Although public-private partnerships (P3s) are frequently
associated with physical infrastructure, P3s are inherently
flexible and can be utilized for the time and cost-effective
delivery of virtually any public good or service, including
software and other information technology. The private sector
is constantly expanding and improving upon its government
technology offerings (examples include recent advances in smart parking and real-time coordination
technology for mass transit), and the public sector is
beginning to see the benefit of procuring and maintaining these
advanced systems through the P3 model.
This legislative term, the Florida House and Senate are
considering a bill (SB 332 / HB 607) that would expand the
application of Florida's P3 statute to information
technology. The bill broadly defines information technology
to include software, hardware, networks, and numerous other forms
of IT. If adopted, the bill will become effective
July 1, 2017, and
