Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD
Secondary Department: District Attorney
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Sean Teare
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): CDW Government LLC (TIPS 230105)
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Interlocal/Cooperative Agreement
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) award on the basis of low quote and that the County Judge execute an addendum to an agreement with CDW Government LLC (TIPS 230105) in the amount of $188,096 for Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure for the District Attorney's Office for the period of February 12, 2026 - February 11, 2027 with four (4) one-year renewal options, Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Interlocal/Cooperative Agreement.
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Background and Discussion:
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) services allow the District Attorney’s office to manage hybrid cloud environments and deploy applications and work loads at scale on any cloud environment. NCI is a distributed infrastructure platform for enterprise IT applications. NCI software combines compute, storage, and networking resources from a cluster of servers into a single logical pool with integrated resiliency, security, performance, and simplified administration. With NCI, DAO can efficiently deploy and manage data and applications across datacenter, edge, and cloud environments without the complexity or cost of traditional infrastructure.
Expected Impact:
The approval of this contract will allow the District Attorney’s Office to utilize cloud infrastructure services that are vital to operations.
Alternative Options:
There is not an alternative option for this identified need.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 1. Make Harris County safer and more just.
County Strategic Plan Objective: E: Increase efficiency across the legal system.
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Prior Court Action (if any): N/A
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Address (if applicable): 1201 Franklin St., Houston, TX 77002
Precinct(s): Precinct 1
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Anticipated Court Date: 2/12/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 2/12/2026
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Patrick Acosta, Senior Buyer, Harris County Purchasing; Trevor Smith, Harris County District Attorney’s Office;
Attachments (if applicable): Letter, addendum