Here Are Statewide Contract Awards for Purchases of Tablets, Devices

The California Department of General Services’ (DGS) Procurement Division has announced the award of new mandatory state contracts for departments and agencies seeking to purchase tablets and “2-in-1 devices,” which are convertible laptops and detachable tablets.

DGS announced the contract awards Wednesday. They had a start date of Aug. 1.

Under the awards, the tablets and 2-in-1 devices specified in DGS’ Broadcast Bulletin “are mandatory for use by all state of California departments except when the Small Business/Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (SB/DVBE) Off-Ramp provision is utilized.” The bulletin notes that the contracts are considered Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP), or “green” contracts.

Following are the contracts, the original equipment manufacturers and the contractors:

• 1-21-70-08A: Microsoft; Natix Inc.
• 1-21-70-08B: Dell; Granite Data Solutions
• 1-21-70-08C: HP; NWN Corp.
• 1-21-70-08D: Getac; NWN Corp.
• 1-21-70-08E: Samsung; Zones LLC
• 1-21-70-08F: Lenovo; Zones LLC
• 1-21-70-08G: Apple; Natix
• 1-21-70-08H: Panasonic; CDW·G
• 1-21-70-08I: Zebra Technologies; Vantage ID