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: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Alchemy Technology Group
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): Exempt
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): Exempt
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): Choose an item.
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request that the County Judge execute an amendment to a State of Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Cooperative Contract agreement with Alchemy Technology Group in the additional amount of $8,048 for additional services and to update the contract from DIR-TSO-4288 to DIR-CPO-5687 for subscriptions for Threat Intelligence Platform and Vulnerability Risk Analyzer for Universal Services for the period of February 6, 2026 - February 23, 2027, Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Interlocal/Cooperative Agreement.
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Background and Discussion:
On February 6, 2025, Commissioners Court approved an agreement for threat intelligence platform and vulnerability risk analyzer for Universal Services. HCUS is now requesting approval to amend the agreement for the first time.
Expected Impact:
Continued use and support of vulnerability and threat intelligence platform to monitor and prevent cybersecurity attacks that could disrupt county operations. The threat intelligence tool helps mitigate threats directly targeting Harris County and its employees both internally and externally. This tool will integrate with our current suite of tools giving us a faster, clearer picture of threats we face.
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