CHP is part of the California State Transportation Agency, which also encompasses the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the High-Speed Rail Authority and a host of other entities.
From Oct. 1-Dec. 31, CHP’s top five buys of IT goods totaled $18,405,980, according to the State Contract and Procurement Registration System. Those purchases were:
- $8.6 million for all-band portable radios, in a Dec. 10 contract with Motorola Solutions Inc. that was awarded under a statewide contract.
- $2.8 million for an upgrade and annual maintenance fee for an enterprise mobile mapping implementation — a tool that can capture thousands of data points per second. The Oct. 11 contract with Taborda Solutions Inc. was awarded under the Software Licensing Program (SLP).
- $2.5 million for HP notebook computers, awarded Dec. 4 under a statewide contract to NWN Solutions Corp.
- $2.3 million for an enterprise license agreement for Palo Alto Networks, purchased Oct. 24 under the SLP from Savant Solutions Inc.
- $2.2 million for Cisco Catalyst routers, purchased Nov. 18 on a statewide contract from Presidio Holdings Inc.
The agency’s five largest purchases of IT goods in 2024 totaled $33.2 million.
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.
