Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD
Secondary Department: Universal Services
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Sindhu Menon
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Microsoft Corporation
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Interlocal/Cooperative Agreement
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of the Purchasing Agent that the County Judge execute an amendment to a State of Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Cooperative Contract agreement with Microsoft Corporation in the additional amount of $24,000 for certain support services and cybersecurity incident response services, and to modify the milestone payment schedule for the IJIS Modernization Project for Microsoft Enterprise support services for Universal Services - Technology for the period of April 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026, Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Interlocal/Cooperative Agreement.
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Background and Discussion:
On March 22, 2022, Commissioners Court approved an award to Microsoft Corporation for Microsoft Enterprise Support Services. HCUS now requests approval for the County judge to execute a ninth amendment for additional cybersecurity incident response services and to implement a change order, modifying the milestone payment schedule for the Integrated Justice Information System (IJIS) modernization project.
Expected Impact:
Amendment will allow for enhanced security services to protect Harris County from cybersecurity threats.
Alternative Options:
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