The California Department of Technology (CDT) spent exactly $61,044,056.32 on its five most expensive such buys, all of which were multiyear contracts. That was true last year as well, but this year’s number represents a decline in a year-over-year comparison of the same period and same type of spend. From Jan. 1-June 30, 2022, CDT made 253 purchases of IT goods and spent $253.8 million on its five most expensive such purchases, in a series of multiyear contracts.
With rounding, here are CDT’s five costliest IT goods purchases so far this year, based on data in the State Contracting and Procurement Registration System:
- $34.9 million to CA Inc. for software license and support subscription renewal. This is a three-year contract, from March 31-March 30, 2026.
- $6.9 million to Crayon Software Experts through Microsoft Volume Licensing (MVL), most likely for Microsoft Office 365 government community cloud E5 application suites for all language. Tenant is indicated Crayon Software Experts as Contra Costa Department of IT, likely a reference to the department within Contra Costa County. This is a contract of just less than three years, from May 1-March 31, 2026.
- $6.8 million to Crayon Software Experts through MVL, most likely for Microsoft Office 365 government community cloud E5 application suites for all language. This contract is just under three years, from June 1-March 31, 2026.
- $6.2 million to Presidio Networked Solutions Group for Cisco Smart Net warranty. This is a roughly three-year contract, from April 7-April 19, 2026.
- $6.2 million to Crayon Software Experts through MVL, probably for Microsoft Office 365 government community cloud G3 file system archiving. This is a three-year contract, from April 1-March 31, 2026.
