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Four finalists pitch managed IT services to Hood County amid RFP evaluation

Hood County Commissioners Court · August 14, 2025

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Summary

Four top-ranked vendors (20 Second Century Technologies, CTSI, DefLogix/RedKnight, Goldsmith Solutions) presented capabilities on Aug. 12 for RFP 2025-11 covering managed IT, cybersecurity, CJIS compliance and election-day support; questions focused on CJIS, radio-network experience and local staffing.

Hood County heard presentations Aug. 12 from the four highest-ranked respondents to RFP 2025-11 for county IT contract services. Commissioners and staff held Q&A with each team; no action was taken during the presentations.

Why it matters: The county seeks an IT partner to provide managed services, cybersecurity, election support and 24/7 help-desk operations. The selected vendor will be entrusted with CJIS-protected systems and critical services for county operations and elections.

What vendors said: 20 Second Century Technologies (Sandeep Singh, Kashif Hashmi, Christopher Pritchard) emphasized public-sector experience, SOC 2 compliance and a local Texas presence with a commitment to local hiring and rapid incident response.

CTSI (Tristan Davis, Michael Vaught) stressed county experience across Texas, a 60-day trial/service approach, CJIS compliance for all staff, in-state support locations and a layered cybersecurity posture.

DefLogix/RedKnight (Paul Rivera, James Park, Red Thomas) highlighted military-veteran leadership, NIST/CMMC competence, AI-assisted security operations and internship programs to build local cyber workforce capacity.

Goldsmith Solutions (Sam Goldsmith and team) positioned itself as a county-focused provider with 20 years’ county government experience, on-site support options, election-day support experience and references; presenter said there would be no transition/startup fee and proposed local staffing.

Questions and next steps: Commissioners asked about radio-network support, SLA response times, CJIS approvals and local staffing; vendors provided references and said they would supply contract and reference lists. The court will continue evaluation and may bring contract action at a later meeting following staff review and legal vetting.