Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on exempting Texas Community Supervision Alternatives (TCSA), LLC from the competitive bidding requirements established by Section 262.024 (a) (7) of the Texas Local Government Code Discretionary Exemptions, as the sole provider for supervision services for the Williamson County Attorney's Office Pre-Trial Intervention Program and authorize execution of the agreement.

Approval of the supervision services for the pre-trial intervention program will support the operations of the Williamson County Attorney's Office.  Texas Community Supervision Alternatives (TCSA), LLC is the sole supplier of private industry operated monitoring services of pre-trial defendants in the State of Texas.  The sole source posting was in BidSync for 14 days with no competitive responses received.  The requested Sole Source designation would be applicable for a period of 36 months.  The contract with TCSA is for a period of one year with two optional one year renewals.  The contract attached includes the services provided by TCSA.  This service is no cost to Williamson County as the program fees are collected when a person is signed into the program.  The County is later invoiced for those fees on a monthly basis.  Invoices are coded to 0364.0475.004100.  Department contact is County Attorney Dee Hobbs.