Tracking the Spend: Cal OES’ Q2 Purchases of IT Goods

The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services’ five largest purchases of IT goods in the second quarter of 2023 totaled just over $4 million. This was less than half the department’s spend on its five largest purchases of IT goods in the first quarter of the year, which totaled just over $10.3 million.

Cal OES, a Cabinet-level office, oversees and coordinates emergency preparedness, response, recovery and homeland security activities within the state.

According to the State Contracting and Procurement Registration System, Cal OES’ five largest contracts for IT goods in the second quarter of 2023 were together valued at $4,105,707, with rounding.

The five top purchases were:

• $1,015,000 for the services of a senior project manager and senior business analyst, plus other consulting costs, in a June 16 contract with Astute Solutions LLC.
• $1,006,002 for the services of a project manager, a technical data lead, plus other consulting costs, in a June 17 contract with Astute Solutions LLC.
• $969,591 for engineering and related services, in an April 3 contract with One Diversified LLC.
• $597,997 for radio, Wi-Fi, switches and related hardware, in a May 5 contract with Eyep Solutions.
• $517,117 for “unified enterprise support” including various engineering services, including for cybersecurity, in a May 3 contract with Crayon Software Experts LLC.

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.