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Authorize a contract for workload scheduling and orchestration suite for Austin Technology Services with Carahsoft Technology Corp., for a term of three years in an amount not to exceed $250,000. Funding: $112,784 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Technology Services. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
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Lead Department
Austin Financial Services.
Client Department(s)
Austin Technology Services.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $112,784 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Technology Services.
Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
Procurement Language:
Multiple cooperative purchase programs were reviewed for these services. Austin Financial Services and Austin Technology Services have determined this contractor best meets the needs of Austin Technology Services to provide these services required for the City.
MBE/WBE:
Cooperative Agreements are exempt from the City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program. Therefore, no subcontracting goals were established.
For More Information:
Direct questions regarding this Recommendation for Council Action to Austin Financial Services - Central Procurement at FSDCentralProcurementRCAs@austintexas.gov or 512-974-2500.
Additional Backup Information:
The contract will provide a workload scheduling and orchestration system that manages the execution and timing of technology tasks, processes, and workflows. On average, there are one thousand jobs executed daily including initiating overnight batch jobs, migrating data between systems, and restarting services on servers to improve performance.
This is a new contract that will replace an existing legacy product that no longer meets the needs of the City. The current system is unreliable in its execution of jobs, often requiring manual resolution. Failure of jobs to execute in a timely manner impacts daily operations of services across multiple departments. The recommended contractor is not the current provider for these services.
Omnia Partners is a cooperative purchasing association recognized under Texas procurement statutes. Cooperative associations, themselves or using a lead government, competitively solicit and award contracts that are eligible for use by other qualified state and local governments. Due to their substantial volumes, larger than any one government could achieve independently, cooperative contracts routinely include superior terms, conditions, and pricing. Use of cooperative contracts also results in lower administrative costs and time savings.
If this contract is not approved, the City will have to utilize the unreliable legacy product that is failing, resulting in process delays and lost production due to additional manual resolution.