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 - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Microsoft Corporation
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable):
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable):
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): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request that the County Judge execute an amendment to a State of Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Cooperative Contract agreement with Microsoft Corporation to revise the work order and statement of work for the Azure Disaster Recovery Services for Microsoft Enterprise support services for Universal Services-Technology at no additional cost to the county, Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Interlocal/Cooperative Agreement.
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Background and Discussion:
On March 22, 2022 Commissioners Court approved an award to Microsoft Corporation for Microsoft Enterprise Support Services. HCUS now requests approval for the County judge to execute a tenth amendment to update the statement of work for a disaster recovery project previously approved on April 10, 2025. No additional funding is being requested at this time.
Expected Impact:
To establish a Microsoft Azure Cloud as the target environment for Disaster Recovery enablement.
Alternative Options:
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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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3/22/2022 |
214 |
Award |
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6/15/2022 |
308 |
Amendment 1 approval |
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8/2/2022 |
217 |
Amendment 2 approval |
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3/3/2023 |
252 |
Amendment 3 approval |
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3/26/2024 |
446 |
Amendment 4 approval |
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3/27/2025 |
453 |
Amendment 5 approval |
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4/10/2025 |
292 |
Amendment 6 approval |
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6/12/2025 |
367 |
Amendment 7 approval |
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7/10/2025 |
272 |
Amendment 8 approval |
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10/30/25 |
295 |
Amendment 9 approval |
Location:
Address (if applicable):
Precinct(s): Choose an item.
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
Microsoft Premier Support Services for Harris County Universal Services |
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Total Existing Budget |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
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Total Funding Sources |
$0 |
$ |
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Grants - Proposed Budget (For Grants Items only) |
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No. of Grant Years |
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Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Choose an item. |
$ |
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Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request: Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
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Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total) |
$ |
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$ |
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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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CAO Reviewer Name and Title |
Cherelle Sims - Senior Assistant County Attorney |
CAO Review Completion Date |
1/16/2026 |
Anticipated Court Date: 3/19/2026
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: Harsha Narayan, Assistant Director, EBA and ERP for Universal Services; Fatimata Ba, Assistant Directors of 3rd Party Risk & Contract Compliance for Universal Services; Jorge Geronimo, Sr. Manager of Contract Compliance for Universal Services; Gustavo Castillo, Buyer, Purchasing.
Attachments (if applicable): Letter, Agreement