw88Vn7wLs3dTtv7Fkoo0aR32aX7lDSRbypQRxOEpWrhyL69FdISd0EQ8pN0WLvgrtGggRMdZHYI55RzcnFcGByBzgXAD2CK2kon7mxbxFB0cqOlnWxIW8dCLVxNqkQ89ss7OWonb9MlX824qOQu8Muty9vSD59KYgFVfW7jhA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Fiscal Review Committee voted to extend the Tennessee Department of Correction's contract with Centurion of Tennessee for six months to avoid interruption of inmate medical and behavioral health services while procurement litigation continues.

Ashley Fuquay, legislative director for the Department of Correction, told the committee the department is statutorily required to provide health care to inmates and that the extension would preserve continuity of care through 12/31/2025. The department said the existing contract would otherwise end on 06/30/2025.

The extension follows a procurement process that produced a notice of intent to award, a protest and subsequent cancellation; Wexford filed a complaint in Davidson County chancery court, agency witnesses said. The attorney general's office had advised the department to pause issuing a new RFP while litigation is pending, the department told the committee.

Representative Shaw and other members pressed the department on the merits of extending services to the incumbent contractor while litigation plays out. Shaw said he had received constituent complaints about health-care services for inmates. Department witnesses clarified the current litigation is tied to prior procurement actions and said the litigation is ongoing; they told the committee they could not guarantee the litigation would be resolved within six months and that another extension could be requested if necessary.

Representative Campbell asked whether the department could be confident litigation would be resolved within six months; the department said it could not make that assurance and acknowledged it might return seeking a further extension.

A motion to extend the contract for six months carried after a voice vote; a single \"nay\" was voiced during the vote and committee staff memorialized that members who wished to be recorded as voting no should see the clerk. The motion passed.

All quotations in this report come from testimony during the Fiscal Review Committee meeting.","The Fiscal Review Committee approved a six-month extension to the Tennessee Department of Correction's contract with Centurion of Tennessee to prevent interruption in inmate medical and behavioral health services while litigation and a procurement protest are unresolved.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6639723,"Votes at a glance: Fiscal Review Committee approves most calendar contracts; one item rolled to next meeting",0,1265000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3426630-452969768ec87b87bda92aeeb3d2f61a&start=1265&end=1265","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3426630-452969768ec87b87bda92aeeb3d2f61a/thumbnail_1265000.jpg","/articles/6639723/Tennessee/Votes-at-a-glance-Fiscal-Review-Committee-approves-most-calendar-contracts-one-item-rolled-to-next-meeting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6639723-70b05903fcb5d512771f3f3797933fc5/orig.mp4?Expires=1770656896&Signature=imaYzHFk-mAKlEBNieHTMc6mu1h9jPtlSisgKOteGUyM~Hx5j3e0j4IZU7F3zQ2ZRaQcPbm8pk1bwysoQU2yR2G~JcS6aCenriZEMG1YnaJqwYX-fXRWXKJgnXKAqcs98LuaoA9ZoKZn1dZI0fKhPAq4EWsyrePi-aKRJ3fLyZ2KwEpWPtrtbbwpQYk~NmLozun8HdWZG6vf97abg8TPlDfAZ3kpRZBIjZwZMB5R5oSe6~hcufE73pJZRXwwweDMf38OuUDiyDiUiM2~iV6q7S-tn4CKzLX4Uo6iVJBAdlJqehpwlu8qR9aDR7AD8BlxxwAO98du~HIBf6LrUojuOg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Fiscal Review Committee considered 31 items on its calendar and approved most contracts by motion, second and voice vote. Items requiring little discussion were grouped or advanced individually; the committee paused briefly for disruptions and recessed for two minutes before resuming work.

Contracts and outcomes (items called and as described at the meeting):

- Item 1 (Agriculture): Approval of a second contract with Stringfellow Inc. to outfit wildland firefighting trucks; motion approved by voice vote.

- Item 2 (Commerce and Insurance): Amendment to bring an existing Tyler Technologies contract into compliance with Department of Justice web-accessibility rules; approved by voice vote.

- Item 3 (Tourism): Contract presented and approved by voice vote.

- Item 4: Rolled to the next meeting (not considered).

- Item 5: Department of Safety A-List amendment (covered in separate article) approved.

- Item 6 (Safety/Homeland Security): New contract for Crime Tracer (data-sharing/crime analytics platform) with Tennessee Bureau of Investigation participation; approved by voice vote.

- Item 7 (Transportation/TDOT): Sole-source contract with FlightSafety Textron Aviation Training LLC for FAA-required pilot training; approved by voice vote.

- Items 8'10 (Corrections): Multiple contract renewals/extensions including Vantage, Anewco RX and Centurion (Centurion extended for six months after more extended discussion; see separate article). Vantage and Anewco RX extensions were approved by voice vote.

- Items 11\u00014 (Higher Education and Education): A series of amendments and extensions, including Defense Systems Limited (training exercises), EMS Link (ePlan) extension, Tennessee Pulse (PCG, covered separately), and Teachstone Inc. (CLASS) amendment; all approved by voice vote.

- Item 15 (Human Services): Amendment to Alliance Enterprises (vocational rehabilitation web case management) was late-filed and required a two-thirds vote; committee conducted a roll-call vote and approved the item.

- Items 16\u00017 (Children's Services): Sole-source amendments and one-year extensions for Chapin Hall and Youth Villages; approved by voice vote.

- Items 18\u00019 (Disability and Aging): AbleLink Smart Living Technologies (MAPS program) renewal and Riverside Assessments renewal; approvals included a motion to approve without adding extra funds for one item and passed by voice vote.

- Items 20'2 (Health): American Expediting Logistics (formerly Crosstown Courier) amendment, Biolittical Laboratories contract for rapid HIV tests, and Public Health Foundation renewal; all approved.

- Items 23'1 (TennCare): A slate of TennCare-related contract renewals and amendments (AHS, GainWell, Myers & Stoffer, NADSP, QBlue surveys, and four managed-care contract language updates grouped together for items 28'1); all were approved, including the group of four managed-care contracts handled in unison.

Several contracts were presented as sole-source or confidential per statutory provisions; a number of items were routine renewals or option exercises. On multiple agenda items committee members asked whether agencies planned to competitively reprocure services in the future; several agencies said competitive solicitations would be considered at contract end or are already planned.

Votes that were recorded or otherwise notable:

- Item 15 (Alliance Enterprises, Department of Human Services) required a roll-call two-thirds approval because it was late-filed; the clerk conducted a roll call and the committee approved the item with recorded \"Aye\" responses reflected in the transcript.

- Item 10 (Centurion, Department of Correction) drew extended questioning and one member voiced \"nay\" on the floor; however, the chair announced the motion passed and instructed any member who wished to be recorded as a no to see the clerk.

For the full calendar, the committee adjourned after finishing the agenda and announced the next meeting date for June (a Wednesday).","The Fiscal Review Committee approved the majority of its 31-item calendar by voice vote, including statewide and agency contracts across departments. One contract (item 4) was rolled to the next meeting; a late-filed item (item 15) required and received a two-thirds roll-call vote.","actionData","errors"]

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Fiscal Review approves $8M amendment to Department of Safety driver-licensing system; members pressed for breakdown of costs

Education Department amends Tennessee Pulse contract with PCG, adds roughly $2.5 million for customizations

Committee approves 6-month extension for inmate health contractor Centurion amid pending litigation and procurement pause

Votes at a glance: Fiscal Review Committee approves most calendar contracts; one item rolled to next meeting