Wildlife Department’s IT Buys Included Drones, iPads, Sensors

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife spent just more than $1 million in the first quarter of 2022 on its five largest purchases of IT goods.

Those items included iPads, routers, video-equipped drones, forest-fuel sensors and storage expansion enclosures, according to data in the State Contract and Procurement Registration System. Those five purchases, made between Jan. 1 and March 31 and totaling $1,074,941 with rounding, included:

• $249,583 for Peplink MAX-BR1-5GH-T-PRM MAX BR1 5G routers, purchased through a competitive small-business award on March 2 through Ablegov Inc.
• $248,571 for Skydio X2E Starter Kit drones with video capabilities. The devices were purchased on Feb. 3 through McMaverick in a competitive bid through the state’s Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise contract vehicle.
• $236,672 for forest-fuel moisture sensors, purchased through Technical and Business Systems Inc. on Feb. 25 under a competitive small-business contract.
• $225,002 for iPads (9th Generation) with Wi-Fi + Cellular 64GB, purchased Feb. 8 through Natix Inc. under a statewide contract.
• $115,113 for Dell EMC ME412 Storage Expansion Enclosures, purchased Jan. 5 through PC Specialists under a statewide contract.