Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD
Secondary Department: Sheriff
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Ed Gonzalez
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): 230297
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Carahsoft Technology Corporation
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 0%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible
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 an agreement with Carahsoft Technology Corporation in the additional amount of $21,162 for additional services for digital evidence extraction and analysis software for the Sheriff's Office for the period of October 10, 2025 - October 10, 2026 (230297), Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible.
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Background and Discussion:
Request by the District Attorney’s Office to amend contract 23/0297 to add services for Constable Precinct 1 and Constable Precinct 5 to be able to investigate, charge and convict criminals that have used their electronic devices for illegal manners. This tool will allow us to have better tools to capture and convict criminals of Harris County. Funds for these additional services will come from the Constable Precinct’s budgets, respectively.
Expected Impact:
This addition will support Constable Precinct 1 and Constable Precinct 5 to be able to investigate, charge and convict criminals that have used their electronic devices for illegal manners. This tool will allow us to have better tools to capture and convict criminals of Harris County.
Alternative Options:
There are no alternative options for this contract amendment.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 1. Make Harris County safer and more just.
County Strategic Plan Objective: A: Reduce violent crime across the County.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): A4: Improve safety through targeted pursuit of violent crime suspects.
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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10/10/23 |
395 |
Contract Award |
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12/19/23 |
302 |
Amendment 1 |
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01/30/24 |
262 |
Amendment 2 |
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10/8/24 |
257 |
Renewal 1 |
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07/10/25 |
147 |
Renewal 2 |
Location: N/A
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Choose an item.
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
Digital Evidence Extraction and Analysis Software for the Harris County Sheriff's Office |
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Current Fiscal Year Cost |
Annual Fiscal Cost |
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Non-Labor |
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Recurring Expenses |
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Funding Sources |
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Existing Budget |
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1000 - General Fund |
$ |
$21,163 |
$21,163 |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Existing Budget |
$ |
$21,163 |
$21,163 |
$ |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Funding Sources |
$ |
$21,163 |
$21,163 |
$ |
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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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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 |
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CAO Review Completion Date |
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Anticipated Court Date: 4/30/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date):
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department:
Christopher Le, Budget Manager, Harris County District Attorney’s Office
William Herr Jr, Sergeant, Harris County Constable Precinct 1
Chris Gore, Assistant Chief, Harris County Constable Precinct 1
Roxanne Black, Chief Clerk, Harris County Constable Precinct 1
Tiffany Chaffin, Harris County Constable Precinct 5
Buki Oyewumi, Sr. Contract Manager, Office of Purchasing
Attachments (if applicable): Letter, Amendment