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 - Renewal
Project ID (if applicable): 210389
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): A-1 Personnel of Houston, Inc.; Ad-A-Staff, Inc.; Advanced Health Education Center Ltd. dba MedRelief Staffing ; BuzzClan LLC; The Emery Company LLC; GetCorp Payroll Accounting and Tax dba Get Hire Staffing; Infojini, Inc.; INSPYR Solutions, LLC; JWS Health Consultants, Inc. dba UltraStaff; The Reserves Network, Inc.; Smarter HR Solutions; TruBlu HR Solutions, LLC; 22nd Century Technologies, Inc.; Openwork, LLC; and Cogent Infotech Corporation
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 for approval of a renewal option with A-1 Personnel of Houston, Inc.; Ad-A-Staff, Inc.; Advanced Health Education Center Ltd. dba MedRelief Staffing; BuzzClan LLC; The Emery Company LLC; GetCorp Payroll Accounting and Tax dba Get Hire Staffing; Infojini, Inc.; INSPYR Solutions, LLC; JWS Health Consultants, Inc. dba UltraStaff; The Reserves Network, Inc.; Smarter HR Solutions; TruBlu HR Solutions, LLC; 22nd Century Technologies, Inc.; Openwork, LLC; and Cogent Infotech Corporation for temporary staffing for Harris County for the period of March 1, 2026 - February 28, 2027, at a cost of $33,000,000 (210389).
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Background and Discussion:
To provide temporary staffing for various county departments including Universal Services, County Clerk’s Office, Public Health Services, Sheriff’s Office, and Office of County Administration. Staffing categories include
administrative, information technology and medical positions
Expected Impact:
Contracts will allow Harris County to utilize grant funds or seek reimbursement from federal government.
Alternative Options:
N/A
County Strategic Plan Goal: 4. Improve physical and mental health outcomes across all communities.
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): O4: Increase community health care capacity.
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):
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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3/8/2022 |
207 |
Award |
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2/21/2023 |
298 |
Renewal 1 (12 Vendors) |
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3/14/2023 |
249 |
Renewal 1 (3 Vendors) |
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1/9/2024 |
178 |
Renewal 2 (15 Vendors) |
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2/6/2025 |
235 |
Renewal 3 (15 Vendors) |
Location:
Address (if applicable):
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Temporary Staffing for Harris County |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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Total Funding Sources |
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Grants - Proposed Budget (For Grants Items only) |
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Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total) |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new Position Control Numbers (PCN)s) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
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Additional Positions Request |
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Total Personnel |
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County Attorney’s Office Legal Review (for Harris County Code Items only) |
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Anticipated Court Date: 11/13/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 11/13/2025
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Kandy Buntyn, Sheriff’s Office; Robert Brannon, Public Health Services; Lucinda Silva, Director of Operations, Office of County Administration; Carmen Mirales (Public Defender's Office), Luke Herdrich, Senior Buyer, Purchasing
Attachments (if applicable): Letter