California Victim Compensation Board

Item 5: Contract Report

November 21, 2024

The Board has delegated to the Executive Officer the authority to execute contracts with county victim centers for the verification of victim compensation program applications; contracts with counties for assistance in the effective collection of restitution from offenders; contracts for the review and adjustment of medical bills received by the California Victim Compensation Program; and contracts for the maintenance of the Board’s information technology system.

Further, the Board has delegated to the Executive Officer the authority to execute all other contracts in an amount not to exceed $200,000. All contracts in excess of $200,000 require Board approval prior to execution.

For all contracts for which the Executive Officer has delegated authority, the Executive Officer reports to the Board the substance and amount of the contract at the meeting following execution of the contract.

Contractor Name and PO/Contract Number	Contract Amount and Contract Term	Good or Service Provided
Approval
No approvals requested.
Informational
Contractor Name: OPTM West PO Number: 3253	Contract Amount: $178,625.59 Term: 11/2/2024 – 11/1/2025	This procurement is to renew the premium support and subscriptions for the Palo Alto Networks fleet for twelve (12) months. This was procured through Mandatory Statewide Contract 1-19-70-19P for Enterprise Technology.
Contractor Name: Acuity Technical Solutions LLC PO Number: 3261	Contract Amount: $55,822.82 Term: 10/21/2024 – 10/20/2025	This procurement is to renew Dynatrace, an application monitoring tool for twelve (12) months. Dynatrace detects problems and reports on abnormal situations, including performance degradations, improper functionality, or lack of availability. This was procured utilizing the Competitive – Informal acquisition method.
Contractor Name: U.S. Postal Service PO Number: PR 24-021	Contract Amount: $50,000.00 Term: N/A	This procurement is to replenish CalVCB’s postage account. Postage is needed to continue daily mailings from CalVCB to claimants and stakeholders.  This was procured utilizing State Administrative Manual (SAM) section 8120.2 to prepay United Parcel Service metered accounts with revolving fund checks.