Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Financial Authorization
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Adapco, Inc.; Lonestar Prestress Manufacturing, Inc.; King Ranch Ag & Turf; Carrier Corporation; Associated Supply Co., Inc. (ASCO); Industrial Disposal Supply Co.; Kinloch Equipment & Supply, Inc.; Quadient; Pitney Bowes; Southwest Solutions Group, Inc.; Johnson Controls, Inc.; AXON Enterprise, Inc.; Kinloch Equipment Sales; Darr Equipment Co.; Cummins-Allison Corp.; HDP LTD.; Thermo King of Houston; Automated Logic; LexisNexis Matthew Bender; Gale Cengage Learning; William S. Hein & Company, Inc.; World Book, Inc.; Houston Map Company - Key Maps; West Publishing Corporation; Bibliotheca; Motorola Solutions, Inc.; International Business Machines Corporation; VOTEC Corporation; Tritek Systems, Inc.; JusticeTrax, Inc.; OverDrive, Inc.; Midwest Tape, LLC; Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI); emocha Mobile Health, Inc.; Bloomberg Finance L.P.; SS&C Technologies, Inc.; Banks Environmental Data - A Division of The Banks Group; CovertTrack Group; Online Computer Library CTR Inc.; Bamboo HR LLC; LexisNexis Online Research Products and Services; CaseWorthy, Inc.; Courthouse Direct.com, Inc.; CorrecTek; ContentActive, LLC; FileOnQ, Inc.; Foray Technologies; Kronos Incorporated; Shiftwise; West Publishing Corporation d/b/a West, a Thomson Reuters business; Zoobean Inc.; NicheVision Forensics, LLC; Eccentex Corporation; Agilent Technologies, Inc.; QIAGEN, Inc.; CooperSurgical; MJ Management Service; NMS; Cireson; Agilent; Transcore; Life Technologies; Rush Truck Centers of Texas, LP; Texas Bus Sales; Houston Freightliner & Western Star; Trevipay; Mustang Machinery Company LTD; FCA North America Holding, LLC; Siddons-Martin Emergency Group; Ring Power Corporation; Houston Mack Sales & SVS c/o Vanguard Truck Center of Houston; Heil of Texas; Lansdowne Moody Co; Remotec Inc; Doggett Heavy Machinery; Holt Truck Centers of Texas LLC; Unify Energy Solutions; Siemens Industry, Inc.
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): Exempt
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable):
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Sole Source
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 sole source exemption from the competitive bid requirements with multiple vendors for various industrial, technology, medical products and services, and/or groups of publications for Harris County for the period of January 1, 2026 - March 31, 2026, Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Sole Source.
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Background and Discussion:
Request for approval of a sole source exemption from the competitive bid requirements for various industrial,
technology, medical products and services, and/or groups of publications for Harris County for the period of January 01, 2026 - March 31, 2026, Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Sole Source.
Expected Impact:
The Office of the Harris County Purchasing Agent has confirmed the sole source exemption.
Alternative Options:
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Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): Choose an item.
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): Choose an item.
Health Initiative (Goal 4): Choose an item.
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Housing Initiative (Goal 6): Choose an item.
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any): N/A
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Anticipated Court Date: 12/18/2025
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Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Azadeh Rahmdel, Purchasing
Attachments (if applicable): Letter