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 - Award
Project ID (if applicable): 240433
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): vCloud Tech Inc.
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible
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 by the Office of the Purchasing Agent for approval of an award on the basis of lowest quote received to vCloud Tech Inc. in the amount of $199,076 for Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) software, services and related items for Harris County (240433), Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible.
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Background and Discussion:
Superna provides a suite of data-protection and security tools designed specifically for Dell Isilon/PowerScale environments.
Expected Impact:
Provide data security tools to protect Harris County’s Dell PowerScale environment in the event of a partial or full configuration loss.
Alternative Options:
N/A.
County Strategic Plan Goal: N/A
County Strategic Plan Objective: N/A
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): N/A
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
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): N/A
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
Date Agenda Item # Action Taken 05/08/25 276 Advertisement Approval 04/16/26 417 Award 08/06/26 334 Award – Justice Text - Public Defender’s Office 09/17/26 400 Award – WebLOAD – Toll Road Authority
Location:
Address (if applicable): N/A
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