Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD
Secondary Department: Sheriff
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Ed Gonzalez
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Pen-Link, LTD.
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
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 a settlement agreement with Pen-Link, LTD. in the amount of $99,000 for Open-Source Intelligence (ONSIT) Platform software and related services for the Sheriff's Office through September 30, 2026, with four (4) one-year renewal options to provide settlement for full compensation for services provided from June 14, 2025 - September 30, 2026.
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Background and Discussion:
Pen-Link enables law enforcement agencies to utilize open-source intelligence to search and analyze web data.
The previous Pen-Link subscription agreement for the Texas Anti-Gang Center-Houston(TAG) program was dated June 14, 2025-09/30/2025. This Addendum is a renewal of the Pen-Link subscription from 10/1/2025-09/30/2026.
Expected Impact:
N/A
Alternative Options:
If not approved, the Houston TAG will not be able to implement this project.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 1. Make Harris County safer and more just.
County Strategic Plan Objective: A: Reduce violent crime across the County.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): A4: Improve safety through targeted pursuit of violent crime suspects.
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): N/A
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): N/A
Health Initiative (Goal 4): N/A
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): N/A
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