Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD
Secondary Department: Toll Road Authority
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Roberto Trevino
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
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
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval to extend a contract 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 October 20, 2026 - October 20, 2027, with no increase in pricing (210165), Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible.
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Background and Discussion:
This is an extension for Job No. 210165 Storage Network Area and Object Solution(s), appliances and Related Items for the toll Road Authority. This contract extension with Computacenter United States Inc. is for support of HCTRA’s cloud infrastructure. This service is a critical piece in providing multi-cloud storage, virtual data services and protection to HCTRA’s IT Infrastructure. The Toll Road Authority has budgeted $4,000,000 for the extension of this contract.
Expected Impact:
The approval of this extension allows the Toll Road Authority to continue to utilize these services that allow for optimization of HCTRA’s data management and high storage efficiency that interconnects to multiple servers.
Alternative Options:
There is no alternative solution for the identified need.
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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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06/08/2021 |
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Approval to Advertise |
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07/20/2021 |
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Contract Award Approved |
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08/02/2022 |
193 |
Renewal 1 of 4 Approved |
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04/04/2023 |
258 |
Renewal 2 of 4 Approved |
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03/26/2024 |
459 |
Renewal 3 of 4 Approved |
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03/27/2025 |
360 |
Renewal 4 of 4 Approved |
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07/09/2026 |
270 |
Extension Approved |
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Precinct(s): Countywide
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Anticipated Court Date: 9/22/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 10/20/2026
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Patrick Acosta, Senior Buyer, Harris County Purchasing; Tara Gibson, Coordinator, Contract Compliance Officer | Administration, Supply Chain Management| Harris County Toll Road Authority;
Attachments (if applicable): Letter