According to the State Contracting and Procurement Registration System, CHP spent $18,770,834 on its five largest buys in Q1, the majority of which was for in-car video cameras and related equipment.
In the last quarter of 2023, CHP spent $22,435,700 on its five largest purchases of IT goods, the majority of which was for radio and communications equipment and notebook computers.
From Jan. 1 through March 31, CHP’s top five buys of IT goods, with rounding, were:
- $14,987,727 for in-car video camera units, in a March 5 statewide contract with Coban Technologies Inc.
- $1,216,654 for Microsoft Unified Advanced Support for cloud services, in a Feb. 21 contract with a term of Feb. 27, 2024, through Feb. 26, 2025. This contract was awarded to Softchoice Corp. under the software licensing program.
- $888,981 for Sharp multicolor printers in a March 21 cooperative-agreement contract with Smile Business Products Inc.
- $879,666 for Panasonic Win Pro-11 tablet computers, in a Jan. 8 statewide contract with CDW Government LLC.
- $797,806 for Cisco CX Enterprise Agreement in a Feb. 28 statewide contract with Presidio Networked Solutions Group.
The department’s five largest purchases of IT services in the first quarter of 2024 totaled $4,843,923, with the majority of that — $4,567,350 — coming in a March 29 contract with Flock Group Inc. for an annual subscription.
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.
