According to the State Contracting and Procurement Registration System, DHS spent $10,630,079 on the five largest buys of IT goods, which included license agreements and other items. They include:
- $4,920,578 for a renewal (FY 2022-23) of its VMware enterprise license agreement, in a March 13 statewide contract that runs through April 30, 2026, with Kovarus Inc.
- $1,583,742 for Cisco software support service, in a Jan. 20 statewide contract with Presidio Networked Solutions Group.
- $1,540,155 for a one-year “Enterprise License Agreement, Enterprise Support Agreement and Platinum Support, Extended Expertise” in a March 31 contract with Kovarus Inc. that expires March 30, 2024. The contract was under the state Software Licensing Program (SLP).
- $1,460,964 for year one of an on-premises Care Staffer License for up to 100 users, expandable to 500, in an exempt contract with Care Systems Inc. that runs through Jan. 3, 2024.
- $1,124,640 for “Unified Enterprise Support” in a one-year SLP contract with Zones LLC that runs through Feb. 23, 2024.
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.
