Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Paige McInnis
Secondary Department: Pretrial Services
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Natalie Michailides
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Renewal
Project ID (if applicable): 200363
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Consumer Safety Technology, LLC dba Intoxalock; 1A Smart Start, LLC
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 0%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): 0%
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Minimal MWDBE Availability
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Choose an item.
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of a renewal option with Consumer Safety Technology, LLC dba Intoxalock at a cost of $5,000,000; and 1A Smart Start, LLC $5,350,000 for ignition interlock devices, portable alcohol testing devices, and associated services for Pretrial Services for the period of November 30, 2025 - November 29, 2026 (200363), Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Minimal MWDBE Availability.
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Background and Discussion:
Consumer Safety Technology, LLC dba Intoxalock and 1A Smart Start, LLC. provide ignition interlock devices
(IID) and portable devices for indigent clients ordered to have this device as a condition of bond pending trial.
An IID is a breathalyzer that enables a client to start a vehicle. If a person has an IID condition of bond, the
client is required by statute to have the device installed on every vehicle the client drives.
Expected Impact:
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Alternative Options:
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County Strategic Plan Goal: 1. Make Harris County safer and more just.
County Strategic Plan Objective: B: Reduce criminal legal system exposure that does not advance public safety.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): D3: Improve outcomes for indigent defendants through holistic services and connections to ...
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