HP has revealed that the State of California Department of General Services has selected HP notebook, tablet, workstation and desktop PCs and displays to statewide public sector segments such as education, public safety and healthcare under a two-year contract worth up to $80m annually.
Close relationships with systems integrators Western Blue and Insight Public Sector throughout a competitively bid process contributed to the state’s selection of HP as a technology provider. The contract contains options to extend for two additional one-year periods.
HP said being a California-based company, it maintains a strong relationship with the state, helping to enable the delivery of ‘consistent, innovative, reliable and secure services that satisfy the needs of residents, business and public sector agencies’, as outlined in the California IT Strategic Plan.
Stephen DeWitt, senior vice president of personal systems group at HP, said: “Federal, state and local government IT decision makers trust HP’s time-tested legacy of innovation and proven global hardware leadership. HP is proud to help the State of California answer the call for competitive pricing, always-improving security, energy efficiency, transparency and streamlined operations in government.”
Reportedly, the desktop, workstation, tablet and notebook PC products offered in the state contract have an Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Gold rating and are ENERGY STAR qualified.
