Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD
Secondary Department: County Clerk
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Teneshia Hudspeth
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Waypoint Solutions
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):
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of a The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) award on the basis of low quote and that the County Judge execute an addendum to an agreement with Waypoint Solutions in the amount of $389,412 for various computer hardware infrastructure products and related services for the County Clerk's Office for the period of December 18, 2025 - December 17, 2026 with four (4) one-year renewal options, Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Interlocal/Cooperative Agreement.
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Background and Discussion:
The Isilon Archive Tier Expansion will add an archive expansion to the CCO Isilon storage environment, housed at the Harris County disaster recovery location, located at Fibertown.
Expected Impact:
The addition of the archive tier at Fibertown will allow County Clerk records to be synchronized from our downtown location to Fibertown. The implementation of this additional storage will provide our office with the ability to backup all CCO records & digitization projects moving forward. The expansion of storage will also provide our office with immutability for backups and the ability to protect CCO records & digitization projects from the possibility of malicious events.
Alternative Options:
N/A
County Strategic Plan Goal: N/...
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