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 $487,740 for additional services (Azure Disaster Recovery Enablement) for Microsoft Unified Support for the period of April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027, Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Interlocal/Cooperative Agreement.
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Background and Discussion:
On March 19, 2026 Commissioners Court approved an award to Microsoft Corporation for Microsoft Unified Support Services for the term April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027.
No new funding is being requested. This work order was originally approved under the previous master contract through Amendment 6 and Amendment 10. Since these actions were approved under the previous master contract, the project details including SOW and remaining deliverables are being restated within this amendment for documentation purposes. The amount of $487,740.00 has already been budgeted and represents the remaining balance for this project, which is now projected to be completed by 5/28/27. The existing funds from the previous purchase order will be used to com...
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