The state of Oregon did not purchase the Oracle DBMS; they purchased Oracle Consulting Services for design and implementation along with leasing the software.
Did Oregon hire Oracle to deliver the finished product?
Yes.
OK, different story. Thanks for the additional information.
It would be really interesting to see their Gantt Chart and any Change Orders during the course of the project.
I assume that both teams of lawyers will have a field day with those.
(FWIW, I admit to a bias AGAINST government bureaucracy, especially Left Coast hippie government and a bias TOWARD anyone who has sponsored such an awesome flying sailboat.)
;-)