# Preferred Technologies LLC · TX DIR purchase record

> State-procurement record: https://www.xh1b.org/contract/a278f9ac-e905-4382-a50d-94de202c320e · [vendor profile](https://www.xh1b.org/org/preferred-technologies-llc-3d6f85ca8c)

Texas DIR reports cooperative purchase transactions. The source sales fact number identifies each transaction; shipped dates are shipment dates, not contract starts.

| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Vendor (as filed) | Preferred Technologies LLC |
| Matched employer record | [Preferred Technologies LLC](https://www.xh1b.org/org/preferred-technologies-llc-3d6f85ca8c) |
| Customer as filed | City of Houston |
| State | [TX](https://www.xh1b.org/state-contracts/TX) |
| DIR purchase amount | $1384143.57 |
| Shipment date | 2025-08-28 |
| Contract end date | 2026-02-18 |
| Texas DIR contract type | Hardware |
| Contract number | 66217471 |
| Description (as filed) | Law Enforcement, Surveillance and Security Monitoring, Emergency Preparedness, Disaster Recovery Technology Products and Services |
| Place of performance | [Houston, TX, 77093](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Houston%2C%20TX%2C%2077093) |
| County (FIPS) | 48201 |
| Source URL | https://data.texas.gov/d/w64c-ndf7 |
| Ingested | 2026-07-14 |

The stored run f5a788cc-2d89-4a00-bad1-cdcc5cdf50e5 belongs to contracts_aus, not this jurisdiction. Source custody is unresolved.

## Other government contracts with this vendor (6574 on record)

Page 1 of 822. 6574 related source records.

| Contract | Ledger | Date | Recorded value |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Austin Water](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/a90081ff-6ecc-4fe2-b0d6-cf1a84a36495) | State · AUS | 2026-10-02 | $24996.07 (Award amount) |
| [Austin Water](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/fa7b50fb-f9af-49b9-a0a6-12a7c2e5bd20) | State · AUS | 2026-09-25 | $11678.46 (Award amount) |
| [Communications & Technology Management](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/d5eb712f-7eb6-4a75-b6b5-0485dcc995b3) | State · AUS | 2026-09-17 | $18517.66 (Award amount) |
| [Communications & Technology Management](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/6c765c11-c1df-4644-94db-c784a7b75ad6) | State · AUS | 2026-09-14 | $52521.48 (Award amount) |
| [Austin Water](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/b94305f5-a7cc-4611-bd2e-ad390d28ecb2) | State · AUS | 2026-09-04 | $506.55 (Award amount) |
| [Communications & Technology Management](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/cbec81bd-fd2e-4737-b621-69385ec36153) | State · AUS | 2026-09-02 | $1522.00 (Award amount) |
| [Austin Water](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/930a4c0e-c8dd-4daa-affe-44f84a7fa245) | State · AUS | 2026-08-19 | $8519.50 (Award amount) |
| [Austin Water](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/3aebe12a-d539-4792-b7f2-bc7b2d692223) | State · AUS | 2026-07-30 | $2912.50 (Award amount) |

## More

- Full page (charts, tables, interactive): https://www.xh1b.org/contract/a278f9ac-e905-4382-a50d-94de202c320e


## References

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1. XH1B method or registry · XH1B. [State contracts and Connecticut payments: source registry; Reading Public Records and Derived Indicators](https://www.xh1b.org/data-sources). Source registry entry: state_contracts; Reading records: units, source coverage, wage gaps, entity links, and inference limits. XH1B dataset description: State government award and vendor records. Connecticut Open Expenditures records payments, including grants. Payment totals stay separate from contract awards. Record identity fields vary by source; amounts and descriptions do not set identity.; These are the site's review methods, not validated predictions of wrongdoing. Inspect underlying records and alternative explanations.

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2. Dataset documentation · USAspending / U.S. Treasury. [Federal Spending Guide: contract transactions](https://www.usaspending.gov/data/Federal-Spending-Guide.pdf#page=9). Pages 3, 5, 9 and 17: transactions, amount fields and recipient identifiers. Contract downloads contain prime award transactions. XH1B’s use of recipient identifiers for employer links is its own processing step. Checked 2026-10-18.