Morris: Yeah. Hauth: And from your position you know, the going to go ahead and go forward it’s, agency’s with the RFP, regardless of what you position is. And maybe not exactly what guys’ that’s saying, but kind of what hearing. So is you’re that’s I’m there… StevensonA: Chair? Hauth: a way for us to find some middle ground on this or put some parameters around it that … people have the right to use their own, you know, VMS? I mean, trying to figure out a I’m winnable situation here for us and I know if you have given any thought to middle ground don’t on this, or…? Morris: Well… StevensonA: Chair Hauth? Morris: Sorry, Art. Hauth: Eric, go ahead. StevensonA: Well, I… Morris: Yeah, let… Hauth: Let me hear from Eric first and then you, please. Eric, go ahead. Morris: So, Randy, I think and, obviously, been to a lot of these national shows and the… you’ve stuff as we talk about the vending industry. And I have yet to meet any vending operator at any of those shows that went to, or the one big show that I went to, and then talking any… I’ve to the other vending operators that using some kind of a VMS system. So, I understand isn’t when people are reluctant to change. And so, as thought about it and heard from the I’ve Committee and stuff is, if we do an RFP, if we get it started, then I think if… don’t don’t what’s gonna happen six, eight months from now gonna have managers coming to me saying, I’m “Eric, we we want the VMS So I want to have that available, to let managers use it, want… system.” 'cause definitely the trend in the industry. that… that’s So… StevensonA: Chair Hauth? Hauth: Yes. Eric, if done, you’re I’ll… Morris: Yeah, fine. that’s Hauth: Okay, Eric, uh, Art. StevensonA: Am I off mute?
Morris: Yeah. Hauth: And from your position it’s, you know, the agency’s going to go ahead and go forward with the RFP, regardless of what you guys’ position is. And maybe that’s not exactly what you’re saying, but that’s kind of what I’m hearing. So is there… StevensonA: Chair? Hauth: … a way for us to find some middle ground on this or put some parameters around it that people have the right to use their own, you know, VMS? I mean, I’m trying to figure out a winnable situation here for us and I don’t know if you have given any thought to middle ground on this, or…? Morris: Well… StevensonA: Chair Hauth? Morris: Sorry, Art. Hauth: Eric, go ahead. StevensonA: Well, I… Morris: Yeah, let… Hauth: Let me hear from Eric first and then you, please. Eric, go ahead. Morris: So, Randy, I think the… and, obviously, you’ve been to a lot of these national shows and stuff as we talk about the vending industry. And I have yet to meet any vending operator at any… any of those shows that I’ve went to, or the one big show that I went to, and then talking to the other vending operators that isn’t using some kind of a VMS system. So, I understand when people are reluctant to change. And so, as I’ve thought about it and heard from the Committee and stuff is, if… if we don’t do an RFP, if we don’t get it started, then I think what’s gonna happen six, eight months from now I’m gonna have managers coming to me saying, “Eric, we want… we want the VMS system.” So I want to have that available, to let managers use it, 'cause that… that’s definitely the trend in the industry. So… StevensonA: Chair Hauth? Hauth: Yes. Eric, if you’re done, I’ll… Morris: Yeah, that’s fine. Hauth: Okay, Eric, uh, Art. StevensonA: Am I off mute?
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