Department: Universal Services
Department Head: Sindhu Menon, Executive Director & County CIO
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Investment Memo
Investment Memo Type: Preliminary Investment Memo
Project Name: Countywide Software and Hardware Asset Management Program
Project ID (if applicable): TBD
Vendor Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Achievement (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Managing Entity: Universal Services
Incremental Authorization Requested: $1,113,750
Total Estimated Project Cost: $1.1 million+
Request Summary:
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Request for approval of the Preliminary Investment Memo for a Countywide Software and Hardware Asset Management Program project for an initial authorization of $1,113,750 and request for approval of commercial paper funding in the amount of $1,115,000.
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Project Description:
Today, with the lack of Asset Management Program, there is significant redundancy, duplication and inefficiencies in technology roll out and management.
Harris County Universal Services has initiated an Asset Management Program that will optimize IT spend across different assets including Computers, Software licenses, Telecom and other. The asset management program will also help with risk mitigation of software and hardware assets at the County. The project will be executed in phases to better the chances of success and to help the departments to streamline their onboarding.
The first phase has been identified and will standardize the purchase laptops and computer assets for Harris County. Through volume purchases and price agreements, Universal Services will be able to better cost control expenditures. This project supports the Budget Policy for Countywide computer purchases and aligns with the IT Asset Management Policy adopted by Harris County Universal Services. The pilot will prioritize department r...
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