The state board and the nine Regional Water Quality Control Boards have regulatory responsibility for protecting the water quality of nearly 1.6 million acres of lakes, 1.3 million acres of bays and estuaries, 211,000 miles of rivers and streams, and about 1,100 miles of California coastline.
According to the State Contracting and Procurement Registration System, the state board spent $4,452,645 on its four purchases of IT services between April 1 and June 30. By comparison, the state board spent nearly $19 million on its five largest purchases of IT services in the first quarter of the year.
The four buys of IT services in Q2 were:
- $3,326,445 for telecommunications and videoconferencing services, in a June 29 competitively bid contract with AGP Video Inc. that runs through June 30, 2027.
- $600,000 for software maintenance support services in an April 6 contract with Technology Crest Corp. that runs through June 30, 2024. It was awarded under the state IT Master Services Agreement.
- $500,000 for loans and grants tracking system maintenance, in a May 1 California Multiple Awards Schedule (CMAS) contract with Northbridge Environmental Management Consultants that runs through Oct. 31, 2024.
- $26,200 for maintenance service in an April 3 contract with Mergent Systems Inc. that runs through Dec. 31, 2027. It was a proprietary contract and was non-competitively bid.
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.
