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ON THE AGENDAHarris County Commissioners Court · 2026-09-17

The Court is asked to approve a sole source exemption from competitive bidding and a one-year renewal with Smiths Detection Inc for repair and maintenance of Smith Detection security screening products, covering March 1, 2027 – February 29, 2028, at $343,127.

What it means for you

If approved, Harris County would continue paying Smiths Detection Inc to maintain its security screening equipment for another year without going through a competitive bid process, because the vendor is the only available source.

Outcome

No disposition recorded yet.

Contracts & spending — see all →Harris County (countywide)

Official source

Official meeting record — Harris County Legistar ↗

The record does not attribute individual votes for this item — most items pass by named consensus rather than a contested roll call.

Quick answersfrom the official record
How much?$343,127Legistar record ↗
Who benefits?Smiths Detection IncLegistar record ↗
Who decides?Decided by a vote of the Harris County Commissioners Court. Taken up at the September 17, 2026 meeting — no outcome recorded yet.Legistar record ↗
The official caption doesn't name who pays for it — full details in the official Legistar record ↗

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