REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 18, 2025
FROM
PETE MENDOZA, Director, Purchasing Department
SUBJECT
Title
Purchase Orders for Prepaid Negotiables
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Authorize the Purchasing Agent to issue Purchase Orders for prepaid gasoline and retail cards for each of the vendors below, to be issued to eligible County clients by various departments, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $11,694,261, for the period of June 18, 2025 through June 17, 2030 with the following vendors:
a. InComm Digital Solutions, LLC dba InComm InCentives
b. GiftCard Partners, Inc. dba Engage2Reward, LLC
c. Blackhawk Network, Inc.
2. Approve annual distribution of prepaid cards exceeding $2,500 per fiscal year for County departments for a total aggregate amount of $11,694,261, as detailed in the Financial Impact section, for the term of the contracts.
3. Authorize the Purchasing Agent to terminate existing Agreement No. 21-929 with Blackhawk Network LTD, which is an auto-renewing agreement requiring termination notice, in favor of the Agreement listed in Recommendation No. 1.c.
4. Direct the Purchasing Agent to transmit the termination notice to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors within 30 days of execution.
(Presenter: Pete Mendoza, Purchasing Director, 387-2073)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Improve County Government Operations.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The majority of funding for prepaid cards is provided by Federal and State sources including Public Safety Realignment, 1991 Realignment, Mental Health Services Act, ongoing net county costs, the Independent Living Skills Program, and Assembly ...
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