Tracking the Spend: $33.2M for CHP's 5 Largest Buys of IT Goods in 2024

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) spent a little more than $33 million on its five largest buys of IT goods in 2024, an incremental increase over 2023’s corresponding total of about $31 million. Five companies accounted for the five largest contracts both years.

According to the State Contract and Procurement Registration System, CHP spent $33,212,714 on its five largest buys from Jan. 1-Dec. 31 last year. Those contracts were for:

• $15 million for in-car video cameras, in a March 5 statewide contract with Coban Technologies Inc.
• $8.6 million for all-band portable radios, in a Dec. 10 statewide contract with Motorola Solutions Inc.
• $3.4 million for a records management system in a one-year contract with Visionary Integration Professionals LLC. The contract, dated Sept. 20, runs from Dec. 1, 2024, through Nov. 30, 2025, and was awarded on a non-competitive basis because it’s proprietary maintenance.
• $3.2 million for Aruba switch hardware in a May 9 statewide contract with NWN Solutions Corp.
• $3 million for all-band portable radios in a May 9 statewide contract with Motorola Solutions Inc.

From Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2023, CHP spent $31,368,106 on its five largest buys of IT goods. Those five contracts were for:

• $11.1 million for in-car video cameras in a March 21 statewide contract with Coban Technologies Inc.
• $8.6 million for radio equipment in a Nov. 7 statewide contract with Motorola Solutions Inc.
• $5.2 million for HP notebook computers in a Nov. 3 statewide contract with NWN Solutions Corp.
• $3. 5 million for Analytics BS Suite Viewer in an Oct. 5 contract with Visionary Integration Professionals LLC under the Software Licensing Program (SLP) that ran from Sept. 28, 2023, through Nov. 30, 2024.
• $2.9 million for Tritech VisiCAD software in an Oct. 11 SLP contract with OPTM.

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.