Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD
Secondary Department: County Clerk
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Teneshia Hudspeth
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Renewal
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Amazon Web Services, Inc. (DIR-TSO-4221)
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Interlocal/Cooperative Agreement
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
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 Amazon Web Services, Inc. (DIR-TSO-4221) for cloud services for the County Clerk's Office for the period of July 18, 2026 - July 17, 2027, at a cost of $1,000,000, Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Interlocal/Cooperative Agreement.
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Background and Discussion:
Request to renew a contract between Harris County Clerk’s Office and Amazon Cloud Web Services to provide cloud-computing services for the Election Department. DIR Contract Number DIR-TSO-4221 to provide cloud products and services.
Expected Impact:
Renewal of this contract will allow the awarded supplier to continue to support the Elections Department with cloud-computing services.
Alternative Options:
N/A
County Strategic Plan Goal: N/A
County Strategic Plan Objective: N/A
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): N/A
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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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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7/19/2022 |
250 |
Award |
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10/10/2023 |
279 |
First Renewal |
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3/26/2024 |
379 |
Second Renewal |
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7/10/2025 |
167 |
Third Renewal |
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3/19/2026 |
232 |
Amendment |
Location:
Address (if applicable):
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
Cloud Computing Services to Support Elections Operations |
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Annual Fiscal Cost |
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Recurring Expenses |
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Funding Sources |
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Existing Budget |
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$1,000,000 |
$1,000,000 |
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Total Existing Budget |
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$1,000,000 |
$1,000,000 |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
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Total Funding Sources |
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$1,000,000 |
$1,000,000 |
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Grants - Proposed Budget (For Grants Items only) |
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Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Choose an item. |
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Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request: Choose an item. |
$ |
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Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total) |
$ |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new Position Control Numbers (PCN)s) |
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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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County Attorney’s Office Legal Review (for Harris County Code Items only) |
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CAO Reviewer Name and Title |
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CAO Review Completion Date |
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Anticipated Court Date: 5/14/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 7/18/2026
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Stephanie Aguilar, Purchasing Specialist, Harris County Clerk’s - Elections Department; Olabisi Oluyomi, Buyer, Purchasing Department
Attachments (if applicable): Letter