Tracking the Spend: $5.7M for Fish and Wildlife’s Top 5 Buys of IT Goods in 2024

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) spent $5.7 million on its five largest purchases of IT goods in 2024.

That total, which includes licensing fees, subscriptions and hardware, was almost 50 percent higher than what DFW spent on its five largest buys of IT goods in 2023, which was $3.7 million.

According to the State Contract and Procurement Registration System, those five largest buys were:

• $2.5 million for camera-based vision systems for automated data collection, in a Feb. 22 contract with Integrated Surveillance that was awarded as an informal competitive bid
• $1.5 million for SailPoint Identity Security Business Plus, in an April 4 contract that runs through May 31, 2028, with Kovarus Inc. under the Software Licensing Program (SLP)
• $627,912 for Tempo Timekeeping license subscription, in a Oct. 1 contract that runs through Dec. 31, 2027. The SLP contract is with Ten Consulting LLC
• $561,663 for monthly service charges with Geotab USA Inc., a fleet management company, in a March 26 statewide contract
• $458,469 for Custom Pinpoint Pro+ Collar hardware, which tracks wildlife, in a Sept. 12 statewide contract with Lotek Wireless Inc.

By comparison, from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2023, DFW spent $3.7 million for its five largest buys of IT goods. Those buys were for:

• $1.1 million for monthly telematic services with Geotab USA Inc., in a May 30 statewide contract
• $1.1 million for HP desktop computers in an April 1 statewide contract with NWN Solutions Corp.
• $817,890 for PowerEdge R650 servers in a Dec. 28 statewide contract with PC Specialists Inc.
• $434,250 for a Cisco enterprise bundle, in a May 25 statewide contract with Presidio Networked Solutions Group
• $245,769 for Peplink Max routers and related equipment, in a Jan. 3 contract with Ablegov Inc. that was competitively bid under the small-business option

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.