Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD
Secondary Department: Management and Budget
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Daniel Ramos
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Transmittal
Project ID (if applicable): 220411
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Zenith Health Network LLC dba Unif Health (Primary)
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 0%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): 0%
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Specialized, Technical, or Unique in Nature
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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Transmittal by the Office of the Purchasing Agent of termination of an agreement with Zenith Health Network LLC dba Unif Health (Primary) for drug and alcohol testing for Harris County effective January 5, 2026 (220411), Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Specialized, Technical, or Unique in Nature.
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Background and Discussion:
Termination of primary vendor, services moving to secondary vendor.
Expected Impact:
N/A
Alternative Options:
N/A
County Strategic Plan Goal: 1. Make Harris County safer and more just.
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):
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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01/10/2023 |
228 |
Request for approval of a project scheduled for advertisement |
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06/27/2023 |
264 |
Request for approval of an award on the basis of best proposal meeting requirements |
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02/27/2024 |
284 |
Renewal 1 of 4 |
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06/12/2025 |
208 |
Renewal 2 of 4 |
Location:
Address (if applicable):
Precinct(s): Countywide
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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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County Attorney’s Office Legal Review (for Harris County Code Items only) |
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Anticipated Court Date: 2/26/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Jacque Darbonne, Safety Manager, OMB; Jessica Barelas, Contract
Manager, Purchasing
Attachments (if applicable): Letter