According to the State Contracting and Procurement Registration System, CAL FIRE spent $15,642,736 from July 1 through Dec. 31 on its five largest buys. They were for:
- $13,358,095 for “Year 2 FY23 radio mobile maintenance and support contract” with RadioMobile Inc., in a Dec. 14 competitive small-business contract.
- $999,773 for “Monthly data plan fee (275KB) … for FY 23-24 Term: 6/1/2023 to 5/31/2024,” in an Oct. 18 small-business competitive contract with GovMobile LLC.
- $498,775 for “Agency Level Validation EMS, Service dates 7/1/23-6/30/24,” awarded to ImageTrend Inc. in an Aug. 10 competitively bid contract.
- $400,000 for “Metro Area Network Ethernet for multiple locations statewide,” in a Nov. 30 competitively bid contract with Comcast.
- $386,093 for “Metro Area Network Ethernet for multiple locations statewide,” in a July 17 competitively bid contract with Comcast.
By comparison, CAL FIRE spent $24,912,901 on its five largest buys of IT services in the first half of 2023.
The periodic reports of spending on IT goods and services by agencies and departments in state government are compiled by Industry Insider — California as a way of highlighting procurements and trends.
