Department: Purchasing
Department Head/Elected Official: DeWight Dopslauf
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Renewal
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Gartner, Inc.
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of a State of Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Cooperative Contract renewal option with Gartner, Inc. for subscription - based research and related services for Universal Services - Technology for the period of March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025 at a cost of $297,767, Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris County is the nation’s third largest county and utilizes various funding sources including state and
federal grants. As such, Harris County seeks to establish contracts with qualified vendor(s) who can abide by
the state and federal grant requirements to provide security equipment and other related items for its
locations.
Expected Impact:
Gartner supplies the following to Universal Services:
1) Gartner as part of the service will provide expertise on pre-contract awards and competitive prices,
e.g., Universal Services and Purchasing was coach on how to work with Oracle on a contract
compliance item which may have resulted in millions in additional costs.
2) Gartner is educating our work force and improving the knowledge base.
3) Gartner will be providing best practices in operational areas, e.g., vendor management, lifecycle
management, security, data governance, software management.
Alternative Options:
While there are many consulting firms, Gartner has a breath that spans all aspects of the IT environment.
Other firms are niche participants or specialized in certain areas.
Alignment with Goal(s):
X Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Renewal 2 Request that the County Judge execute an amendment to an agreement with Gartner, Inc. in the additional amount of $174,704 for additional licenses for subscription-based research and related services for Universal Services - Technology in connection with a State of Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Cooperative Contract. Request for approval to correct the amount for Gartner, Inc. from $392,465 (as approved) to $466,514 (corrected) for subscription-based research and related services for Universal Services - Technology, in connection with a State of Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Cooperative Contract amendment approved by Commissioners Court on February 8, 2022. Request that the County Judge execute an amendment to an agreement and a renewal option with Gartner, Inc. in the additional amount of $392,465 for subscription-based research and related services for Universal Services - Technology for the extended period of March 1, 2022 - February 28, 2023, in connection with a State of Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Cooperative Contract Request by the Office of the Purchasing Agent for approval of a State of Texas Department of Information Resources Cooperative Contract purchase and that the County Judge execute an agreement with Gartner, Inc. in the amount of $74,049 for subscription-based research and related services for Universal Services - Technology for the period of January 1, 2022 - February 28, 2022, with three one-year renewal options. Request for approval of a State of Texas Department of Information Resources cooperative contract purchase from Gartner, Inc., on the basis of only quote in the amount of $432,943 for subscription-based research and related services for Harris County Universal Services- Technology for the term through December 31, 2021, with four one- year renewal options. |
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Anticipated Court Date: 2/27/2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): N/A
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Jorge Geronimo, Contracts Administrator, Universal Services
Angelica Bledsoe, Buyer, Purchasing
Attachments (if applicable): Letter