Tracking the Spend: Caltrans’ Top Buys of IT Goods, Services in 2024

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) spent just more than $12 million on its five largest purchases of IT goods last year, including telematics, servers, communications gear and apps.

Caltrans is one of more than a dozen departments, boards and commissions that are part of the California Transportation Commission.

According to the State Contract and Procurement Registration System, Caltrans’ five largest buys from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31 totaled $12,117,648. Those buys included:

• $3.1 million for Geotab telematics devices and associated hardware, purchased June 20 from Geotab USA under a statewide contract
• $2.8 million for communications-related equipment in a Jan. 12 statewide contract with Motorola Solutions Inc.
• $2.3 million for XTREME APP, a geo-mapping and geo-tagging tool, in an Oct. 30 contract with Visionary Integration Professionals awarded under the Software Licensing Program (SLP)
• $2 million for HP computers in a Feb. 12 statewide contract with NWN Solutions Corp.
• $1.9 million for a one-year VMware Cloud Foundation subscription purchased June 6 through the SLP from Enterprise Networking Solutions Inc.

Also during 2024, Caltrans spent $22,985,612 on its five largest contracts for IT services. Those contracts were for:

• $5 million for GIS support and consulting services, in a June 30 contract with SymSoft Solutions LLC that runs through June 29, 2027
• $4.9 million for business intelligence data warehousing services in a three-year contract with Delegata Corp. that runs through June 29, 2027
• $4.8 million to expand and enhance critical enterprise infrastructure in a three-year contract with Acuity Technical Solutions LLC that runs through June 29, 2027
• $4.7 million for ADSD transformation in a contract that runs from June 1, 2024, through April 30, 2026, with Visionary Integration Professionals
• $3.6 million for Advantage Standard Maintenance support for one year that ended Dec. 31, with CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc.

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.