Legislation Details

File #: 25-6037    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Financial Authorization Status: Passed
File created: 9/10/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 9/18/2025 Final action: 9/18/2025
Title: Request by the Office of the Purchasing Agent for approval of a sole source exemption from the competitive bid requirements and a renewal option with Conduent Public Health Solutions, Inc in the amount of $141,983 for maintenance, support, improvements and source code of the maven software platform for disease surveillance and outbreak management workflow application system produced by Conduent Public Health Solutions, Inc. for Public Health Services for the period of October 1, 2025 - September 30, 2026, Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Sole Source.
Attachments: 1. SUPPLEMENTAL Sole Source Exemption and Renewal Contract 00000879 - Conduent Public Health Solutions, Inc.pdf

Primary Department: Purchasing

Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD

 

Secondary Department: Public Health Services

Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA

 

Type of Request: Financial Authorization

 

Project ID (if applicable): N/A

Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Conduent Public Health Solutions, Inc

 

MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A

MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A

Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal:  Exempt - Sole Source

 

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):

title

Request by the Office of the Purchasing Agent for approval of a sole source exemption from the competitive bid requirements and a renewal option with Conduent Public Health Solutions, Inc in the amount of $141,983 for maintenance, support, improvements and source code of the maven software platform for disease surveillance and outbreak management workflow application system produced by Conduent Public Health Solutions, Inc. for Public Health Services for the period of October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026, Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Sole Source.

end

 

Background and Discussion:

The MAVEN software platform provides comprehensive disease surveillance and outbreak management to integrate and coordinate timely information and analytic insights among collaborating epidemiologists, medical professionals, and public health departments. It is an automated and comprehensive solution that securely and efficiently tracks, manages, and reports on the health status of those exposed to communicable diseases.

 

Expected Impact:

The continued use of MAVEN enables state and local health agencies to collect required data and generate mandatory reporting to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide continuous and direct integration with the CDC during an outbreak crisis.

 

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): 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

10/25/2022

200

Award

9/19/2023

348

Renewal No. 1

12/19/2023

291

Amendment No. 1

10/8/2024

319

Renewal No. 2

 

Location:

Address (if applicable):

Precinct(s): Countywide

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

 

 

 

Current Fiscal Year Cost

Annual Fiscal Cost

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

Recurring Expenses

Funding Sources

 

Existing Budget

 

 

 

 

1000 - General Fund

$

$ 141,983

$ 141,983

$

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

Total Existing Budget

$

$ 141,983

$ 141,983

$

Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form)

 

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

Total Additional Budget Request

$

$

$

$

Total Funding Sources

$

$ 141,983

$ 141,983

$

Grants – Proposed Budget (For Grants Items only)

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

No. of Grant Years

Local Match Source - Existing Budget:

Choose an item.

$

$

$

 

Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request:

Choose an item.

$

$

$

 

Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total)

$

$

$

Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

 

Current Position Count for Service

-

-

-

-

Additional Positions Request

-

-

-

-

Total Personnel

-

-

-

-

 

Anticipated Court Date: 9/18/2025

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: Jennifer Kiger, Director of Office of Epidemiology, Surveillance, and Emerging Diseases, Public Health Services; Richard Pena, Buyer, Purchasing

 

Attachments (if applicable): Letter