Department: Purchasing
Department Head/Elected Official: DeWight Dopslauf
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Renewal
Project ID (if applicable): 210317
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences; Berkeley Research Group, LLC; Civis Analytics, Inc.; Elite Research, LLC; Ernst & Young, LLP; Guidehouse Inc.; January Advisors; KPMG LLP; Luminosity, Inc.; PFM Group Consulting LLC; Protiviti, Inc.; Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc.; Rite Software Solutions & Services LLC; RSM US LLP; The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. and William Marsh Rice University
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of a renewal option with American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences; Berkeley Research Group, LLC; Civis Analytics, Inc.; Elite Research, LLC; Ernst & Young, LLP; Guidehouse Inc.; January Advisors; KPMG LLP; Luminosity, Inc.; PFM Group Consulting LLC; Protiviti, Inc.; Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc.; Rite Software Solutions & Services LLC; RSM US LLP; The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. and William Marsh Rice University for applied research and data analysis, strategic planning and management strategies and other services for Harris County for the period of April 1, 2024 - March 31, 2025 at a cost of $10,000,000 (210317), Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request.
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Background and Discussion:
On March 22, 2022, Commissioners Court provided preliminary approval of contract awards subject to final approval from Commissioners court upon the development of scopes of services with the following vendors: American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences; Berkeley Research Group, LLC; Civis Analytics, Inc.; Elite Research, LLC; Ernst & Young, LLP; Guidehouse Inc.; January Advisors; KPMG LLP; Luminosity, Inc.; PFM Group Consulting LLC; Protiviti, Inc.; Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc.; Rite Software Solutions & Services LLC; RSM US LLP; William Marsh Rice University; and The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. for applied research and data analysis, strategic planning and management strategies, and other services for Harris County as needed for the period of March 22, 2022 - March 31, 2023 with four one -year renewal options, and the County reserves the right to negotiate with other offerors if unable to agree to executable contracts. Job No. 210317 resulted in a vendor pool multi- award resulting from the RFP process, subsequently, subprojects have successfully resulted from the project award, and all have been presented and approved by Court.
Expected Impact:
Renewal of this slate of qualified firms, that can provide consulting services on an as-needed basis, will continue streamline project processes and shorten project delivery timelines. There is no fiscal impact for this item at this time as the firms will continue to be engaged and paid after being selected for specific projects in the future.
Alternative Options:
Court could choose to continue current processes without the use of this vendor pool, which sometimes experience delays due to timelines imposed by individual RFPs.
Alignment with Goal(s):
X Justice and Safety
X Economic Opportunity
X Housing
X Public Health
X Transportation
X Flooding
X Environment
X Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
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09/28/2021 |
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Request for approval of a project scheduled for advertisement and consent for Request for Proposal for 210317 |
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03/22/2022 |
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Approval of contract awards on the basis of best quotes |
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3/14/2023 |
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Approved First Renewal |
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Anticipated Court Date: 3/26/2024
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: Gisselle Zapata, Sr. Buyer, Purchasing
Attachments (if applicable): Letter