Item 3 - Veritas Products and Services — original pdf

Backup

Posting Language ..Title Authorize an amendment to a contract for continued Veritas-Netbackup products and services for Austin Energy with TEQSYS, Inc., to increase the amount by $1,500,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $8,800,000. Funding: $1,500,000 is available in Austin Energy’s Operating Budget. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. ..Body Lead Department Financial Services Department. Client Department(s) Austin Energy. Purchasing Language: Contract Amendment. Fiscal Note Funding in the amount of $1,500,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Operating Budget of Austin Energy. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. MBE/WBE: This contract was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). For the services required for this procurement, there were no subcontracting opportunities; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established. Prior Council Action: April 7, 2022 – Council approved a contract for Veritas-Netbackup products and services with TEQSYS, Inc. May 30, 2024 – Council approved an amendment for continued Veritas-Netbackup products and services with TEQSYS, Inc. For More Information: Direct questions regarding this Recommendation for Council Action to the Financial Services Department – Central Procurement at FSDCentralProcurementRCAs@austintexas.gov or 512-974-2500. Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action: March 10, 2025 – To be reviewed by the Electric Utility Commission. Additional Backup Information: The original contract was for Veritas-NetBackup products and services, including maintenance, support, software, and training. Austin Energy utilizes Veritas-Netbackup products and services to support the recoverability and integrity of corporate data stored on the network and North American Electric Reliability Corporation Cyber Infrastructure Protection (NERC/CIP) logs. Due to a delay in initiating the request for a replacement contract, Austin Energy is in need of additional funding authority to continue services until a new contract can be established. The requested amount is based on anticipated support and maintenance needs until a new contract can be established. Item 3 Without this amendment, Austin Energy will not have sufficient funds to support its needs until a new contract is executed. This will result in the inability to ensure data backup and restoration in a reliable and efficient manner to meet retention policies for critical data, service level agreements, and NERC/CIP compliance mandates. Item 3