Department: Purchasing
Department Head/Elected Official: Paige McInnis
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Freeit Data Solutions, Inc.
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 award on the basis of low quote and that the County Judge execute an addendum to an agreement with Freeit Data Solutions, Inc. in the amount of $181,782 for Freeit hardware, software and support services for Harris County for the period of October 8, 2024 - October 7, 2025 with four (4) one-year renewal options, Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible.
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Background and Discussion:
Provide equipment to expand storage capacity at main and backup DAO/County data centers.
Expected Impact:
Will allow existing M50 servers to expand its storage footprint for unstructured data and have a full replica at Data Recovery Center.
Alternative Options:
Continue to operate out of current storage capacity and potentially reach the limit during the next Fiscal Year.
Alignment with Goal(s):
X Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any): N/A
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Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
Fiscal and Personnel Summary
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Funding Sources
Existing Budget
1000 - General Fund
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Additional Budget Request (Require...
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