Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Paige McInnis
Secondary Department: Toll Road Authority
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Roberto Trevino
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Renewal
Project ID (if applicable): 210165
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Computacenter United States Inc.
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): Choose an item.
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of a renewal option with Computacenter United States Inc. for storage network area and object storage solution(s), appliances and related items for the Toll Road Authority for the period of July 20, 2025 - July 19, 2026 at a cost of $4,022,068 (210165), Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible.
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Background and Discussion:
This renewal with Pivot dba Computacenter (Job No. 21/0165) is for Storage Network Area and Object Storage Solution(s), appliances and related items for Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA). This service is a critical piece in providing multi-cloud storage, virtual data services and protection to HCTRA’s IT infrastructure. The renewal is for July 20, 2025 through July 19, 2026.
Expected Impact:
Continuation of these services will allow optimization of HCTRA’s data management and high storage efficiency that interconnects to multiple servers.
Alternative Options:
No other recommended option for this identified need.
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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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06/08/2021 |
199 |
Request for approval of project scheduled for advertisement |
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07/20/2021 |
374 |
Request for approval of an award on the basis of only bid |
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08/02/2022 |
193 |
Request for approval of a renewal option |
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03/26/2024 |
366 |
Request for approval of a renewal option |
Location: N/A
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total) |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
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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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Anticipated Court Date: 3/27/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 7/20/2025
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Shadonna Williams, Toll Road Authority; Patrick Acosta, Senior Buyer, Purchasing
Attachments (if applicable): Letter