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 - Renewal
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): SHI Government Solutions
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 for approval of an OMNIA Partners, Public Sector Cooperative Purchasing Program renewal option with SHI Government Solutions for KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training and Compliance Plus Software Subscription(s) for the period of July 7, 2026 - July 6, 2027, at a cost of $140,007, Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Interlocal/Cooperative Agreement.
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Background and Discussion:
On August 6, 2024, Commissioners Court approved an agreement for KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
and Compliance Plus Software Subscription(s) for Universal Services. HCUS is requesting approval of an
amendment to renew the KnowBe4 security awareness training and compliance plus software subscription for
the term ending July 6, 2027.
Expected Impact:
Continued access to security awareness training that helps mitigate risk and provides effective awareness
training to addresses cybersecurity vulnerabilities that employees are exposed to when using email, web and
in the physical world.
Alternative Options:
N/A
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Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): Choose an item.
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): Choose an item.
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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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08/06/2024 |
248 |
Award |
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11/13/2025 |
196 |
Amendment No.1 |
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04/30/2026 |
61 |
Amendment No.2 |
Location:
Address (if applicable): N/A
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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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County Attorney’s Office Legal Review (for Harris County Code Items only) |
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Anticipated Court Date: 6/11/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 7/7/2026
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Brittani Austin, InfoSec GRC Manager for Universal Services; John Dyess,
Director - Special Projects for Universal Services; Jorge Geronimo, Sr. Manager of Contract Compliance for
Universal Services; Kennedy Harden, Senior Byer, Harris County Purchasing
Attachments (if applicable): Letter