Department: Purchasing
Department Head/Elected Official: Paige McInnis
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): 210396
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): International Business Machines Corporation
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 6%
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of the Purchasing Agent that the County Judge execute an amendment to an agreement with International Business Machines Corporation to modify the scope of work for Enabling Technology Solution for the ACCESS Initiative for Public Health Services with no increase in the total contract amount (210396), MWDBE Contracted Goal: 6%.
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Background and Discussion:
ACCESS Harris is a coordinated care initiative within the American Rescue Plan Act portfolio. On July 20, 2021, Commissioners Court unanimously voted to establish the ACCESS Harris initiative, and on November 9, 2021, Commissioners Court approved the funding requested to go forth and implement ACCESS Harris. The court also gave permission to solicit bids for a transformative and enabling technology solution that would operationalize ACCESS Harris' work in the community. Using federally recognized procurement guidelines and with the Harris County Purchasing Department, the ACCESS Harris team conducted a Request for Proposals to select the optimal vendor to provide the enabling technology solution required to put ACCESS into motion. This proposed enabling technology solution is funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and has been reviewed and approved by the ARPA budget steering committee.
The existing contract must be amended, as the Watson Care Manager module will be decommissioned on January 2, 2025, and will be replaced by IBM Care Manager.
Expected Impact:
The IBM Care Manager is a ca...
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