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Purchasing authority

Sole-source waivers

$194.0M
paid on contracts awarded this way in FY2025
on 393 contracts

Paid year by year, FY2019–FY2026

$233.4M in FY2019 · $248.0M in FY2020 (the highest) · $155.4M in FY2026

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The contracts paid the most in FY2025

Muni payments to a regional transit agencySF Bay Area Rapid Transit District · Municipal Transportation Agency · $50.2M agreed in all$36.4MElectronic health records system for Public HealthEpic State and Local Government, LLC · Department of Public Health · $167.4M agreed in all$13.3MGarbage collection for City buildingsRecology Sunset Scavenger Company · City Administrator's Office · $45.3M agreed in all$8.3MFiscal agent for community behavioral health servicesHealthright 360 · Department of Public Health · $9.9M agreed in all$5.3MBody-worn cameras for the Police DepartmentAxon Enterprise Inc. · Police Department · $10.0M agreed in all$4.8MClipper fare card system costsMetropolitan Transportation Commission · Municipal Transportation Agency · $76.1M agreed in all$4.7M
4 moreMedical and community services for Public HealthHealthright 360 · Department of Public Health · $10.0M agreed in all$4.3MSecondary pharmacy distribution for Public HealthCurascript Specialty Distribution · Department of Public Health · $98.5M agreed in all$4.2MJoint maintenance agreement for shared transit stationsSF Bay Area Rapid Transit District · Municipal Transportation Agency · $3.4M agreed in all$3.4MServiceNow software for the CityCarahsoft Technology Corp · Department of Technology · $28.3M agreed in all$3.3M

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Suppliers paid in FY2025

SF Bay Area Rapid Transit District4 contracts$41.2MEpic State and Local Government, LLC1 contract$13.3M
Healthright 3603 contracts$9.9M
Recology Sunset Scavenger Company1 contract$8.3M
Axon Enterprise Inc.2 contracts$5.3M
Other suppliers$116.1M
Next authorityEmergency procurement7th of 8 authorities by payments in FY2025$26.4M
The register’s 11 wordings

Administrative Code software license and maintenance are sole source.

Administrative Code sole source, requires SF Health Commission approval

Airport Commission authority - sole source

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009 - no other source

Chapter 21 Solicitation Waived by Ordinance

Chapter 21.30 software licenses, support, escrow, finance, equipment maintenance agreements, and content & data subscriptions

For professional services contracts that have not been competitively bid and where a sole source waiver has been approved

Municipal Transportation Agency authority - sole source

No other source

Treasure Island agency authority - sole source

University HealthSystem Consortium services - health department use only - sole source

Source: SF Controller, supplier contracts and vendor payments. Supplier Contracts