Department: Purchasing
Department Head/Elected Official: Paige McInnis
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Renewal
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Amazon Web Services, Inc (DIR-TSO-4221)
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of a State of Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Cooperative Contract renewal option with Amazon Web Services, Inc (DIR-TSO-4221) for cloud services for the Toll Road Authority for the period of November 9, 2024 - November 8, 2025 at a cost of $750,000, Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible.
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Background and Discussion:
Amazon Web Services will be responsible for providing Cloud Services ("Services") for Harris County. This is a
DIR Contract Number DIR-TSO-4221 contract.
Expected Impact:
This vendor is required to provide certain products and services to support Harris County Toll Road Authority
on projects that generate a large portion of HCTRA's main source of revenue (In-house Image Review). Not
having these services in place would risk impacting the revenue stream.
Alternative Options:
As these are proprietary systems, this vendor is the only one who can efficiently provide these services. No
other solutions are recommended for this identified need.
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
X Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
Date
Agenda Item #
Action Taken
11/09/2021
201
Agreement with four (4) one-year renewal options
04/04/2023
265
Renewal to original agreement
09/19/2023
306
Renewal 2 of 4 Approved
Location: N/A
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Choose an item.
Fiscal and Personnel Summary
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