Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD
Secondary Department: Universal Services
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Sindhu Menon
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Gartner, Inc.
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): Exempt
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): Exempt
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Interlocal/Cooperative Agreement
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable):
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Choose an item.
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of the Purchasing Agent for approval to correct the amount for Gartner, Inc. from $475,000 (as approved) to $865,000 (corrected) for integrated justice information systems consulting for Universal Services - Technology through December 12, 2025, in connection with a State of Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Cooperative Contract, Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Interlocal/Cooperative Agreement.
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Background and Discussion:
On March 24th, 2022, Harris County experienced a network outage that critically impacted the JWEB
application. US subsequently engaged a leading IT thought leader with a dedicated focus on Public Safety and
Justice (PSJ) IT strategy. The experts in Gartner focus on Public Safety and Justice (PSJ) IT strategy. Their
experienced team has worked with PSJ organizations across the U.S. specifically assessing Integrated Justice
Information System (IJIS) environments and developing IJIS modernization strategies.
Expected Impact:
Continued support from consulting firm to develop IJIS integration platform sourcing strategy and IJIS
modernization roadmap.
Alternative Options:
N/A
County Strategic Plan Goal: Choose an item.
County Strategic Plan Objective: Choose an item.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): Choose an item.
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): Choose an item.
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): Choose an item.
Health Initiative (Goal 4): Choose an item.
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): Choose an item.
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): Choose an item.
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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12/13/2022 |
266 |
Award |
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11/14/2024 |
238 |
Renewal |
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1/30/2024 |
260 |
Amendment |
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1/23/2025 |
258 |
Renewal 2 |
Location: N/A
Address (if applicable):
Precinct(s): Choose an item.
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Current Fiscal Year Cost |
Annual Fiscal Cost |
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Non-Labor |
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Recurring Expenses |
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Funding Sources |
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Existing Budget |
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$ |
$865,000 |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Total Existing Budget |
$ |
$865,000 |
$ |
$ |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
$ |
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$ |
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Total Funding Sources |
$ |
$865,000 |
$ |
$ |
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Grants - Proposed Budget (For Grants Items only) |
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Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
No. of Grant Years |
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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 |
Click or tap to enter a date. |
Anticipated Court Date: 11/13/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Louis Carr, Director - IJIS - Universal Services; Karen Vasquez, Director -
Business Operations for Universal Services; Jorge Geronimo, Sr. Manager of Contract Compliance for Universal
Services; Kennedy Harden, Buyer, Harris County Purchasing
Attachments (if applicable): Letter