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File #: 22-4720    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Purchase Order Status: Passed
File created: 7/29/2022 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 8/2/2022 Final action: 8/2/2022
Title: Request by the Office of the Purchasing Agent for approval of an OMNIA Partners, Public Sector Cooperative Purchasing Program purchase on the basis of low quote from Insight Public Sector, Inc. in the amount of $170,452 for an enterprise solution for public information request for Universal Services - Technology for the period of August 2, 2022 - August 1, 2023, with four (4) one-year renewal options, MWDBE Contracted Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible.
Department: Purchasing
Department Head/Elected Official: DeWight Dopslauf

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA

Type of Request: Purchase Order

Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Insight Public Sector, Inc.

MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 0%
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of the Purchasing Agent for approval of an OMNIA Partners, Public Sector Cooperative Purchasing Program purchase on the basis of low quote from Insight Public Sector, Inc. in the amount of $170,452 for an enterprise solution for public information request for Universal Services - Technology for the period of August 2, 2022 - August 1, 2023, with four (4) one-year renewal options, MWDBE Contracted Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible.
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Background and Discussion:
Request for approval of a State of Texas Department of Information Resources Cooperative Contract purchase on the basis of low quote from Insight Public Sector for GovQA. GovQA is an enterprise software-as-a-service solution to be used in response to public information requests for the county at a cost of $170,451.49, MWDBE Contracted Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request.

GovQA is an enterprise software-as-a-service solution designed to streamline the public information request process in accordance with the Texas Public Information Act (PIA).

The intake, vetting, tracking, redaction and delivery of records is accomplished with secure, online tools and can be used by individual agencies or used across multiple agencies for a collaborative response to information requests. GovQA simplifies the entire process of handling information requests and helps facilitate timely responses while providing accurate reporting, record retention and full audit trail.

The GovQA solution is currently in use within the county at Harris County Sheriff's...

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