1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; requiring the commissioner of public safety to issue 
1.3 	a request for information related to the driver and vehicle information system; 
1.4 	requiring a report.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

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